Jim Carberry 
It might have been a freezing, blowing opening night of high school basketball in the Valley, but there was no cooling off the Nooksack Valley girls on Monday, Nov. 28. “Last year lit a fire in us,” said senior Hallie Kamphouse after her Pioneers began their quest for a second straight trip to the Class … Read more
Whatcom County boys and girls basketball teams are tipping off the 2022-23 season on Monday, and Whatcom Hoops wants to prepare our fans to watch their favorite teams … and all the teams. Once again the Northwest Conference can claim the defending Class 2A and 1A state championship boys teams, and Lynden and Lynden Christian … Read more
How do you top last season, when Whatcom County once again reached the pinnacle of girls basketball by putting two teams in the Class 1A state championship game? Only time will tell, but one thing’s for certain as the 2022-23 season gets ready to tip off: our 11 girls teams will be super competitive again … Read more
There will be a lot of different faces on the sidelines as nearly a third of our 22 Whatcom County teams will have new head coaches this season. Six programs, including both the boys and girls varsity squads at Blaine and Sehome, will have new leaders. But while they may be new to their teams, … Read more
With the shadow of COVID finally lifted, the 2022-23 basketball season tips off with some changes that have nothing to do with restrictions, cancellations, or masks. There will be new facilities, new playoff formats, and new coaches, but some of the biggest changes will occur because of an old problem: the lack of officials. The … Read more
Two Whatcom County boys basketball programs announced the hiring of familiar head coaches on Thursday, March 31, and while one was a big surprise the other wasn’t. Sehome will be coached next season by Brad Jackson, the long-time Western Washington University head coach who guided the Vikings to the 2012 NCAA Division II national championship. … Read more
Whatcom County basketball teams not only dominated the boys and girls state tournaments, but their players and coaches dominated the state’s end-of-the-season awards too. Here’s the latest list of honors: 1A GIRLS Lynden Christian senior Libby Stump collected several awards after leading the Lyncs to the state championship earlier this month, including being named tournament … Read more
The 2022 basketball season tipped off last December with uncertainty because of COVID’s scary shadow, but it ended with a historic night when three of our teams were crowned state champions. And in between there were lots of highlights that made this one of the most exciting and memorable seasons for the players, coaches, and … Read more
Last year, because the Northwest Conference did not have all-league teams during the pandemic season, Whatcom Hoops decided to unveil its own all-Whatcom Hoops teams. And because it was so much fun recognizing such great players, we’re going to do it again. Starting Monday, we began to release one team each day. Today is the … Read more
Last year, because the Northwest Conference did not have all-league teams during the pandemic season, Whatcom Hoops decided to unveil its own all-Whatcom Hoops teams. And because it was so much fun recognizing such great players, we’re going to do it again. Starting Monday, we began to release one team each day. Today is the … Read more
