Making Plans For State? Here’s The Schedules For Your Favorite Teams

It’s state tournament time! The Class 1B, 1A and 2A state tournaments tip off Wednesday, and Whatcom County will be represented by three boys teams and three girls teams. The Lummi Nation boys will start things off Wednesday at 3:45 p.m. in the Spokane Arena, while the other five begin play Thursday in Yakima’s SunDome. … Read more

1A Boys Regional: LC Barrage Guns Down Connell, 79-53 

The Lynden Christian boys basketball team has one of the biggest guns in the state, but the Lyncs proved once again that they are at their best when all their weapons are firing. On Saturday, it was the Connell Eagles who felt the Lyncs’ full volley as top-ranked and undefeated LC blasted its way to … Read more

1B Boys Regional: Lummi Nation Falls To Yakama Nation, 57-48

The streak may be over, but the dream isn’t. The Lummi Nation boys basketball team couldn’t stop Yakama Nation Tribal School, losing, 57-48, Saturday in a Class 1B state regional contest at Mount Vernon High School. The loss snapped Lummi Nation’s 20-game winning streak and dropped the third-seeded Blackhawks to 22-2 on the season. But … Read more

Mt. Vernon Marathon: Five Of Six State Teams Open Regionals On Saturday

The road to the boys and girls basketball state tournaments in Spokane and Yakima starts with a trip to Mount Vernon — literally — as five of Whatcom County’s “Super Six” teams will be heading down Interstate 5 to open play in the state regionals on Saturday. The Lummi Nation boys, Lynden Christian boys and … Read more