In an amazing season filled with outstanding players, Whatcom Hoops is ranking the top 30 girls. Each day we’ll feature an outstanding player in our county and count down until we get to #1. So join us daily as we honor the best of the best. #15 Aaliyah Bowman, senior, Blaine WHY SHE’S #15: If … Read more
In another amazing season filled with outstanding players, Whatcom Hoops is ranking the top 30 boys. Each day we’ll feature an outstanding player in our county and count down until we get to #1. So join us daily as we honor the best of the best. #16 Landon Melton, senior, Blaine WHY HE’S #16: The … Read more
After another historic high school basketball season that saw Whatcom teams claim three state championships and two other state trophies, it’s time to honor the top players from our county. Starting Tuesday, March 24, and continuing through April, Whatcom Hoops will be recognizing the best of the best as we count down daily from #30 … Read more
In the highly competitive, high-stakes pressure of high school basketball, we sometimes forget it should be fun. Some of the best players in the state reminded us of that at the John Clark Whatcom County Seniors Classic at Lynden’s Jake Maberry Gymnasium on Friday night, March 13. “It was a lot of fun,” said Nooksack … Read more
The 38th annual John Clark Whatcom County Senior Classic featuring senior boys and girls basketball players from Whatcom County will be held on Friday, March 13, in Lynden High School’s Jake Maberry Gymnasium. The girls event begin at 6 p.m. with a 3-point contest followed by the girls game. Then around 7:15 p.m., the boys … Read more
The Mount Baker girls and the Meridian boys advanced to the Class 1A District 1 consolation finals by surviving loser-out games at Lynden High School on Friday, Feb. 20. The Mounties needed overtime and Aurora George’s layup with two seconds left to hold off a determined Meridian comeback, 46-44, in the night’s opening game. The … Read more
With the first week of high school basketball playoffs over, it’s time to stop on the road to state and figure out where the Whatcom teams are heading into Week 2. Of our 22 teams, 17 are still alive and eligible for winning a state championship — or at least reaching state. But before we … Read more
It will be Lynden Christian versus Nooksack Valley for the boys and girls Class 1A district championships after the Lyncs and Pioneers won their respective semifinal games on Friday, Feb. 13. In the boys semifinals, the top-seeded Lyncs took longer than expected before beating fourth-seeded Blaine, 66-54, and the second-seeded Pioneers won another classic battle … Read more
There would be no major upsets in the Class 1A District 1 boys and girls basketball tournaments as the favorites opened with victories in their home play-in games on Wednesday, Feb. 11 The fourth-seeded Meridian girls shook off fifth-seeded Blaine in the second half to win, 44-34, while the fourth-seeded Blaine boys used one big … Read more
It’s that great time of year again when all 22 of our Whatcom boys and girls teams begin district tournaments with the goal of reaching their respective state tournaments and bringing home the gold ball that is the state championship trophy. Playoff action starts this week with District 1 tournaments for our three largest classifications. … Read more
