Whatcom County basketball teams not only dominated the boys and girls state tournaments, but their players and coaches dominated the state’s end-of-the-season awards, too. The Associated Press was the latest to name its top players. Keylie Hershey of Lynden was the Class 2A girls player of the year; Riley Dykstra of Lynden Christian and Jaden DeBoer … Read more
Due to concerns over the outbreak of the Coronavirus, the Northwest Conference has suspended all indoor sporting events, so the Whatcom County Senior Classic scheduled to take place this Friday, March 13, has been postponed until after spring break, according to co-organizer Brady Bomber. The girls and boys basketball doubleheader each year matches all-star seniors … Read more
Lynden, Lynden Christian and Squalicum each had two players named to the all-Northwest Conference boys basketball all-star teams as announced by the coaches. Senior forward Brock Heppner and junior post Liam Hanenburg, who helped the Lions take third in the Class 2A state tournament last weekend, were named to the first team. Senior guard Andrew … Read more
Even for someone who has seen well over 40 years worth of basketball state tournaments, State 2020 stands out as one of the best. Whatcom County has had other years with two state champions as we had this year — take a bow, Lynden and Lynden Christian girls — and other years with five teams … Read more
After enduring a heart-breaking loss the night before, the Lummi Nation boys basketball team couldn’t come back and lost to Naselle, 70-41, in the Class 1B state tournament Saturday, March 7, in the Spokane Arena. Despite the loss, Lummi Nation (25-5) will take home a fifth-place trophy. “We didn’t finish the way we wanted,” said … Read more
It was a game nobody expected them to be in against an opponent nobody expected them to beat. But because they just missed pulling off the upset of the season, the Lynden Christian boys basketball team was finding it hard to be happy with second place after losing to King’s in overtime, 70-67, in the … Read more
It was rough — both emotionally and physically — but when it was over, the Lynden boys basketball team came out winners. The Lions showed resiliency and composure in dominating Lindbergh, 72-58, to take third place at the Class 2A state tournament on Saturday, March 7, in the Yakima SunDome. This came after giving up … Read more
This one had it all: Two evenly matched, highly ranked teams. Star power on both clubs. And best of all … overtime. Except overtime never happened. A controversial call at the end of regulation let Yakama Nation Tribal end Lummi Nation’s dream of a state title as the Blackhawks suffered a 51-50 loss in the … Read more
The inexperienced Lynden boys basketball team has enjoyed a season of new experiences on the way to a No.1 ranking, 23 impressive victories and a berth in the Class 2A state semifinals. But the young Lions, almost all of whom were playing in their first state playoffs, suffered their worst experience Friday night and were … Read more
The Lynden Christian boys basketball team had heard about all the players they’d lost to graduation from perhaps the best class in school history. But this year’s team is doing what last year’s couldn’t: playing for the Class 1A state championship. The Lyncs unleashed another barrage of 3-pointers to shock the La Salle Lightning in … Read more
