Blaine and Nooksack Valley opened their seasons with two victories each in a week that saw three of the Whatcom County teams idle. GAME OF THE WEEK: Bellingham made its first appearance in the new Sehome gym a successful one as the Red Raiders opened their season by beating their cross-town rivals on Tuesday, 53-49. … Read more
Sehome started off the season 3-0, and Ferndale gave its new coach two victories to highlight the week 1 action for the Whatcom County girls teams. GAME OF THE WEEK: Bellingham bounced back from its opening-season loss with an exciting 45-38 overtime victory at Marysville-Getchell on Thursday. Freshman Ellie Wolverton hit a 3 to tie … Read more
Whatcom County boys and girls are ready to tip off the 2019-20 basketball season, and Whatcom Hoops has previews for all our teams. Today: Ferndale BOYS Coach: Jason Owens Last season: 11-9 overall, 6-7 in NWC (tied for seventh) Top returnees: Andrew Monks (Jr.), Jazen Guillory (So.) Top newcomers: Isisah Carlson (Fr.), Mark Schlichting (So.), … Read more
Whatcom County has two new head coaches, both with local ties. Ben Zakheim will head up the Mount Baker boys program, and Terri Yost takes over the Ferndale girls program. MOUNT BAKER BOYS COACH BEN ZAKHEIM BACKGROUND: Grew up in town of Freeman just south of Spokane; baseball standout and 2012 graduate of Freeman High … Read more
The Best of the Best #4: 1996 Whatcom County high schools have produced some amazing basketball seasons, but of those 100-plus years of state championship seasons and all the other great successes at state tournaments, which years were the best for the county as a whole? Skip Intro Well, we at www.whatcomhoops.com came up with … Read more
