It was 40 years ago that I attended my first high school state tournament — the 1979 Class A boys tourney in the UPS Fieldhouse — as a young sports reporter for the Bellingham Herald. And I was instantly hooked. This past week, I had the opportunity to enjoy not one but four great events … Read more
This time, the tears weren’t for happiness. The Lynden Christian girls basketball team had its Class 1A state championship crown taken away in the fourth quarter as the Lyncs lost to LaSalle, 56-49, in the state title game Saturday night in the Yakima SunDome. “Our prayer was to show the face of Jesus,” LC coach … Read more
Outsized one last time, the Lynden girls basketball team played big again and came away with a 57-39 victory Saturday morning over Black Hills Saturday in the Class 2A state tournament. And for winning for the 23rd time in 27 games, the Lions earned a fourth-place trophy, the sixth time in a row and eighth … Read more
Because it was the same result that landed them in the same place, it may seem like it’s the same Lynden Christian girls basketball team that will be playing Saturday afternoon for the Class 1A state championship for the second year in a row. But this is a new team with a new look, even … Read more
Two of the most successful high school basketball programs in Washington state — the Lynden Christian girls and the Lynden boys — are back in a familiar place: their respective state championship games. The defending 1A state champion LC girls took care of business with a repeat of last year’s state semifinals by defeating Medical … Read more
And this is what happens when the Lynden girls basketball team plays someone its own size. The top-ranked Lions bounced back from a disappointing loss the night before to bounce out Port Angeles, 48-33, Friday afternoon in consolation play at the Class 2A state tournament in the Yakima SunDome. The victory assured Lynden (22-4) of … Read more
The Meridian girls basketball team gave it all they had — and then had to give more — but on Thursday it wasn’t enough as the Trojans lost to Elma, 50-47, in overtime as their season came to an end at the Class 1A state tournament in the Yakima SunDome. “This is a gritty bunch, … Read more
All season long, the Lynden girls basketball team used its depth and shooting to beat teams that were bigger and more physical. But Thursday night, the Lions’ depth and shooting deserted them as they lost to East Valley (Spokane), 52-42, in the Class 2A state quarterfinals in the Yakima SunDome. The loss dropped the top-ranked … Read more
The Lynden Christian girls basketball team is in familiar territory, and we’re not just talking about the Yakima SunDome. With their 55-25 drubbing of Elma in the Class 1A state quarterfinals Thursday afternoon, the third-seeded Lyncs find themselves in the state semifinals for the third time in the past four years. They will play ninth-seeded … Read more
The Meridian girls basketball team came out cold and by the time the Trojans got warmed up it was too late as they fell to Medical Lake, 41-33, in the Class 1A state quarterfinals Thursday afternoon in the Yakima SunDome. With the loss, seventh-seeded Meridian (19-6) moves into the consolation bracket, where it will play … Read more