Whatcom Hoops February-10-2025
Abbey White and the Ferndale girls will join the 21 other Whatcom teams in the playoffs.

District Previews: Whatcom Teams Jump Into Playoffs

Ready or not, it is once again playoff time for all 22 of our Whatcom boys and girls teams as they begin district tournaments with the goal of reaching their respective state tournaments and bringing home the gold ball that is the state championship trophy. Action starts this week with District 1 tournaments for our … Read more

Whatcom Hoops February-9-2025
Darius Gilstrap averaged 20 points in Mount Baker's two games.

Whatcom Hoops: Boys Week 10 Recap (Feb. 3-8)

Once the snow cleared, the Northwest Conference teams wrapped up its regular season, and the Lummi Nation boys began play in the Class 1B District 1 tournament. In the 1B district hosted by Lummi Nation, the Blackhawks opened with impressive victories over Concrete in the quarterfinals on Friday, 81-18, and Lopez Island in the semifinals, … Read more

Whatcom Hoops February-9-2025
Freshman Melanie Short led Meridian to two victories.

Whatcom Hoops: Girls Week 10 Recap (Feb. 3-8)

Once the snow cleared enough to get some games in, the Northwest Conference wrapped up its regular season, and the Lummi Nation girls won their first two games in the Class 1B District 1 tournament. In the 1B district hosted by Lummi Nation, the Lady Blackhawks opened with impressive victories over Cedar Park Christian (Lynnwood) … Read more

Whatcom Hoops February-3-2025
Lummi sophomore Jemma James takes the 3-pointer that gave her 1,000 points for her career.

Whatcom Hoops: Girls Week 9 Recap (Jan. 27-Feb. 1)

The Lummi Nation and Lynden girls won huge rivalry games as the Northwest 1B League wrapped up its regular season and the Northwest Conference heads into its final week. The Lady Blackhawks downed Tulalip Heritage on Friday to finish off an undefeated league season and earn the top seed heading into next week’s Class 1B … Read more

Whatcom Hoops February-2-2025
Talon Jenkins had 20-point games in Meridian's two wins.

Whatcom Hoops: Boys Week 9 Recap (Jan. 27-Feb. 1)

Rivalry Week turned out to be an exciting week with close games played at packed gymnasiums (see below) and with only one more week left in the regular season, Week 9 went a long way to determine our Northwest Conference and Northwest 1B League champions. In the NWC, Lynden’s victories over Mount Baker and then … Read more

Whatcom Hoops January-31-2025
The green and gold had lots to cheer about.

Sehome Girls, Boys Win BellingHome Battle

Bellingham might have won the coveted spirit award at the annual fun-filled BellingHome Battle, but it was the visiting Sehome girls and boys basketball teams that won the battles on the court Thursday night, Jan. 30. In the opener, the Sehome girls saw Bellingham completely erase the Mariners’ early double-digit lead with a wild fourth-quarter … Read more

Whatcom Hoops January-26-2025
Addison Kettman (34) and Tiana Thompson (22) led Squalicum to a pair of victories.

Whatcom Hoops: Girls Week 8 Recap (Jan. 20-25)

The Northwest Conference and Northwest 1B League leaders won all their games as both leagues head into their final weeks. Lynden and Lynden Christian each won two games last week to set up Saturday afternoon’s showdown at LC for the NWC championship. Lummi Nation continued its run through the NW1B League with a pair of … Read more

Whatcom Hoops January-26-2025
Jerome Toby averaged 20 points in Lummi Nation's two games.

Whatcom Hoops: Boys Week 8 Recap (Jan. 20-25)

Northwest Conference co-leaders Lynden and Lynden Christian went undefeated last week, but our other nine Whatcom schools all suffered at least one loss as they head down the stretch. The Lions won all three of their games, including a non-league matchup against King’s at the ShoWare Center, and the Lyncs won both their games, including … Read more

Whatcom Hoops January-20-2025
LC senior Gannon Dykstra dropped in 40 points on Tuesday.

Whatcom Hoops: Boys Week 7 Recap (Jan. 13-18)

There are a lot of high school basketball rankings out there, but the one that matters most is the WIAA’s Rating Percentage Index (RPI). It is probably the most important factor in determining seedings in the playoffs, including state tournaments. It is a complicated formula taking into account teams’ records, their opponents’ records, and their … Read more

Whatcom Hoops January-20-2025
Jilly Fox helped lead Ferndale to two wins last week.

Whatcom Hoops: Girls Week 7 Recap (Jan. 13-18)

There are a lot of high school basketball rankings out there, but the one that matters most is the WIAA’s Rating Percentage Index (RPI). It is probably the most important factor in determining seedings in the playoffs, including state tournaments. It is a complicated formula taking into account teams’ records, their opponents’ records, and their … Read more