This time it was Lummi Nation’s turn. The Lady Blackhawks defeated Grace Academy, 48-38, to take third place in the Class 1B District 1 girls basketball tournament Tuesday night, Feb. 11, at Mount Vernon Christian High School. With the win, the Lady Blackhawks advance to the Tri-District 1/2/3 tournament and will host a first-round, loser-out … Read more
The top seeds in the Class 1A District 1 girls basketball tournament — Lynden Christian and King’s — earned their way into the championship game, but the other three Whatcom County teams are still alive for state berths. The Northwest Conference champion Lyncs blasted Cedar Park Christian (Bothell), 82-14, in one semifinal, and the North … Read more
Lynden Christian and Nooksack Valley made quick work of their first-round foes in the Class 1A District 1 girls basketball tournament, but Mount Baker and Meridian couldn’t make it a Whatcom County sweep Monday night, Feb. 10. The Lyncs smothered South Whidbey, 81-14, and Nooksack Valley clobbered Coupeville, 61-15, putting the top two Northwest Conference … Read more
With the regular season all but over, 10 of our Whatcom County girls basketball teams have qualified for the postseason. With final seeding still to be determined for a few tournaments, here’s a look at each classification: CLASS 1B Our county’s smallest school, Lummi Nation, already has begun District 1 play and even earned a … Read more
The regular season wrapped up last week with lots of important games both in the Northwest Conference standings and in seeding for the upcoming district tournaments. Be sure to check out WhatcomHoops.com on Monday for the district previews as well as all the coverage for our Class 1B, 1A, 2A, and 3A teams as they … Read more
The Mount Baker boys and the Meridian girls advanced to their respective Class 1A District 1 tournaments with impressive victories in play-in games on Saturday night, Feb. 8. The Mounties, the fourth seed from the Northwest Conference, were in command all the way in beating Coupeville, the No.5 team from the North Sound Conference, 69-48. … Read more
“Win and advance” is the mantra this time of year, and the Lummi Nation girls and boys basketball teams did both in impressive fashion in their Class 1B District 1 openers Thursday, Jan. 6. Before their home crowd, the Lady Blackhawks crushed Cedar Park Christian (Mountlake Terrace), 64-29, and the Lummi Nation boys followed by … Read more
It’s the biggest and best time of the season — the playoffs — and Whatcom County’s smallest school again will tip off the district tournaments starting Thursday, Feb. 6. The Lummi Nation boys and girls will host Class 1B District 1 games with the Lady Blackhawks meeting Cedar Park Christian (Mountlake Terrace) at 5 p.m. … Read more
While lots of Whatcom County high school students dedicate their free time to an after-school sport, Lummi Nation’s Shandeara Julius has set the bar a little higher by participating in two sports … at once. The six-foot junior has been playing basketball for the Lady Blackhawks for four years, but she always had a soft … Read more
The Northwest Conference and Northwest 1B League are coming down to the stretch run of the regular season, and it seems every game has some playoff or seeding implication. The playoffs for the 1A and 1B teams start later this week, with the 2A and 3A wrapping up their regular season before starting their post-season … Read more
