In a season with missed practices, missed games, and missing players, the Lummi Nation boys and girls basketball teams are missing something else: fans. In what would normally have been the biggest event in the community on Monday, Jan. 17, the Blackhawks played a doubleheader in their home gym without cheerleaders, students, families, even tribal … Read more
Any rematch is going to be different the second time around, and in a season filled with craziness, it’s no surprise that Bellingham and Meridian’s sequel was nothing like the original. The host Bayhawks took advantage of the short-handed Trojans to notch a 67-30 Northwest Conference victory on Monday night, Jan. 17. The win came … Read more
While cancellations and postponements continued to pile up, the Northwest Conference boys basketball teams continued their battles for playoff positioning as they headed into the final three weeks of the regular season. But of all the games played in Week 7, the most emotional was Lynden’s contest with Anacortes on Thursday, Jan. 13. The Lions … Read more
It took a streak to continue the streak as the Ferndale boys basketball team continued its mastery over Squalicum with a 56-42 victory on Saturday afternoon, Jan. 15. The Golden Eagles broke open the hard-fought, back-and-forth contest with a 15-0 run to start the fourth quarter and notch their fourth straight victory over Squalicum, the … Read more
After having all their games canceled in Week 5, the Whatcom County boys teams got back in action last week with several key games among the Northwest Conference leaders. As we head into the second half of the regular season, Mount Vernon and Lynden Christian continue to lead the Class 3A and 1A teams, respectively, … Read more
With the addition of Bree Park and Tiffany Ramirez this winter to the exclusive club known as varsity basketball head coaches, Whatcom County now has nearly a third of its teams coached by alumni. Of our 22 high school boys and girls teams, seven are coached by graduates of those schools. Park said it was … Read more
It was the annual “little league night,” and the Nooksack Valley boys basketball team couldn’t have put on a better show for all the little Pioneers in attendance Tuesday night, Jan. 4. The big Pioneers dominated the boards and dominated the scoreboard in notching their first Northwest Conference win of the season, a 63-42 victory … Read more
It’s rare for the Lynden boys basketball team to go into a league game as anything but the heavy favorite. Having a wall full of state championship banners and top-three finishes in eight of the past nine state tournaments will do that. But when the Lions hosted Sehome on Monday, Jan. 3, it was the … Read more
With COVID, snow, and even the lack of bus drivers cancelling almost all the Week 5 games and tournaments involving Whatcom County boys basketball teams, maybe it’s a good time to take a look at where each squad is at the halfway point of the regular season. Because letter grades are way too subjective and … Read more
What started as a busy week full of holiday cheer and basketball tournaments for many of our Whatcom County basketball teams has turned into a pandemic-induced, weather-fueled nightmare for local squads. The good news is the Meridian Holiday Tournament and the Lynden Christmas Classic at Lynden Christian are still planning to go on as scheduled. … Read more
