It’s two down and one to go for the Squalicum girls basketball team. The Storm won their second straight loser-out game, beating Anacortes, 51-36, in the Class 2A District 1 consolation final on Wednesday, Feb. 18. By taking third place, Squalicum advances to the District 1/5 crossover against Selah on Saturday. The winner of that … Read more
The Nooksack Valley teams had their shots, but it was the Lynden Christian girls and boys who made their shots in claiming Class 1A District 1 championships on Tuesday, Feb. 17, and the automatic state berths that go with the tournament titles. The girls were up first at Lynden High School, and the Lyncs came … Read more
It was a dark night for Whatcom County basketball teams as only one of four — the Squalicum girls — survived the Class 2A consolation rounds on Monday, Feb. 16. The Storm avoided elimination by defeating Lakewood, 56-42, in a loser-out contest at Lynden High School. The victory improved Squalicum’s record to 19-4 and advanced … Read more
With the first week of high school basketball playoffs over, it’s time to stop on the road to state and figure out where the Whatcom teams are heading into Week 2. Of our 22 teams, 17 are still alive and eligible for winning a state championship — or at least reaching state. But before we … Read more
It was a rough day for Whatcom County girls basketball teams as four of them lost in their Class 2A and 3A District 1 tournaments on Saturday, Feb. 14. But the one that won Saturday was no surprise as two-time defending state champion Lynden romped to its 69th straight victory in the 2A district semifinals … Read more
It will be Lynden Christian versus Nooksack Valley for the boys and girls Class 1A district championships after the Lyncs and Pioneers won their respective semifinal games on Friday, Feb. 13. In the boys semifinals, the top-seeded Lyncs took longer than expected before beating fourth-seeded Blaine, 66-54, and the second-seeded Pioneers won another classic battle … Read more
It was only appropriate that the Whatcom County team with the most state success — a century’s worth, really — would be the first one to clinch a state berth in 2026. The Lynden boys basketball team can now add another chapter to its state tournament legacy after beating Lakewood, 61-46, in the Class 2A … Read more
The higher seeds opened play with decisive victories in the Class 2A District 1 girls basketball tournament on Thursday, Feb. 12, which was good news for three of the four Whatcom teams involved.. Top seed and top-ranked Lynden, third seed Squalicum, and fourth seed Sehome picked up double-digit wins in the 2A tourney. The Lions … Read more
In the Class 2A and 3A District 1 boys tournaments involving Whatcom teams on Wednesday, Feb. 11, the favorites won as expected, but it wasn’t always easy. Top seed Lynden and third seed Sehome did their jobs with convincing 2A quarterfinal victories. The Lions used a second-half burst to knock off Bellingham, 87-61, and the … Read more
There would be no major upsets in the Class 1A District 1 boys and girls basketball tournaments as the favorites opened with victories in their home play-in games on Wednesday, Feb. 11 The fourth-seeded Meridian girls shook off fifth-seeded Blaine in the second half to win, 44-34, while the fourth-seeded Blaine boys used one big … Read more
