It’s state tournament time! The Class 1B, 1A and 2A state tournaments tip off Wednesday, and Whatcom County will be represented by three boys teams and three girls teams. The Lummi Nation boys will start things off Wednesday at 3:45 p.m. in the Spokane Arena, while the other five begin play Thursday in Yakima’s SunDome. … Read more
OK, the Lynden boys basketball team didn’t play a “perfect” first quarter. They did give up a layup on a loose ball. And they did miss five free throws. And … … and when you have to nit-pic about perfection, you know it was a pretty good night as the Lions came out dominating on … Read more
You can stop calling the Lynden girls basketball team the “little” Lions because after knocking off defending state champion W.F. West, 66-45, on Saturday in the Class 1A state regionals at Mount Vernon High School, they are officially the “big bad Lions.” Lynden forced the taller Bobcats into four turnovers to start the game, took … Read more
Before the state tournaments get going and all our players, coaches and teams get all the attention they deserve, it’s a good time to recognize some of the other people who make Whatcom County high school basketball a great experience. First of all, there are all the helpful school staffs that keep everything running smoothly … Read more
You can be excused if you’ve never heard of the Lynden boys basketball team’s opponent in the Class 2A state regional game Saturday at 8 p.m. at Mount Vernon High School. It’s Franklin Pierce, which besides being the name of a president nobody remembers (he served from 1853 to 1857 for you history buffs), is … Read more
If the Lynden girls basketball team wanted to see where it stands against the best in the state, the Lions will get their chance when they square off against defending state champion W.F. West in the Class 2A state regionals on Saturday at 6 p.m. at Mount Vernon High School. But Lynden vs. W.F. West … Read more
The road to the boys and girls basketball state tournaments in Spokane and Yakima starts with a trip to Mount Vernon — literally — as five of Whatcom County’s “Super Six” teams will be heading down Interstate 5 to open play in the state regionals on Saturday. The Lummi Nation boys, Lynden Christian boys and … Read more
Professional sports photographer Will Rice has been helping out Whatcom Hoops since the playoffs started, and has provided some great pictures of our boys and girls teams in action. So a big shoutout from all of us to Will! Will is now making those photos and many more from the games he has covered available … Read more
If you’re a high school basketball fan, you’re going to hear a lot about “RPI” over the next two weeks. So it would be nice to know what in the world RPI is and what it means to our Whatcom County teams. Well, you’ve come to the right place, because Whatcom Hoops has all the … Read more
With two all-state scorers and an offensive juggernaut that routinely scores in the high 70s, the Lynden boys basketball team is earning a reputation … as a great defensive team. For the second night in a row, the Lions put the clamps on a Northwest Conference rival as they grounded the Anacortes Seahawks, 67-35, in … Read more