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
The Northwest Conference and Northwest 1B League wrapped up their regular seasons last week and while the bigger schools took the weekend off to prepare for their respective district tournaments, Lummi Nation began defense of its Class 1B state championship. First the Blackhawks claimed an undisputed NW1B title by beating Tulalip Heritage on Tuesday in … Read more
While the Northwest Conference wrapped up its regular season, the Northwest 1B League began its district tournament with Lummi Nation continuing its dominance with two blowout victories. After beating Tulalip Heritage on Tuesday in their regular-season finale, the Lady Blackhawks opened the Class 1B District 1 tournament by crushing Shoreline Christian in the quarterfinals on … Read more
With only a few games left in the regular season, the Whatcom teams found the going tough last week in the Northwest Conference as only Lynden Christian escaped Week 9 without a loss and remains unbeaten in league play. The Lyncs guaranteed themselves at least a share of the NWC crown by winning both their … Read more
It was a good week for Whatcom County’s Class 2A schools, but not so good for the 1A squads as the Northwest Conference and Northwest 1B League finished off their next-to-last week of the regular season. Top-ranked and two-time defending 2A state champion Lynden led the way with a pair of victories, including a big … Read more
With three weeks left in the regular season, the 11 Whatcom girls teams will be battling for playoff positions with the rest of the Northwest Conference and Northwest 1B League. And after seven weeks, things are starting to clear up. Lummi Nation’s place atop the NW1B and a top seed in the district tournament are … Read more
With only three weeks left in the regular season, the Whatcom teams are jockeying for seeding positions in the Northwest Conference and Northwest 1B League. Two teams that don’t have much to worry about are Lummi Nation and Lynden Christian, both of whom picked up a pair of wins in Week 7 and who continue … Read more
There are a lot of high school basketball rankings out there, but the one that matters most is the WIAA’s Rating Percentage Index (RPI). It is probably the most important factor in determining seedings in the playoffs, including state tournaments. It is a complicated formula taking into account teams’ records, their opponents’ records, and their … Read more
