Nooksack Valley girls basketball coach Shane Wichers got to take down the net, got a “Gatorade” shower, and most importantly, got the second of his three goals. Wichers’s Pioneers claimed the Class 1A District 1 championship Saturday night, Feb. 11, when they dominated Lynden Christian, 55-45, and cut down the net at Lynden High School. … Read more
The Sehome and Lynden girls basketball teams used the same formula to move into the Class 2A District 1 semifinals: impenetrable defense and a balanced offense. The third-seeded Mariners needed a strong second half to pull away from sixth-seeded Squalicum, 50-38, in one quarterfinal on Friday, Feb. 10, while the top-seeded Lions pulled away from … Read more
The Lummi Nation boys came up short in their quest for a Class 1B district title on Thursday, Feb. 9, but the Lady Blackhawks won to take third. Meanwhile, the Class 2A boys district got started with Squalicum winning its play-in game, but Bellingham losing out. For the Lummi Nation teams, the next step is … Read more
Higher seeds are expected to win and the top seeds in the Class 1A District 1 boys and girls tournaments did not disappoint in Wednesday night’s semifinals The top-seeded Nooksack Valley and second-seeded Lynden Christian girls cruised to big victories at home to set up their second meeting of the season. The Pioneers blasted Blaine … Read more
With their season on the line, the Ferndale girls basketball team did what it does best. And thanks to their frenetic defense, the Golden Eagles’ season will go on. Ferndale shut down visiting Shorewood, 33-23, in a Class 3A District 1 loser-out, first-round playoff game on Wednesday, Feb. 8. With the win, the Golden Eagles … Read more
Come playoff time, it takes a whole team effort to win. The Lummi Nation boys found that out in the Class 1B District 1 semifinal doubleheader on Tuesday night, Feb. 7. Unfortunately, so did the Lummi Nation girls. The host Lummi Nation boys got strong performances throughout their lineup to defeat Orcas Island, 59-52, and … Read more
The Nooksack Valley boys wanted a repeat and the Blaine girls wanted to avoid one, and the two teams got their wishes with big victories in Class 1A District 1 play-in games Monday night, Feb. 6. The Pioneers defeated the visiting Mounties, 61-43, almost matching the same margin as the two teams’ matchup three weeks … Read more
The Northwest Conference and Northwest 1B League ended their regular seasons last week with familiar names at the top. Nooksack Valley won its second straight NWC title finishing just ahead of Lynden Christian. And Lummi Nation also successfully defending its crown by running roughshod over the rest of the Northwest 1B League. But now come … Read more
The Northwest Conference and Northwest 1B League wrapped up their regular seasons with new champions — Anacortes and Grace Academy, respectively — and now 10 of our 11 Whatcom teams will be heading into the playoffs with new hopes. Lummi Nation was the first of the 10 to see postseason action as the Blackhawks won … Read more
It’s playoff time! And all but one of our 22 Whatcom boys and girls teams are heading into the postseason with the goal of making their respective state tournaments and taking a shot at the gold ball that is the state championship trophy. Action starts this week with district tournaments for all four of our … Read more
