With his young team coming off a difficult loss, it might be tempting for Lummi Nation boys basketball coach Jerome Toby to reevaluate everything as the Blackhawks prepare for their biggest game of the season. Then again, why mess with what’s worked all year? “We’ve been successful with the way we’ve been playing,” said Toby … Read more
Our friend and colleague Will Rice is a professional sports photographer, who has been helping out Whatcom Hoops by taking pictures of our boys and girls basketball teams. On Saturday, he was at the Class 2A regional games involving the Lynden boys and girls. Check out his great pictures from the Lions’ two big victories. He … Read more
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
OK, the Lynden boys basketball team didn’t play a “perfect” first quarter. They did give up a layup on a loose ball. And they did miss five free throws. And … … and when you have to nit-pic about perfection, you know it was a pretty good night as the Lions came out dominating on … Read more
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
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
Before the state tournaments get going and all our players, coaches and teams get all the attention they deserve, it’s a good time to recognize some of the other people who make Whatcom County high school basketball a great experience. First of all, there are all the helpful school staffs that keep everything running smoothly … Read more
You can be excused if you’ve never heard of the Lynden boys basketball team’s opponent in the Class 2A state regional game Saturday at 8 p.m. at Mount Vernon High School. It’s Franklin Pierce, which besides being the name of a president nobody remembers (he served from 1853 to 1857 for you history buffs), is … Read more
The Lummi Nation boys basketball team begins its quest for the gold ball by taking on a familiar foe — Yakama Nation Tribal School — in the Class 1B state regionals Saturday at 10 a.m. at Mount Vernon High School. The third-seeded Blackhawks (22-1) are riding a 20-game winning streak, and looking to return to … Read more
The top-ranked and undefeated Lynden Christian boys basketball team takes its first step in defending its Class 1A state title on Saturday at 2 p.m. when the Lyncs take on Connell in a state regional game at Mount Vernon High School. It’ll be a familiar situation for the Lyncs (23-0), who have been to state … Read more