Jim Carberry The top seeds in the Class 1A District 1 girls basketball tournament — Lynden Christian and King’s — earned their way into the championship game, but the other three Whatcom County teams are still alive for state berths. The Northwest Conference champion Lyncs blasted Cedar Park Christian (Bothell), 82-14, in one semifinal, and the North … Read more
The top-seeded teams from the Northwest Conference and North Sound Conference held serve in the first round of the Class 1A District 1 boys basketball tournament Monday night, Feb. 10. Lynden Christian and Meridian unleashed their offenses in impressive fashion, the Lyncs dominating Sultan, 87-53, and the Trojans chopping down Cedar Park Christian (Bothell), 77-49. … Read more
Lynden Christian and Nooksack Valley made quick work of their first-round foes in the Class 1A District 1 girls basketball tournament, but Mount Baker and Meridian couldn’t make it a Whatcom County sweep Monday night, Feb. 10. The Lyncs smothered South Whidbey, 81-14, and Nooksack Valley clobbered Coupeville, 61-15, putting the top two Northwest Conference … Read more
With the regular season all but over, 10 of our Whatcom County girls basketball teams have qualified for the postseason. With final seeding still to be determined for a few tournaments, here’s a look at each classification: CLASS 1B Our county’s smallest school, Lummi Nation, already has begun District 1 play and even earned a … Read more
With the regular season all but over, 10 of our Whatcom County boys basketball teams have qualified for the postseason. With final seeding still to be determined for a few tournaments, here’s a look at each classification: CLASS 1B Our county’s smallest school, Lummi Nation, already has completed district play and earned a spot in … Read more
The regular season wrapped up last week with lots of important games both in the Northwest Conference standings and in seeding for the upcoming district tournaments. Be sure to check out WhatcomHoops.com on Monday for the district previews as well as all the coverage for our Class 1B, 1A, 2A, and 3A teams as they … Read more
The regular season all but wrapped up last week with lots of important games both in the Northwest Conference standings and in seeding for the upcoming district tournaments. Be sure to check out WhatcomHoops.com on Monday for the district previews as well as all the coverage for our Class 1B, 1A, 2A, and 3A teams … Read more
The Lummi Nation boys basketball team repeated as Class 1B District 1 champion with a resounding 78-43 victory over Cedar Park Christian (Mountlake Terrace) at Marysville-Getchell on Saturday night, Feb. 8. The Lummi Nation girls weren’t able to duplicate the boys’ feat, but they came close to upsetting Mount Vernon Christian in the district semifinals … Read more
The Mount Baker boys and the Meridian girls advanced to their respective Class 1A District 1 tournaments with impressive victories in play-in games on Saturday night, Feb. 8. The Mounties, the fourth seed from the Northwest Conference, were in command all the way in beating Coupeville, the No.5 team from the North Sound Conference, 69-48. … Read more
It was another in a season-long series of teaching moments for the young Lynden boys basketball team, but this one came with a rare lesson: dealing with a loss. The veteran Burlington-Edison Tigers took Showdown I by handing the visiting Lions their first defeat in 19 games and winning the regular-season finale for both teams, … Read more
