While our bigger schools were playing for playoff seeding last week, our smallest school — Lummi Nation — was opening its girls basketball playoffs with a big victory. The Lady Blackhawks won their Class 1B District 1 quarterfinal contest with Darrington on Saturday, 54-39. The victory advanced them to the district semifinals and also guaranteed … Read more
For a game that didn’t mean anything in the standings, the Blaine-Ferndale boys basketball contest sure meant a lot to the teams. And the alumni. And the fans. In fact, it turned out to be a memorable afternoon for everyone involved in and who witnessed Blaine’s thrilling 65-63 Northwest Conference victory over Ferndale on Saturday, … Read more
After a year’s hiatus because of the pandemic, Whatcom Hoops fans can finally celebrate because IT’S PLAYOFF TIME! And while all 22 of our county’s boys and girls basketball teams automatically qualify for their respective playoff tournaments — again, you can thank COVID for messing up everyone’s schedules — it is Whatcom County’s smallest school … Read more
Hannah Barlean and the Ferndale girls basketball team know how to go out with a bang. The Golden Eagles senior hit her final shot — appropriately enough a 3-pointer — with a minute and a half remaining to put the finishing touches on Ferndale’s 63-27 Northwest Conference victory over Bellingham on a festive Tuesday night, … Read more
As our 22 Whatcom County boys and girls basketball teams wind up their regular seasons this week and look forward to the playoffs, the seniors also will be looking at playing their final high school games. So for all of us who have enjoyed watching the Class of 2022 play the past four years — … Read more
In a week filled with big games and exciting finishes, it also was a time for many of our boys basketball teams to honor their seniors and to participate in moving tributes as part of the Coaches versus Cancer program. So thank you to the Class of 2022 and to those involved in the battle … Read more
In a week filled with big games and buzzer-beaters, it also was a time for many of our girls basketball teams to honor their seniors and to participate in moving tributes as part of the Coaches versus Cancer program. So thank you to the Class of 2022 and to those involved in the battle against … Read more
Ho hum. Another Lynden-Lynden Christian boys basketball game in front of a packed crowd that storms the court after a last-shot-wins-it thriller between two of the best teams in the state. This time it was the Lions’ turn to celebrate as senior Dawson Adams hit a 3-pointer with 18 seconds left to finally give Lynden … Read more
“It was a great night for girls basketball.” Lynden Christian coach Brady Bomber could have been talking about his Lyncs’ hard-fought 65-47 victory over crosstown rival Lynden in their annual Northwest Conference showdown on Thursday, Jan. 27. But he wasn’t. He was talking about the sold out crowd at Lynden Christian that cheered for both … Read more
It was Senior Night and for all but the last two seconds of the Squalicum-Blaine girls basketball game, the two teams’ four seniors were overshadowed by underclassmen. But those two seconds were the difference as Blaine senior Krystin Kamrath sank a 3-pointer at the buzzer to give the Borderites an exciting 38-36 Northwest Conference victory … Read more
