The end-of-the-year accolades have begun to pour in for Whatcom’s players and coaches and our state champions lead the Class 2A and 1A awards. Payton Mills of the 2A state champion Lynden Lions was named to the Washington girls roster for the annual Northwest Shootout featuring the top seniors from our state against the top … Read more
As expected, Whatcom boys and girls dominated the all-Northwest Conference all-star teams announced by the league’s head coaches. It’s also no surprise that after going unbeaten and largely untested in league play, the Lummi Nation boys and girls dominated their Northwest 1B League all-star squads. Be sure to check out the Whatcom Hoops preview of … Read more
The 38th annual John Clark Whatcom County Senior Classic featuring senior boys and girls basketball players from Whatcom County will be held on Friday, March 13, in Lynden High School’s Jake Maberry Gymnasium. The girls event begin at 6 p.m. with a 3-point contest followed by the girls game. Then around 7:15 p.m., the boys … Read more
After a couple of days of rest, it’s time to reflect on what our Whatcom boys and girls accomplished this past week at their state tournaments in Yakima and Spokane starting with winning three state championships. How remarkable is that? Well, it’s more than any other county won and more than the six most populated … Read more
After playing three of the four best teams in the state on consecutive days, the Lynden Christian girls basketball team finally ran out of gas and lost its season finale to Royal, 44-42, in the Class 1A state tournament Saturday at the Yakima Valley SunDome. The loss, which left the Lyncs with a 23-5 record, … Read more
Fifty years and a day after a Lynden Christian boys basketball team won the school’s first state championship, the Lyncs won the Class 1A state title again with a dominating 61-42 victory over previously undefeated Zillah on Satuday, March 7, at the Yakima Valley SunDome. The school’s ninth state crown was not won in dramatic … Read more
Oh, a difference 24 hours makes. The Lynden Christian girls basketball team found that out when just a day after reaching the season’s high point — at least so far — the Lyncs came crashing down in a 53-44 loss to Zillah in the Class 1A state semifinals Friday night in the Yakima Valley SunDome. … Read more
Junior Dawson Hintz used a history lesson to inspire him and his Lynden Christian boys basketball team, and now the Lyncs are just one win away from making history. LC rallied in the second half to dethrone King’s in the Class 1A state semifinals, 63-54, on Friday night in the Yakima Valley SunDome and will … Read more
It took two extra periods, numerous big shots and just as many agonizing misses, but finally the Lynden Christian girls basketball team prevailed over Annie Wright, 66-59, in Thursday’s quarterfinals of the Class 1A state tournament in the Yakima Valley SunDome. But before trying to describe the heart-thumping two-overtime thriller, there’s the big picture. With … Read more
It takes some teams a day to get used to the state tournament setting and the unique environment of the Yakima Valley SunDome. Not the Lynden Christian boys basketball team. The Lyncs took a quarter to warm up and then burned Seattle Christian, 84-56, in the Class 1A state quarterfinals on Thursday, March 5. The … Read more
