TOP 20 OF STATE 2020: Counting down the best games involving Whatcom County teams from March’s state tournaments. #7 Lynden Christian girls 45, Freeman 25 The Lyncs were not going to let anyone stand in the way of returning to the Class 1A state title game, and they humbled the Scotties in the semifinal rout … Read more
TOP 20 OF STATE 2020: Counting down the best games involving Whatcom County teams from March’s state tournaments. #8 Lynden girls 53, Burlington-Edison 28 The Lions used a dominating defense to defeat the Tigers in the Class 2A state semifinal and advance to the state title game for the second time in four years. Junior … Read more
TOP 20 OF STATE 2020: Counting down the best games involving Whatcom County teams from March’s state tournaments. #14 Lynden Christian girls 63, Zillah 41 The second-seeded Lyncs enjoyed their first game in the SunDome as they easily defeated the Leopards in Thursday’s quarterfinals of the Class 1A state tournament. Emily Mellema led LC with … Read more
TOP 20 OF STATE 2020: Counting down the best games involving Whatcom County teams from March’s state tournaments. #18 Zillah 57, Nooksack Valley girls 54 The Pioneers rallied from nine points down in the fourth quarter to take the lead with 40 seconds left, but couldn’t hold on and lost to the Leopards in Wednesday’s … Read more
TOP 20 OF STATE 2020: Counting down the best games involving Whatcom County teams from March’s state tournaments. #19 Oakesdale 62, Lummi Nation girls 28 The Lady Blackhawks saw their season come to an end in Wednesday’s first round of the Class 1B state tournament with a loss to the Nighthawks, the eventual state runners-up. … Read more
TOP 20 OF STATE 2020: Counting down the best games involving Whatcom County teams from March’s state tournaments. #20 Annie Wright 76, Meridian girls 46 The Trojans lost to the Gators and all-stater Julianna Walker in Wednesday’s opening round of the Class 1A state tournament, but the season-ending loss didn’t take away from Meridian’s impressive … Read more
While the ending wasn’t exactly the way he scripted it, Rob Adams’s retirement as Lynden girls basketball coach still came at the right time. After 13 years and three state championships, Adams announced his resignation on Thursday, March 26, so that he can spend more time with his family and be able to follow his … Read more
Whatcom County basketball teams not only dominated the boys and girls state tournaments, but their players and coaches dominated the state’s end-of-the-season awards, too. The Associated Press was the latest to name its top players. Keylie Hershey of Lynden was the Class 2A girls player of the year; Riley Dykstra of Lynden Christian and Jaden DeBoer … Read more
Due to concerns over the outbreak of the Coronavirus, the Northwest Conference has suspended all indoor sporting events, so the Whatcom County Senior Classic scheduled to take place this Friday, March 13, has been postponed until after spring break, according to co-organizer Brady Bomber. The girls and boys basketball doubleheader each year matches all-star seniors … Read more
If there was any doubt that Whatcom County girls basketball teams had a successful season then check out the Northwest Conference’s all-league first and second teams where 14 of the 16 spots went to local players. Not surprisingly, the state champions dominated. Senior guard Riley Dykstra of Class 1A state champion Lynden Christian was named … Read more
