They took opposite paths, but the Lummi Nation girls and boys basketball teams ended up in the same place — the win column — after sweeping visiting Lopez in a Northwest 1B League doubleheader Thursday afternoon, Dec. 15. The Lady Blackhawks flew out to a 33-0 halftime lead on the way to a 64-7 rout. … Read more
After only two weeks, “parity” seems to be the operative word for the Northwest Conference’s boys basketball teams. Only three of the 16 squads, including Whatcom County’s own Lynden Christian and Sehome, are still unbeaten — not including Lynden and Mount Baker, which will play their first games this week after waiting for their successful … Read more
There were a lot of blowouts in Week 2 as Whatcom County’s best showed they were among the state’s best. Lynden, Lynden Christian, and Nooksack Valley each notched three victories, Ferndale and Lummi Nation opened their seasons with two impressive victories each, and Sehome won both its games to give the county six undefeated teams. … Read more
In a heavyweight battle between two defending state champions, it was defense that gave the Lynden Christian girls basketball team an exciting 83-73 victory over visiting Woodinville on Saturday, Dec. 10. And when we say “heavyweight,” we mean two of the best teams in the state. Woodinville won the Class 4A state title last March, … Read more
Ferndale High School’s new gym may not be finished, but the Golden Eagles’ girls basketball team enjoyed inaugurating the new facility with a dominating 62-25 victory over Lakewood on Tuesday night, Dec. 6. “We were pretty nervous at first,” said senior Ellie Ochoa of not only the first varsity game in the new gym but … Read more
Bad weather and good football teams made for a quiet opening week for our Whatcom County boys basketball teams. Lynden, Mount Baker, and Nooksack Valley postponed or canceled their first two weeks of games as the Lions, Mounties, and Pioneers made great runs through the football playoffs. Congratulations to all three programs. For a look … Read more
It was a subdued opening week for the Whatcom County girls basketball teams as the weather forced several games to be postponed or canceled and four of our 11 schools will have to wait until Week 2 for their first action. Of the seven teams that did get games in, all notched their first victories … Read more
It might have been a freezing, blowing opening night of high school basketball in the Valley, but there was no cooling off the Nooksack Valley girls on Monday, Nov. 28. “Last year lit a fire in us,” said senior Hallie Kamphouse after her Pioneers began their quest for a second straight trip to the Class … Read more
How do you top last season, when Whatcom County once again reached the pinnacle of girls basketball by putting two teams in the Class 1A state championship game? Only time will tell, but one thing’s for certain as the 2022-23 season gets ready to tip off: our 11 girls teams will be super competitive again … Read more
There will be a lot of different faces on the sidelines as nearly a third of our 22 Whatcom County teams will have new head coaches this season. Six programs, including both the boys and girls varsity squads at Blaine and Sehome, will have new leaders. But while they may be new to their teams, … Read more
