It took about 20 seconds to set the tone of the Northwest Conference Future All-Stars boys game Friday night at Lynden High School’s Jake Maberry Gymasium. After Lynden Christian junior Andrew DeVries tossed in a 3-pointer from the corner to start the game, the next time down the court Jackson Reisner made sure he covered … Read more
More than a month after finishing their high school basketball careers, Clayton Whitman, Cole Bajema and Isabela Hernandez are still being recognized as the best of the best in Washington state. Lynden’s Whitman, and Lynden Christian’s Bajema and Hernandez were selected to play in the 25th annual Northwest Shootout, the annual all-star doubleheader pitting the … Read more
It ended the way it was supposed to. With 10 seniors who dreamed of ending their high school careers holding the golden ball, the Lynden boys basketball team accomplished its goal Saturday night with a resounding 60-51 victory over Selah to win the Class 2A state championship for the second year in a row. “Ever … Read more
The top high school underclassmen will have two all-star games for themselves when the second annual Northwest Conference Future Stars Basketball Games tip off this Friday, March 15, at Lynden High School’s Jake Maberry Gymnasium. The girls game will be at 7 p.m. and the boys game at 8:30 p.m. Admission is $5 for adults … Read more
The high school basketball season may be over, but high school basketball games aren’t. Eight Whatcom County seniors will be playing in state all-star games over the next two weekends. Lynden’s Clayton Whitman and Christian Zamora and Lynden Christian’s Cole Bajema and Cristian Colwell were named to the Washington Interscholastic Basketball Coaches Association all-star games, … Read more
Of the six young men named by the Washington Interscholastic Basketball Coaches Association as players of the year in their respective classifications, two are not only from Whatcom County but from the same town. Lynden’s Clayton Whitman and Lynden Christian’s Cole Bajema were named the Class 2A and 1A state players of the year, respectively. … Read more
And to think, the Whatcom County Senior Classic almost didn’t take place. Fortunately, the all-star boys and girls basketball games featuring the top seniors from our 11 county schools did take place Friday night at Lynden High School’s Jake Maberry Gymnasium. It was an evening not only of some of the most talented players in … Read more
Having competed against each other for four years, you’d think the all-stars in the Whatcom County Senior Classic girls basketball game Friday night would be pumped to beat each other one last time. Think again. “We always care who wins, but having fun was most important,” said Danielle Tyler of Mount Baker. They did keep … Read more
Of the hundreds of fans and 24 players who watched the Whatcom County Senior Classic boys basketball game Friday night at Lynden High School, probably nobody had as much fun as Clayton Whitman. “It’s cool to hang out with these guys, cool to play with all my friends,” said Whitman, who started smiling sometime during … Read more
Basketball fans will have one final opportunity to see some of their favorites players this Friday, March 8, when the annual Whatcom County Seniors Classic takes place at Lynden High School’s Jake Maberry Gymnasium. The girls game will begin at 6:15 p.m. and will be followed by a girls 3-point contest. Then around 8 p.m., … Read more