The Lummi Nation girls basketball team once again took a top team to the brink but couldn’t hold on and lost, this time to No.2 Garfield-Palouse in the Class 1B state quarterfinals, 41-33, on Thursday, March 5, in the Spokane Arena. With the loss, the eighth-seeded Lady Blackhawks fell to 21-5 on the season and … Read more
The rivalry between the Lummi Nation and Neah Bay boys basketball teams goes way back, but the top-seeded Blackhawks didn’t let the relationship get in the way of continuing their quest for a second straight Class 1B state championship. Lummi Nation went out strong on its first day in Spokane, running away with a 70-48 … Read more
The Lummi Nation girls basketball team needed an extra period but it got the job done, defeating Almira-Coulee-Hartline late Wednesday night, 56-48, in the opening round of the Class 1B state tournmament in the Spokane Arena. The victory in the loser-out contest not only raised the Lady Blackhawks’ record to 22-4 but, more importantly, put … Read more
While most of Whatcom County’s prep basketball attention will be focused on Yakima this week, let’s not forget the little peninsula jutting out into Bellingham Bay where something special is happening. For the third straight year, Lummi Nation will be sending both its boys and girls basketball teams to Spokane for the Class 1B state … Read more
Seven of our Whatcom high school basketball teams are headed to their six respective state tournaments this week with hoop dreams of winning the “gold ball” that is the state championship trophy. Since 2020, Whatcom County has claimed 13 state titles and once again earned multiple titles last year with the Lummi Nation boys proving … Read more
It took a while for the Lummi Nation boys basketball team to shake the stubborn Mules, but once the Blackhawks did, they were on their way to 78-49 victory over Wahkiakum in a Class 1B state regional on Saturday afternoon, Feb. 28. The top-seeded Blackhawks are also on their way back to the Spokane Arena … Read more
The Lummi Nation girls basketball team wants one more crack at three-time defending state champion Neah Bay. For the second time this season, the Lady Blackhawks nearly upset the top-seeded Red Devils, losing in the final seconds, 43-41, in the Class 1B state regionals on Friday, Feb. 27, at the University of Puget Sound in … Read more
The Lummi Nation boys and girls basketball teams know what it takes to play the best in the state, and they’ll get a chance to do it again in the Class 1B state regionals this weekend. The Lummi boys also know what it takes to beat the best having won last year’s state championship. On … Read more
For Whatcom County prep basketball fans — and especially fans of the four schools involved — it’s the best time of year as eight teams begin state tournament play at regionals on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 27 and Feb. 28. This year, our Elite Eight will include both boys and girls teams from Lummi Nation, … Read more
For Whatcom County’s two defending state championship teams, it was business as usual on Thursday night, Feb. 19. The Lynden girls broke away in the fourth quarter to defeat Archbishop Murphy, 58-40, and claim the Class 2A District 1 championship at Mount Vernon High School. It was the 71st straight victory for the two-time defending … Read more
