The Ferndale and Lynden girls basketball teams had little trouble in their respective district openers Friday night, Feb. 14, but Sehome will have to battle back through the consolation bracket after losing its district contest. The Golden Eagles defeated Edmonds-Woodway, 66-53 in the quarterfinal round of the Class 3A District 1 tournament. The victory puts … Read more
The Lynden Christian girls basketball team became the first Whatcom County team to punch their ticket to state with a hard-fought 41-26 victory over King’s in the Class 1A District 1 championship game Friday night, Feb. 14, at Mount Vernon High School. The Lynden Christian boys couldn’t duplicate the feat later that night, when they … Read more
All four Whatcom County teams are still alive in the Class 1A District 1 girls basketball tournament, and Nooksack Valley and Meridian guaranteed themselves spots in next week’s bi-district tournament with victories on Thursday night, Feb. 13. Nooksack Valley advanced at the expense of Mount Baker, beating the Mounties, 48-24. Meridian had another strong game … Read more
Sehome overcame a slow start to win its opening-round game in the Class 2A District 1/2 girls basketball tournament, but Bellingham and Blaine found the going tougher and fell in loser-out games Wednesday, Feb. 12. The Mariners defeated Northwest Conference rival Sedro-Woolley, 42-35, to advance into the quarterfinals and the double-elimination portion of the district … Read more
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
