As our 22 Whatcom County boys and girls basketball teams wind up their regular seasons this week and look forward to the playoffs, the seniors also will be looking at playing their final high school games. So for all of us who have enjoyed watching the Class of 2022 play the past four years — … Read more
In a week filled with big games and exciting finishes, it also was a time for many of our boys basketball teams to honor their seniors and to participate in moving tributes as part of the Coaches versus Cancer program. So thank you to the Class of 2022 and to those involved in the battle … Read more
In a week filled with big games and buzzer-beaters, it also was a time for many of our girls basketball teams to honor their seniors and to participate in moving tributes as part of the Coaches versus Cancer program. So thank you to the Class of 2022 and to those involved in the battle against … Read more
With only two weeks left in the regular season, our 11 Whatcom County boys basketball teams find themselves with the same challenge: earning the highest seeding possible as they head into the postseason. In part because of COVID’s disruptive effect on teams’ schedules — causing teams to play differing amount of games against different opponents … Read more
With only two weeks left in the regular season, our 11 Whatcom County girls basketball teams find themselves with the same challenge: earning the highest seeding possible as they head into the postseason. In part because of COVID’s disruptive effect on teams’ schedules — causing teams to play differing amount of games against different opponents … Read more
In a season with missed practices, missed games, and missing players, the Lummi Nation boys and girls basketball teams are missing something else: fans. In what would normally have been the biggest event in the community on Monday, Jan. 17, the Blackhawks played a doubleheader in their home gym without cheerleaders, students, families, even tribal … Read more
As the Northwest Conference teams continued to vie for league and district seeding heading into the final three weeks of the regular season, the big news in Week 7 was off the court. Lynden Christian’s Libby Stump was one of three senior girls in the state to be nominated to the McDonald’s All-American Games. Of … Read more
While cancellations and postponements continued to pile up, the Northwest Conference boys basketball teams continued their battles for playoff positioning as they headed into the final three weeks of the regular season. But of all the games played in Week 7, the most emotional was Lynden’s contest with Anacortes on Thursday, Jan. 13. The Lions … Read more
After having all their games canceled in Week 5, the Whatcom County boys teams got back in action last week with several key games among the Northwest Conference leaders. As we head into the second half of the regular season, Mount Vernon and Lynden Christian continue to lead the Class 3A and 1A teams, respectively, … Read more
The recent winter storms caused postponements and cancellations, and the Northwest Conference schedule caused an unusual number of double-digit victories — and defeats — for our girls basketball teams in Week 6. Even the two games pitting league leaders were not as close as expected as Lynden Christian handed Burlington-Edison its first loss of the … Read more
