Win or lose, the Bellingham and Sehome girls and boys basketball teams and their fans enjoyed another spirit-filled BellingHome doubleheader Thursday night, Dec. 16. Of course, someone had to win and lose, and it was the host Mariners who did the winning, with the Sehome girls taking home a 60-36 victory and the Sehome boys … Read more
There’s something to be said for perseverance, and for the Squalicum boys basketball team staying the course meant winning its first game of the season, a 59-55 battle with visiting Sedro-Woolley on Monday night, Dec. 13. “We just stuck to our game plan, and we didn’t panic,” said Squalicum coach Tyler Hannigan, who could have … Read more
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
There is inexperienced, and then there is Lynden Christian girls basketball inexperienced. In a battle of squads with minimal varsity experience returning, it was the Lyncs who rolled to a 79-21 victory over visiting Squalicum on Thursday night, Dec. 9. “There have been a lot of firsts for this group,” said Lynden Christian coach Brady … 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
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
