After explaining what was going on with our Whatcom County basketball teams, a friend at church summed it up: “That’s complicated.” That it is. The good news is that despite the confusing phraseology and the complicated formats, three girls teams and six boys teams are headed for state. To save money, the WIAA — the … Read more
The Ferndale boys basketball team couldn’t quite hit the shot for a fairy tale ending as the Golden Eagles lost to Mountlake Terrace in the final seconds of their Class 3A District 1 championship game, 58-53, on Saturday, Feb. 19. But wait! Ferndale’s Cinderella story isn’t over yet as the Golden Eagles have already qualified … Read more
The Lynden girls started slow, but finished strong and earned a trip to state with a hard-earned 43-28 victory in the Class 2A District consolation finals on Saturday, Feb. 19. The Lummi Nation girls started strong, but couldn’t finish, losing to Muckleshoot Tribal School, 47-41, in the Class 1B District 1/2/3 consolation round on Saturday … Read more
The Lummi Nation and Lynden girls moved one step closer to reaching their respective state tournaments with big victories on Thursday, Feb. 17. Unfortunately, Sehome couldn’t make it a clean sweep for our Whatcom County girls teams because the Mariners played Lynden and someone had to lose. On Thursday, it was Sehome that saw its … Read more
The top-ranked Nooksack Valley girls basketball team bounced back from a disappointing loss to defeat Meridian, 59-36, in their Class 1A District 1 consolation final on Tuesday, Feb. 15, and leave the Trojans disappointed with the sudden end to their season. With the win, the Pioneers claimed second in the tournament and moved on with … Read more
The Blaine boys basketball team capped a difficult day with an emotional 58-37 victory over Nooksack Valley in the Class 1A District 1 consolation final on Tuesday, Feb. 15. It was emotional for several reasons, not the least of which was that the Borderites moved to within one step of their goal of reaching the … Read more
The seedings continued to hold up in the Class 1A District 1 tournaments as the Meridian girls and Nooksack Valley boys used impressive victories on Thursday night, Feb. 10, to advance to the consolation finals and move one step closer to state berths. In the Class 1B district tournaments, the Lummi Nation teams won in … Read more
The higher seeds won all four games involving Whatcom County teams in the Class 1A and 1B District 1 tournaments on Tuesday, Feb. 8. In the new “league” format tournament, the fourth-seeded Blaine girls and Meridian boys eliminated the fifth-seeded Mount Baker girls and boys in a doubleheader at Blaine. The Borderites and Trojans will … Read more
With the regular season just completed, all 11 of our Whatcom County boys basketball teams are preparing for the postseason, which starts this week. Lummi Nation, Ferndale, and the Class 1A teams start their playoff runs on Tuesday, Feb. 8, and the 2A squads begin on Wednesday. While the final seedings and dates were officially … Read more
With the regular season just completed, 10 of our 11 of our Whatcom County girls basketball teams are preparing for the postseason, and the 11th — Lummi Nation — has already begun its playoff run. While the final seedings and dates were officially announced Sunday, Feb. 6, the venues and times are still tentative, so … Read more
