The seedings continued to hold up in the Class 1A District 1 tournaments as the Meridian girls and Nooksack Valley boys used impressive victories on Thursday night, Feb. 10, to advance to the consolation finals and move one step closer to state berths. In the Class 1B district tournaments, the Lummi Nation teams won in … Read more
The higher seeds won all four games involving Whatcom County teams in the Class 1A and 1B District 1 tournaments on Tuesday, Feb. 8. In the new “league” format tournament, the fourth-seeded Blaine girls and Meridian boys eliminated the fifth-seeded Mount Baker girls and boys in a doubleheader at Blaine. The Borderites and Trojans will … 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
As our 22 Whatcom County boys and girls basketball teams wind up their regular seasons this week and look forward to the playoffs, the seniors also will be looking at playing their final high school games. So for all of us who have enjoyed watching the Class of 2022 play the past four years — … Read more
In a week filled with big games and exciting finishes, it also was a time for many of our boys basketball teams to honor their seniors and to participate in moving tributes as part of the Coaches versus Cancer program. So thank you to the Class of 2022 and to those involved in the battle … Read more
In a week filled with big games and buzzer-beaters, it also was a time for many of our girls basketball teams to honor their seniors and to participate in moving tributes as part of the Coaches versus Cancer program. So thank you to the Class of 2022 and to those involved in the battle against … Read more
