The top-ranked Nooksack Valley girls basketball team bounced back from a disappointing loss to defeat Meridian, 59-36, in their Class 1A District 1 consolation final on Tuesday, Feb. 15, and leave the Trojans disappointed with the sudden end to their season. With the win, the Pioneers claimed second in the tournament and moved on with … Read more
Five weeks ago, the Ferndale boys basketball team was 1-7 and in danger of not making the playoffs. But they never stopped believing. And after Saturday’s 73-51 victory over Cascade (Everett) in the Class 3A District 1 quarterfinals, the high-flying Golden Eagles are one win away from what seemed like an impossibility a month ago: … Read more
The Lynden and Sehome boys basketball teams, the top two seeds in the Class 2A District 1 tournament, opened with impressive victories Friday night, Feb. 11, to move into the semifinals and one step away from berths in the state tournament. The Lions’ victory came at the expense of the Squalicum boys, who fell into … Read more
The Ferndale girls basketball team had little trouble advancing, but the Squalicum boys had to go down to the wire to overcome city rival Bellingham in exciting District 1 tournament action on Wednesday night, Feb. 9. The Golden Eagles bounced back from a first-round loss — by forfeit in what may be a first for … Read more
Seeding in a tournament is supposed to determine which teams are “better.” But that doesn’t take into account toughness, resiliency, and confidence. Which is why the Ferndale boys basketball team is moving into the Class 3A District 1 quarterfinals after stunning Shorecrest, 72-63, on Tuesday night, Feb. 8. “We came into the gym expecting to … Read more
With the regular season just completed, all 11 of our Whatcom County boys basketball teams are preparing for the postseason, which starts this week. Lummi Nation, Ferndale, and the Class 1A teams start their playoff runs on Tuesday, Feb. 8, and the 2A squads begin on Wednesday. While the final seedings and dates were officially … Read more
With the regular season just completed, 10 of our 11 of our Whatcom County girls basketball teams are preparing for the postseason, and the 11th — Lummi Nation — has already begun its playoff run. While the final seedings and dates were officially announced Sunday, Feb. 6, the venues and times are still tentative, so … Read more
The final week of the regular season wrapped up with Lynden Christian and Lummi Nation wrapping up the Northwest Conference and Northwest 1B League boys championships for the second year in a row. That also meant No.1 seeds for the Lyncs as they head into the Class 1A district tournament and for the Blackhawks as … Read more
While our bigger schools were playing for playoff seeding last week, our smallest school — Lummi Nation — was opening its girls basketball playoffs with a big victory. The Lady Blackhawks won their Class 1B District 1 quarterfinal contest with Darrington on Saturday, 54-39. The victory advanced them to the district semifinals and also guaranteed … Read more
For a game that didn’t mean anything in the standings, the Blaine-Ferndale boys basketball contest sure meant a lot to the teams. And the alumni. And the fans. In fact, it turned out to be a memorable afternoon for everyone involved in and who witnessed Blaine’s thrilling 65-63 Northwest Conference victory over Ferndale on Saturday, … Read more
