It’s that great time of year again when all 22 of our Whatcom boys and girls teams begin district tournaments with the goal of reaching their respective state tournaments and bringing home the gold ball that is the state championship trophy. Playoff action starts this week with District 1 tournaments for our three largest classifications. … 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
On a night when Lynden High School celebrated past athletic achievements, its girls basketball team reminded everyone that there’s still some pretty incredible heroics happening right now. The Lions once again flexed their championship muscles — especially on defense — as they took down rival Lynden Christian, 55-35, to win their 65th game in a … Read more
It was a tale of one city but two completely different halves, and when the biggest game in Whatcom County was done, it was the Lynden Christian boys who reigned over their Lynden counterparts, 72-54, before a sold-out crowd at LC on Saturday afternoon, Jan. 31. “It’s a big rivalry,” said senior Boyce Robertson, whose … Read more
Family affairs have always been a regular part of Whatcom County basketball, but one thing you can count on every year is siblings playing for their schools’ varsity teams. This season, eight of our 11 high schools have either brothers on the same team, sisters on the same team, or in a few cases, both … Read more
When you lose a game you really wanted to win and probably could have won, it’s best to focus on the big picture as the Blaine boys realized after falling to Oak Harbor, 72-52, on Monday, Jan. 19. The defeat dropped the Borderites to 4-11 overall and 2-8 in the Northwest Conference. It was especially … 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
