After watching eight teams play 20 games over four days in two venues — all on about 12 hours of sleep — let me reflect on the 2025 state basketball tournaments. Although there was a ton of emotions, the word I heard used most was “proud.” Every coach, regardless if they won a state title … Read more
The annual John Clark Whatcom County Senior Classic featuring the senior boys and girls basketball players from Whatcom County — and some from Skagit County — will be held on Friday, March 14, in Lynden High School’s Jake Maberry Gymnasium. The girls events begin at 6 p.m. with a 3-point contest followed by the girls … Read more
As usual, Whatcom boys and girls dominated the all-Northwest Conference all-star teams announced by the league’s head coaches. It’s also no surprise that after going unbeaten and largely untested in league play, the Lummi Nation boys and girls dominated their Northwest 1B League all-star squads. Be sure to check out Whatcom Hoops later this week … Read more
The Lummi Nation boys basketball team shocked No.1-ranked Almira-Coulee-Hartline in thrilling fashion, 53-50, to win the Class 1B state championship Saturday night at the Spokane Arena. It was the second state title for the Blackhawks and coach Jerome Toby Sr. And please don’t force him to compare the two. “Our title in 2015 was the … Read more
The Lummi boys basketball team put together one of its best games of the season at the best time by drubbing Ocosta, 67-27, in the Class 1B state quarterfinals on Thursday, March 6, in the Spokane Arena. With the impressive victory over the eighth-seeded Wildcats, the second-seeded Blackhawks move on to the semifinals on Friday … Read more
In a back-and-forth contest, the Lummi Nation girls basketball team couldn’t hold off the stubborn Nannies of Pateros and lost, 51-47, in the Class 1B state tournament Wednesday afternoon at the Spokane Arena. The loss ends the season for the ninth-seeded Lady Blackhawks, who finished 23-5 on the year. “It was a very tough loss,” … Read more
Eight of our Whatcom high school basketball teams are headed to their six respective state tournaments this week with dreams of capturing the “gold ball” — the state championship trophy. And after taking three state titles and six state trophies last season thanks to the talented Class of 2024, this figured to be a “down” … Read more
It wasn’t enough for the Lummi Nation girls basketball team to qualify for state by reaching the regional round. The Lady Blackhawks wanted to go all the way to the state tournament in the Spokane Arena. Well, mission accomplished as Lummi Nation defeated Muckleshoot Tribal, 61-39, in their loser-out state regional contest on Friday, Feb. … Read more
The Lummi Nation boys basketball team knew it was in for a physical Class 1B state regional against Moses Lake Christian/Covenant Christian since the teams’ last two matchups were bruising heavyweight bouts. And the Blackhawks were ready for round three as they played tough defense in the final quarter to hold off the Cougars, 48-43, … Read more
For the second year in a row, Lummi Nation will be sending both its boys and girls squads into the Class 1B state regionals, and once again Lummi Nation — the teams and the community — will have high hopes of bringing home more state hardware. The second-seeded Blackhawk boys will be first up when … Read more
