Assistant coach Ladd Shumway wants a selfie to remember the district championship.

Lynden Girls Cruise To 2A District Championship

First the Lynden girls basketball team cut down Burlington-Edison. Then the Lions cut down the nets. No.1-ranked Lynden put together a total team effort to dominate their closest Class 2A rival, 67-44, and win the District 1/2 championship on Friday night, Feb. 21, at Mount Vernon High School. Next up for Lynden is the regional … Read more

The LC girls had lots of fun during and after Friday's big victory. (Kelli Terpsma photo)

LC Girls Have Fun, Win Another 1A Bi-District Title

Basketball is supposed to be fun. Just ask the Lynden Christian girls basketball team after an incredible 72-19 victory over Seattle Academy in the Class 1A Bi-District 1/2 championship game on Friday night, Feb. 21. “It’s just fun to go out there with all your best friends and just fly around and have fun,” said … Read more

Senior Caleb Revey puts in two points in Lummi Nation's big win Thursday. (Photo courtesy of Heather Leighton)

1B Tri-District: Lummi Nation Boys, Girls Win

The Lummi Nation boys and girls basketball teams were tested and passed with flying colors at the Class 1B Tri-District 1/2/3 tournaments on Thursday, Feb. 20, at Mount Vernon Christian High School. The Lummi Nation boys beat Rainier Christian, 75-63, in the semifinals and now advance to the tri-district championship game against Muckleshoot Tribal School … Read more

Nooksack Valley coach Shane Wichers and the Pioneers are one win away from state. (File photo)

Nooksack, Meridian Girls Move On; Squalicum Boys Out

The Nooksack Valley and Meridian girls basketball teams took another step closer to qualifying for state with blowout victories Wednesday night, Feb. 19. The Pioneers unleashed a barrage of 3-pointers to overwhelm visiting Cedar Park Christian (Bothell), 75-32, and Meridian dominated host Bush School, 65-27, in Class 1A Bi-District 1/2 consolation action. Wednesday, however, was … Read more

Senior captain Caleb Revey (3) and the Blackhawks have a lot to cheer about now that they are returning to state. (File photo)

1B Tri-District: Lummi Nation Boys State-Bound, Girls Lose

Lummi Nation will be sending one team to the Class 1B state tournament, but they’ll have to wait to see if both teams will be heading to Spokane. The Lummi Nation boys made quick work of Mount Vernon Christian in the Tri-District 1/2/3 quarterfinals on Tuesday, Feb. 18, winning 72-38 to secure one of the … Read more

Jordan Veenstra (shown here against Blaine) had seven 3-pointers to lead Meridian over Nooksack Valley. (File photo)

Meridian Boys Shoot Down Nooksack; Ferndale Girls Lose

The Meridian boys basketball team made it 3-for-3 against Whatcom County rival Nooksack Valley and in the one that counted the most the Trojans beat the Pioneers, 71-51, in the Class 1A Bi-District 1/2 consolation bracket Tuesday night, Feb. 18. Meridian advances to play No.25 Bear Creek of Redmond (13-9) on Thursday at 7 p.m. … Read more

Meridian's Kadance Blankers (left) and Madeline Bowler (right) play great defense Monday night. (Photo by Will Rice)

1A Bi-District: Nooksack Boys, Meridian Girls Advance

Whatcom County teams continue to dominate the Class 1A Bi-District 1/2 tournaments as the Nooksack Valley boys and the Meridian girls stayed alive with impressive victories Monday night, Feb. 17. The Pioneers overpowered Overlake, 62-37, in consolation play and now advance to play at Meridian on Tuesday at 7 p.m. Unfortunately, only one Whatcom County … Read more

Faith Baar (10) and the Lynden bench celebrate another basket in the Lions' big victory Monday.

2A Girls: Lynden Earns State Berth, Sehome Done

If you’re going to defend your district title then you’d better play some serious defense, and that’s just what the Lynden girls basketball team did Monday night, Feb. 17, at Mount Vernon High School. The No.1-ranked Lions lived up to their ranking by shutting down Archbishop Murphy, 53-31, in the Class 2A District 1/2 semifinals. … Read more

Coach Brady Bomber has the LC girls back in the state tournament. (File photo)

Who Has The Best Chances Of Making It To State?

What a week! High school basketball fans experienced 20 Whatcom County teams in the playoffs and 46 game stories and hundreds of photos (some even in focus) on WhatcomHoops.com’s 18 posts. So where does that leave our surviving teams? Glad you asked. Heading into the second and final week of district, bi-district and tri-district tournaments, … Read more

There were a lot of high-fives to go around for Nooksack Valley on Friday. (File photo)

Girls Playoffs: Nooksack, Lummi Nation Win; Baker Out

Nooksack Valley defeated Whatcom County rival Meridian, 55-49, in the consolation finals at the Class 1A District 1 girls basketball tournament on Saturday, Feb. 15, but Mount Baker saw its season come to an end in the same tournament with a 40-24 loss to Cedar Park Christian (Bothell).  Meridian and Nooksack Valley now have to … Read more