With all the Northwest Conference teams and Lummi Nation finally getting on the court this past week, it looks like the Whatcom County teams will again be in the thick of the battle for a league championship. Lynden Christian, Sehome, and Lynden are three of the four NWC teams that are still undefeated after the … Read more
As the Northwest Conference teams began playing their league schedule this past week, the Class 1A teams again showed they will be battling for the crown. Defending champion Lynden Christian, runner-up Nooksack Valley, and Meridian all won a pair of league contests. Joining them with a pair of NWC victories in Week 2 were the … Read more
In a contest between two young squads trying to find themselves, it was the two veterans of the Blaine girls basketball team who made the difference in a 64-36 non-league victory over host Lummi Nation on Saturday afternoon, Dec. 11. Hailey Pike dominated inside with 23 points and fellow senior Krystin Kamrath added a dozen … Read more
Besides players, a ball, and two hoops, there’s only one other thing you need to have an interscholastic basketball game. Officials. And right now, we don’t have enough in Whatcom County. For a variety of reasons, the number of men and women willing to officiate has been going down the past few years while the … Read more
Considering what both communities have been through the past month, the non-league boys basketball game between host Lummi Nation and Nooksack Valley on Tuesday night, Dec. 7, was a win-win situation for both schools. The visiting Pioneers came out on the winning end of the score, 64-53, but having seen their families, friends, neighbors, and … Read more
It was a relative quiet opening week for Whatcom County boys teams. Between COVID, football state championships, flooding, and schools unable to field full squads, only seven of our 11 teams had Week 1 games. But of the seven that did play, five collected their first wins of the season, and Sehome notched two victories … Read more
The craziness from last season has carried over to the start of the 2021-22 season. Blaine and Squalicum had their first week of games postponed because of COVID, and Lummi Nation has yet to start its abbreviated schedule. All three teams are scheduled to open their seasons this week. Then there’s the 0-3 record of … Read more
For the second year in a row, Whatcom County will have five new head coaches among our 11 varsity girls basketball teams, and for four of the programs it will be the second straight year for a coaching change. We want to welcome and get to know new head coaches Krista Jefferson of Lummi Nation, … Read more
Whatcom County boys and girls basketball teams are tipping off the 2021-22 season, and Whatcom Hoops wants to prepare our fans to watch their favorite teams … and all the teams. Here’s a look at our 11 girls teams almost half of which have new head coaches. For the boys preview, check out Whatcom Hoops … Read more
Whatcom County boys and girls basketball teams are tipping off the 2021 season, and Whatcom Hoops wants to prepare our fans to watch their favorite teams … and all the teams. After having success at the Class 2A, 1A and 1B state level the past four years, the county has no dominant teams — yet. … Read more
