Now that the Lummi Nation boys basketball team has made it to the Class 1B state tournament, it’s time to start all over again. And the third-seeded Blackhawks will restart with the opponent they just finished with, Muckleshoot Tribal School, in the regional round of state on Saturday, Feb. 29, at 6 p.m. at Mount … Read more
Leave it to the grizzled 17-year-old veteran of the Lynden boys basketball team to sum it up. “It’s so hard to make it to state,” said Brock Heppner, a member of two Lions state championship squads. “There are so many good teams.” Nine of those good teams headed to their respective state tournaments are from … Read more
In a battle worthy of two top-ranked teams, the Lummi Nation boys basketball team pulled away in the fourth quarter to beat Muckleshoot Tribal School, 74-56, and claim the Class 1B Tri-District 1/2/3 championship on Saturday, Feb. 22, at Mount Vernon Christian High School. Lummi Nation (23-3), ranked third in the state, won for the … Read more
The Lummi Nation girls basketball team is going to the Class 1B state tournament thanks to a career game by Alayla Solomon. The junior center had a career-high 24 points and pulled down 14 rebounds to lead the Lady Blackhawks to an exciting 46-42 victory over Tacoma Baptist and a fifth-place finish in the 1B … Read more
The Lummi Nation boys and girls basketball teams were tested and passed with flying colors at the Class 1B Tri-District 1/2/3 tournaments on Thursday, Feb. 20, at Mount Vernon Christian High School. The Lummi Nation boys beat Rainier Christian, 75-63, in the semifinals and now advance to the tri-district championship game against Muckleshoot Tribal School … Read more
Lummi Nation will be sending one team to the Class 1B state tournament, but they’ll have to wait to see if both teams will be heading to Spokane. The Lummi Nation boys made quick work of Mount Vernon Christian in the Tri-District 1/2/3 quarterfinals on Tuesday, Feb. 18, winning 72-38 to secure one of the … Read more
What a week! High school basketball fans experienced 20 Whatcom County teams in the playoffs and 46 game stories and hundreds of photos (some even in focus) on WhatcomHoops.com’s 18 posts. So where does that leave our surviving teams? Glad you asked. Heading into the second and final week of district, bi-district and tri-district tournaments, … Read more
Nooksack Valley defeated Whatcom County rival Meridian, 55-49, in the consolation finals at the Class 1A District 1 girls basketball tournament on Saturday, Feb. 15, but Mount Baker saw its season come to an end in the same tournament with a 40-24 loss to Cedar Park Christian (Bothell). Meridian and Nooksack Valley now have to … Read more
This time it was Lummi Nation’s turn. The Lady Blackhawks defeated Grace Academy, 48-38, to take third place in the Class 1B District 1 girls basketball tournament Tuesday night, Feb. 11, at Mount Vernon Christian High School. With the win, the Lady Blackhawks advance to the Tri-District 1/2/3 tournament and will host a first-round, loser-out … Read more
With the regular season all but over, 10 of our Whatcom County girls basketball teams have qualified for the postseason. With final seeding still to be determined for a few tournaments, here’s a look at each classification: CLASS 1B Our county’s smallest school, Lummi Nation, already has begun District 1 play and even earned a … Read more
