The end-of-the-year awards and accolades continue to pour in for Whatcom’s best boys and girls basketball players and coaches. The Washington State Girls Basketball Coaches Association announced the rosters for its annual Senior All-State Games, which will be played this Saturday, March 22, at King’s High School in Seattle. Named to the Class 1A team … Read more
The end-of-the-year awards and accolades have begun to pour in for Whatcom’s best boys and girls basketball players and coaches. The Washington Interscholastic Basketball Coaches Association announced its boys basketball awards and Brant Heppner of Lynden was named the Class 2A player of year and Jerome Toby Sr. of state champion Lummi Nation was named … Read more
The one thing that was more prevalent than 3-pointers and slam dunks at the John Clark Whatcom County Seniors Classic was smiles. Grins and laughter filled the court and benches as the county’s top high school seniors wore their team jerseys for the final time before family, friends, and fans at Lynden’s Jake Maberry Gymnasium … Read more
After watching eight teams play 20 games over four days in two venues — all on about 12 hours of sleep — let me reflect on the 2025 state basketball tournaments. Although there was a ton of emotions, the word I heard used most was “proud.” Every coach, regardless if they won a state title … Read more
The annual John Clark Whatcom County Senior Classic featuring the senior boys and girls basketball players from Whatcom County — and some from Skagit County — will be held on Friday, March 14, in Lynden High School’s Jake Maberry Gymnasium. The girls events begin at 6 p.m. with a 3-point contest followed by the girls … Read more
As usual, Whatcom boys and girls dominated the all-Northwest Conference all-star teams announced by the league’s head coaches. It’s also no surprise that after going unbeaten and largely untested in league play, the Lummi Nation boys and girls dominated their Northwest 1B League all-star squads. Be sure to check out Whatcom Hoops later this week … Read more
The Lynden Christian boys basketball team got its chance to play No.1 Annie Wright and found out why the Gators are considered the best team in Washington state as the Lyncs lost their Class 1A state tournament final, 59-46, on Saturday, March 8. While the loss stung the proud Lyncs, it didn’t diminish their accomplishment … Read more
The Lummi Nation boys basketball team shocked No.1-ranked Almira-Coulee-Hartline in thrilling fashion, 53-50, to win the Class 1B state championship Saturday night at the Spokane Arena. It was the second state title for the Blackhawks and coach Jerome Toby Sr. And please don’t force him to compare the two. “Our title in 2015 was the … Read more
When they were shooting baskets during fifth-grade recess, Talon Jenkins and Jaeger Fyfe would talk about playing on Saturday at the Class 1A state tournament in the Yakima SunDome. Seven years later, their dream became a reality — and they have a trophy to prove it. Jenkins, Fyfe, and their Meridian boys basketball teammates defeated … Read more
After riding what he called a rollercoaster, Lynden Christian boys basketball coach Tim Zylstra had one thing to say to all the fans who watched the Lyncs battle Royal in a Class 1A state semifinal Friday night in the Yakima SunDome. “We gave the fans their money’s worth,” he said after LC defeated the Knights, … Read more
