There were some surprises at the John Clark Whatcom County Senior Classic but the end result, according to the senior boys and girls who played, was anything but a surprise. “I had a blast,” said Sehome’s Braddock Duckworth. “It was our last good-bye … and it was a good one.” If fun was the measuring … Read more
All but one of our six Whatcom teams playing in their respective district tournaments on Thursday, Feb. 8, lived to play another day. The Lummi Nation boys and girls split their Class 1B district championship games with the boys beating Tulalip Heritage for the third time, 69-28, and the girls losing to Mount Vernon Christian, … Read more
It was a rough day for Whatcom teams in the Class 2A and 3A boys district tournaments as only Lynden came away unscathed on Wednesday, Feb. 7. The Lions began defense of their 2A state title by taking care of Burlington-Edison, 81-65, in the District 1 quarterfinals. With the victory, Lynden move into the semifinals … Read more
Ready or not, it’s playoff time for all 22 of our Whatcom boys and girls teams as they begin district tournaments with the goal of reaching their respective state tournaments and getting a shot at the gold ball that is the state championship trophy. Action starts this week with District 1 tournaments for our three … Read more
The Northwest Conference race finished in an exciting jumble, but the Northwest 1B League wrapped up in boring fashion as our Whatcom teams completed their regular seasons last week. Lynden was in the middle of the NWC photo finish winning three of its four games last week. While the Lions’ one-point loss to Mount Vernon … Read more
The Northwest Conference and Northwest 1B League wrapped up their seasons with Nooksack Valley and Lummi Nation claiming league titles for the second year in a row. The Pioneers and Lady Blackhawks will join the other nine Whatcom teams in heading into their respective District 1 tournament this week. The top placers in the Class … Read more
The hottest Northwest Conference and Northwest 1B League teams remained hot heading into the final week of the regular season as squads scrambled for the best seeding heading into the upcoming district playoffs. After last week’s games, the top-ranked and defending Class 1A state champion Nooksack Valley girls have won nine in row as have … Read more
With only one week remaining in the regular season, the Northwest Conference leaders started facing off last week as all the teams settled into their playoff seeding with district tournaments on the horizon. Lynden Christian and Lynden had big victories last week with the Lyncs bouncing back from their first loss of the season to … Read more
Chalk one up for the student — actually for the student’s team. Coach Luke DuChesne’s Ferndale boys basketball team edged Sehome, coached by DuChesne’s mentor and friend Brad Jackson, 58-55, in an important Northwest Conference contest on Monday night, Jan. 22. “It was a unique and awesome experience,” said DuChesne, who was a Sehome assistant … Read more
Only two of our 11 boys teams played more than one game last week as winter weather forced the postponement of nine contests and forced the Northwest Conference and Northwest 1B League schedule-makers into extra work for the final two weeks of the regular season. Nooksack Valley was the biggest winner last week with victories … Read more
