State Preview: Chances For All 8 Whatcom Teams

Whatcom Hoops February-28-2023
The top-ranked Nooksack Valley girls are excited to return to Yakima.

Eight of our Whatcom high school basketball teams are headed for their respective state tournaments this week with dreams of capturing the “gold ball” state championship trophy. Not all of them can win, of course, because several are in the same classification. But Whatcom hoopsters have certainly collected their share of state titles. In the … Read more

1B Boys Regional: Lummi Nation Can’t Keep Up With DeSales

Whatcom Hoops February-26-2023
The Blackhawks didn't have much to cheer about Saturday. (File photo)

Lummi Nation traveled the farthest of our Whatcom teams but the trip to Richland proved to be unsuccessful as the sixth-seeded Blackhawks fell to third seed DeSales of Walla Walla, 74-56, in the Class 1B state regionals Saturday. Despite the loss, the Blackhawks (19-8) advance to the state tournament in the Spokane Arena and will … Read more

Regionals Roundup: LC Boys And Girls Win; Blaine Boys Shock Zillah 

Whatcom Hoops February-26-2023
Saturday was a good day for the LC teams and their fans.

Things didn’t come easy for our Whatcom basketball teams as only three of the six won their state regional games on Saturday, Feb. 25. Lynden Christian’s two teams were tested by lower seeds in the Class 1A regionals at Mount Vernon High School but came out on top. The LC boys defeated Overlake, 69-49, in … Read more

Setting Our Sights For State: Your Regional Guide

Whatcom Hoops February-24-2023

The high school basketball state playoffs begin this weekend with the state regionals, and Whatcom Hoops has all the information you’ll need to follow all nine of our teams. Three squads — the Nooksack Valley and Sehome girls and the Lynden boys — play on Friday with the girls at Mount Vernon High School and … Read more

1B Boys State Preview: Lummi Nation

Whatcom Hoops February-21-2023
Mathias Johnson (3) and the rest of the Blackhawks are ready to soar to state.

Lummi Nation might be Whatcom County’s smallest school, but when it comes to state tradition, its boys basketball team looms large. The Blackhawks will get a chance to add to that legacy on Saturday, Feb. 25, at 4 p.m. when sixth-seeded Lummi Nation takes on third-seeded DeSales in a Class 1B state regional at Richland … Read more

It’s State Time! 9 Whatcom Teams Headed To Regionals

Whatcom Hoops February-19-2023
The Sehome girls and eight other teams are headed to state.

It’s that time of year again, when Whatcom Hoops fans ask, “How do those state tournaments work again?” With state regionals, play-in games, and weird seedings, the format is complicated but the bottom line isn’t: Nine Whatcom teams will be getting their shots at state glory. From largest to smallest, the Lynden and Sehome boys … Read more

Boys: Sehome Second; Lynden Nabs State Berth; Lummi Wins Tri-District

Whatcom Hoops February-19-2023
The Lynden bench is excited to be going back to state.

The Sehome, Lynden, and Lummi Nation boys all will be going to their respective state playoffs, but they had different emotions after their games on Saturday, Feb. 18. For the Mariners, it was disappointment as their last-ditch comeback came up short, and they lost the Class 2A District 1 championship game to Anacortes, 55-45, at … Read more

Roundup: Lynden, Sehome Girls Win; Lummi Teams Split

Whatcom Hoops February-18-2023
The Lynden Lions: your Class 2A district champions

When the going gets tough, the tough — make that the Lynden and Sehome girls basketball teams — get going … all the way to the Class 2A state tournament. The Lions showed their toughness by beating the bruising Burlington-Edison Tigers, 53-43, and claiming the District 1 championship Friday night, Feb. 18, at Mount Vernon … Read more

Girls: LC Advances, Lummi Loses, Ferndale Finished

Whatcom Hoops February-15-2023
Demi Dykstra (2) and the LC bench are headed for the bi-district tourney. (File photo)

The Lynden Christian girls basketball team will continue its quest to win a third straight state title thanks to a 70-41 victory over Meridian in the Class 1A District 1 consolation final Tuesday night at Lynden High School. The Lyncs will join district champion Nooksack Valley in the District 1/2 crossover series Saturday at King’s … Read more

It’s Halftime: What Does Your Team Need To Do To Reach State?

Whatcom Hoops February-12-2023
The Nooksack cheer staff in their vintage uniforms are ready to perform at state.

So, after one week of prep basketball playoffs, how many Whatcom Hoops teams have qualified for state? Zero. But that will quickly change as we move into the second and final week of our district, bi-district, and tri-district tournaments starting Monday. Check out all of last week’s playoff action at WhatcomHoops.com. Here’s a look at … Read more