All season long, the Blaine boys basketball team has lived in the shadow. Despite a successful season and going to the state tournament for the second straight year, the Borderites have always been Whatcom’s No.2 Class 1A team. No longer. Not after Blaine used its stifling defense and clutch play to shock Zillah, the No.2 … Read more
Things didn’t come easy for our Whatcom basketball teams as only three of the six won their state regional games on Saturday, Feb. 25. Lynden Christian’s two teams were tested by lower seeds in the Class 1A regionals at Mount Vernon High School but came out on top. The LC boys defeated Overlake, 69-49, in … Read more
The high school basketball state playoffs begin this weekend with the state regionals, and Whatcom Hoops has all the information you’ll need to follow all nine of our teams. Three squads — the Nooksack Valley and Sehome girls and the Lynden boys — play on Friday with the girls at Mount Vernon High School and … Read more
The Lynden Christian and Blaine boys basketball teams survived the Northwest Conference gauntlet, a district tournament, and loser-out playoff games, and for their efforts earned berths in the Class 1A state tournament. They also were rewarded with big challenges in their state regional games this Saturday, Feb. 25. For top-seeded Lynden Christian, the challenge is … Read more
It’s that time of year again, when Whatcom Hoops fans ask, “How do those state tournaments work again?” With state regionals, play-in games, and weird seedings, the format is complicated but the bottom line isn’t: Nine Whatcom teams will be getting their shots at state glory. From largest to smallest, the Lynden and Sehome boys … Read more
It’s on to state for Whatcom County’s four Class 1A teams. The Lynden Christian boys and girls, the Nooksack Valley girls, and the Blaine boys all won their District 1/2 cross-over games Saturday, Feb. 18, at King’s High School to earn spots in next weekend’s state regionals. The District 1 champion LC boys defeated Sultan, … Read more
So, after one week of prep basketball playoffs, how many Whatcom Hoops teams have qualified for state? Zero. But that will quickly change as we move into the second and final week of our district, bi-district, and tri-district tournaments starting Monday. Check out all of last week’s playoff action at WhatcomHoops.com. Here’s a look at … Read more
The Whatcom County boys basketball teams settled who is the best among the Class 1A teams, and now it is the 2A teams’ turn. Lynden Christian won the Class 1A District 1 championship with an impressive performance over Blaine, 65-40, Saturday night at Lynden High School. With the victory, the Lyncs earned a spot in … Read more
Nooksack Valley girls basketball coach Shane Wichers got to take down the net, got a “Gatorade” shower, and most importantly, got the second of his three goals. Wichers’s Pioneers claimed the Class 1A District 1 championship Saturday night, Feb. 11, when they dominated Lynden Christian, 55-45, and cut down the net at Lynden High School. … Read more
Higher seeds are expected to win and the top seeds in the Class 1A District 1 boys and girls tournaments did not disappoint in Wednesday night’s semifinals The top-seeded Nooksack Valley and second-seeded Lynden Christian girls cruised to big victories at home to set up their second meeting of the season. The Pioneers blasted Blaine … Read more
