It was a long road — in so many ways — for the Nooksack Valley boys basketball team, but it was all worth it on Friday night, Feb. 27, when the Pioneers ignored their 16th seed and upset ninth-seeded Fort Vancouver, 54-45, in the Class 1A state regionals at Camas High School. With the victory … Read more
Last year, Bellevue Christian rose from a pack of contenders to end Nooksack Valley’s and Lynden Christian’s four-year reign of Class 1A girls basketball state championships. And when this year’s state regionals tip off Friday and Saturday, the Vikings will be among another pack of strong contenders looking to claim the golden state championship trophy. … Read more
As the Lynden basketball teams head into the Class 2A state regionals, the girls find themselves in a familiar position. The boys? Not so much. The two-time defending state champion Lynden girls, who lost only two players to graduation, will be the favorites to three-peat when they open state play on Friday at 6 p.m. … Read more
Once again, Whatcom County will be sending two representatives to the Class 1A boys basketball state tournament, and, as usual, one of them is Lynden Christian, which has placed in the top three the past five tourneys and is making its 12th state appearance in a row. But the other one? Welcome back, Nooksack Valley. … Read more
The Lummi Nation boys and girls basketball teams know what it takes to play the best in the state, and they’ll get a chance to do it again in the Class 1B state regionals this weekend. The Lummi boys also know what it takes to beat the best having won last year’s state championship. On … Read more
For Whatcom County prep basketball fans — and especially fans of the four schools involved — it’s the best time of year as eight teams begin state tournament play at regionals on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 27 and Feb. 28. This year, our Elite Eight will include both boys and girls teams from Lummi Nation, … Read more
The Squalicum girls came up one game short of reaching their state dream on Saturday, Feb. 21, while the Lummi Nation boys and girls kept on winning as they head into the regional round of their state tournaments. The Storm, playing in the first-ever Class 2A District 1/5 crossover with a state berth at stake, … Read more
The Valley is back on top — or at least the top two — after the Nooksack girls and boys basketball teams won their Class 1A District 1 consolation finals in dominating fashion on Saturday afternoon, Feb. 21, and earned trips to their state tournaments. In the girls game at Lynden High School, the Pioneers … Read more
The Mount Baker girls and the Meridian boys advanced to the Class 1A District 1 consolation finals by surviving loser-out games at Lynden High School on Friday, Feb. 20. The Mounties needed overtime and Aurora George’s layup with two seconds left to hold off a determined Meridian comeback, 46-44, in the night’s opening game. The … Read more
For Whatcom County’s two defending state championship teams, it was business as usual on Thursday night, Feb. 19. The Lynden girls broke away in the fourth quarter to defeat Archbishop Murphy, 58-40, and claim the Class 2A District 1 championship at Mount Vernon High School. It was the 71st straight victory for the two-time defending … Read more
