Having grown up as a military brat with our closest relatives 2,500 miles away and only knowing one teammate before joining my high school team,* I’ve been amazed at how close the family ties are in Whatcom County sports. Almost every season you have parents coaching children, siblings playing with each other, and cousins galore … Read more
With two more weeks left in the regular season, Class 1A powers Nooksack Valley and Lynden Christian continue to lead the Northwest Conference, and Lummi Nation is running away with the Northwest 1B League race. But there are a lot of big games on tap for our Whatcom teams as they jockey for seeding in … Read more
The Northwest Conference powers have started to square off with Lynden and Anacortes remaining unbeaten in league play and Blaine and Lynden Christian heading into a Class 1A showdown this week. There’s still two more weeks remaining in the regular season and lots of big games still to be played, so it’s too early to … Read more
It’s often how you look at it, which was true with the Squalicum girls’ 56-32 victory over Bellingham on Saturday afternoon, Jan. 21. While the two squads were playing for seeding in the upcoming Northwest District playoffs, it was more important for both the veteran Storm and the young Bayhawks to keep improving as the … Read more
Nooksack Valley and Lummi Nation earned important victories last week to secure the undisputed top spots in the Northwest Conference and Northwest 1B League, respectively. The Pioneers used a big second half to beat Ferndale on Saturday in a battle between the last two unbeaten in NWC play. First-place Lummi Nation knocked off rival Tulalip … Read more
The Northwest Conference and Northwest 1B League returned to league action this week with some big games and shocking results. Lynden remained unbeaten in league thanks a victory in their rematch with Blaine, but Lynden Christian and Sehome lost for the first time in NWC play to Skagit County powers Anacortes and Mount Vernon, respectively. … Read more
The Northwest Conference leaders continued on their collision courses as Class 2A Lynden and Sehome and Class 1A Blaine and Lynden Christian remained unbeaten in league play after sweeping their games last week. The Lions collected three victories and the Mariners, Borderites, and Lyncs each notched two wins. And our Class 1B team, Lummi Nation, … Read more
The Northwest Conference and Northwest 1B League returned to league action with some big games but not a lot of close games as only one contest all week was decided by less than 10 points. The top-ranked Class 1A team in the state, Nooksack Valley, and Class 2A surprise Sehome were the big winners with … Read more
In a clash between two of the more inexperienced squads in the Northwest Conference, the Bellingham boys basketball team held off Ferndale, 57-48, on Monday night, Jan. 2. “We’re a young group that needs games like this to build up their experience,” said Bellingham coach Brad McKay, whose team improved to 4-5 overall and 3-3 … Read more
Happy New Year to all! Because the cold and snow forced the cancellation of most of Week 4’s games, we’ve combined Weeks 4 and 5 in Whatcom Hoops Sunday recap this week. For a look back at Weeks 4 and 5 for our county girls teams, check out the Whatcom Hoops girls recap. Most teams competed … Read more
