Surprising Ferndale and not-so-surprising Lynden and LC are undefeated as the NWC heads into league play this week. GAME OF THE WEEK: Highly rated (at least in 2A ranks) Lynden was expected to give defending 4A state champion Eastlake a battle on Saturday, but the Lions did more than that, shocking the Wolves on their … Read more
Blaine and Nooksack Valley opened their seasons with two victories each in a week that saw three of the Whatcom County teams idle. GAME OF THE WEEK: Bellingham made its first appearance in the new Sehome gym a successful one as the Red Raiders opened their season by beating their cross-town rivals on Tuesday, 53-49. … Read more
Sehome started off the season 3-0, and Ferndale gave its new coach two victories to highlight the week 1 action for the Whatcom County girls teams. GAME OF THE WEEK: Bellingham bounced back from its opening-season loss with an exciting 45-38 overtime victory at Marysville-Getchell on Thursday. Freshman Ellie Wolverton hit a 3 to tie … Read more
Whatcom County boys and girls are ready to tip off the 2019-20 basketball season, and Whatcom Hoops has previews for all our teams. Today: Squalicum BOYS Coach: Dave Dickson Last season: 9-14 overall, 6-7 in NWC (tied for seventh) Top returnees: Devante Powell (Sr.), Dedrick Mitchell (Sr.), Leland Zender (Jr.), Lincoln Hofer (Sr.), Brandon Cash (Jr.), … Read more
Whatcom County boys and girls are ready to tip off the 2019-20 basketball season, and Whatcom Hoops has previews for all our teams. Today: Ferndale BOYS Coach: Jason Owens Last season: 11-9 overall, 6-7 in NWC (tied for seventh) Top returnees: Andrew Monks (Jr.), Jazen Guillory (So.) Top newcomers: Isisah Carlson (Fr.), Mark Schlichting (So.), … Read more
Lynden all-star Christian Zamora is the latest Whatcom County senior to commit to play for a college. The Lions’ all-time leading scorer announced that he will be playing for Western Washington University. The NCAA Division II Vikings finished 15-15 this past season and missed out on the Great Northwest Athletic Conference playoffs on a tie-breaker. … Read more
Yes, the Northwest Conference Future All-Stars girls game was fun, but don’t let the smiles fool you … these girls wanted to win. “We all came out with the mindset that we’re winning … and we came together and did it,” said Ferndale junior Brianna Byrnes after her Team Black held on for a 78-73 … Read more
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
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