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
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
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
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
With the regular season all but over, 10 of our Whatcom County boys 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 completed district play and earned a spot in … 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 regular season all but 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 … 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
