It wasn’t the game anyone expected, but it was the outcome the Lynden boys basketball team expected. The Lions shut down high-powered Pullman, 51-34, to win the Class 2A state championship Saturday afternoon in the Yakima Valley SunDome. It was the 11th state title in the school’s storied history. “This has literally been my dream,” … Read more
The Lummi Nation boys basketball team wanted its final game of the season to be a good one not just for themselves but for their whole community. Mission accomplished. The Blackhawks beat Moses Lake Christian/Covenant Christian, 53-45, in their Class 1B state tournament finale on Saturday, March 5, and with the victory will bring home … Read more
It was literally a tall order, but it didn’t matter to the Lynden boys basketball team because the Lions aren’t afraid of heights. And after holding on to beat R.A. Long, 46-44, in a Class 2A state semifinal on Friday, March 4, the Lions are going to reach even higher when they play for the … Read more
The Nooksack girls basketball team had just won the biggest game of their careers and accomplished what only one other team in school history has done. Yet all they wanted to talk about was the next game. “It’s going to be fun,” said Pioneers coach Shane Wichers after his team clobbered Cashmere in the Class … Read more
Despite almost no state experience, despite losing its first two games of the season after only losing once in the previous two years, despite losing one of its senior leaders to injury, despite it all … The Lynden Christian girls basketball team is playing for the Class 1A state championship again. “At the beginning of … Read more
The star player called it “staying the course.” The coach called it “showing poise.” And the Lynden Christian boys basketball team will call it the biggest win of the year — so far. The Lyncs stayed the course in the face of adversity and showed poise in the final three minutes to defeat Life Christian, … Read more
No matter how good of a season you’ve had, the last game is always hard … especially if the season ends on a loss. There were a lot of tears and hugs as the Sehome boys basketball team saw its season come to an end with a 62-47 loss to Tumwater on Friday, March 4, … Read more
The Lummi Nation boys basketball team knew what it was like to play top-ranked teams and lose close games. But enough is enough. The seventh-seeded Blackhawks “upset” fourth-seed Willapa Valley in an exciting, come-from-behind 65-59 victory in a loser-out game at the Class 1B state tournament Friday morning, March 4, at the Spokane Arena. With … Read more
The Lummi Nation boys basketball team played another top team but once again couldn’t come away with a victory. The Blackhawks took No.1-ranked Almira-Coulee-Hartline down to the wire before losing, 52-44, in the Class 1B state quarterfinals on Thursday, March 3, in the Spokane Arena. The loss drops seventh-seed Lummi Nation (16-4) into the consolation … Read more
The third time was a lot closer, but it was not the charm for the Sehome boys basketball team. The Mariners again fell to their nemesis, the Lynden Lions, in the Class 2A state quarterfinals, 72-60, on Thursday night in the Yakima Valley SunDome. The victory puts the second-seeded Lions in a familiar place: the … Read more
