The Lummi Nation girls basketball team needed an extra period but it got the job done, defeating Almira-Coulee-Hartline late Wednesday night, 56-48, in the opening round of the Class 1B state tournmament in the Spokane Arena. The victory in the loser-out contest not only raised the Lady Blackhawks’ record to 22-4 but, more importantly, put … Read more
The Nooksack Valley boys basketball team was hoping to continue its historic run, but the Pioneers were run over by Seattle Christian in the first round of the Class 1A state tournament, 78-44, on Wedneday, March 4, in the Yakima Valley SunDome. The Pioneers were seeking to become only the second 1A boys 16th seed … Read more
Seven of our Whatcom high school basketball teams are headed to their six respective state tournaments this week with hoop dreams of winning the “gold ball” that is the state championship trophy. Since 2020, Whatcom County has claimed 13 state titles and once again earned multiple titles last year with the Lummi Nation boys proving … Read more
It was that moment when you show what you’re made of, and the Lynden Christian girls basketball team showed it has the toughness of a champion when it knocked off defending state champion Bellevue Christian, 45-36, in a Class 1A state regional Saturday night, Feb. 28. The victory sent the third-seeded Lyncs back to the … Read more
It’s one thing to run with the speedy Lynden Christian boys basketball team, and it’s another thing to run all game long as Chelan found out Saturday night, Feb. 28. The second-seeded Lyncs never stopped racing up and down the court on the way to an 84-63 victory over the seventh-seeded Goats in the third … Read more
And suddenly, it was over. The Nooksack Valley girls basketball team was 90 seconds away from winning its Class 1A state regional, but couldn’t hold off King’s Way Christian and had its season come to end with a 43-36 loss on Saturday, Feb. 28. The ninth-seeded Pioneers finished 14-11 after being upset by the 16th-seeded … Read more
It took a while for the Lummi Nation boys basketball team to shake the stubborn Mules, but once the Blackhawks did, they were on their way to 78-49 victory over Wahkiakum in a Class 1B state regional on Saturday afternoon, Feb. 28. The top-seeded Blackhawks are also on their way back to the Spokane Arena … Read more
The Lummi Nation girls basketball team wants one more crack at three-time defending state champion Neah Bay. For the second time this season, the Lady Blackhawks nearly upset the top-seeded Red Devils, losing in the final seconds, 43-41, in the Class 1B state regionals on Friday, Feb. 27, at the University of Puget Sound in … Read more
You have to feel a little sorry for the Franklin Pierce boys basketball team. The Cardinals came all the way from Tacoma to play a Lynden squad that’s finally healthy and hitting on all cylinders in a loser-out game on the Lions’ home court. And it wasn’t pretty as Lynden dismantled Franklin Pierce, 74-30, in … Read more
They might call it “consistent” or “connected,” but make no mistake — the Lynden girls basketball team is definitely relentless. The two-time defending state champion Lions were unrelenting in their 67-45 victory over Selah in the Class 2A state regionals on Friday night, Feb. 27, at Lynden High School. With the triumph, top-seeded Lynden not … Read more
