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
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
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
The Lynden boys basketball team showed how badly it wanted to defend its Class 2A state crown by unleashing its defense on Archbishop Murphy and securing a 65-25 victory in a District 1 consolation game Thursday night, Feb. 16, at Mount Vernon High School. The win propels the Lions into the consolation final Saturday night … Read more
The points were hard to come by but the excitement wasn’t as the Sehome boys basketball team held off Lynden, 46-44, in a thrilling Class 2A District 1 semifinal Tuesday night at Mount Vernon High School that earned the Mariners a trip to state. “These guys are our biggest rivals,” Sehome junior Braddock Duckworth said … Read more
And the first Whatcom team to qualify for state is … the Lynden girls. The Lions qualified for their ninth straight Class 2A state tournament by using a second-half blitz to defeat Archbishop Murphy, 52-42, in a District 1 semifinal Monday night, Feb. 13, at Mount Vernon High School. “I’m always ready for Yakima,” said … Read more
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
The Whatcom County boys basketball teams settled who is the best among the Class 1A teams, and now it is the 2A teams’ turn. Lynden Christian won the Class 1A District 1 championship with an impressive performance over Blaine, 65-40, Saturday night at Lynden High School. With the victory, the Lyncs earned a spot in … Read more
The Sehome and Lynden girls basketball teams used the same formula to move into the Class 2A District 1 semifinals: impenetrable defense and a balanced offense. The third-seeded Mariners needed a strong second half to pull away from sixth-seeded Squalicum, 50-38, in one quarterfinal on Friday, Feb. 10, while the top-seeded Lions pulled away from … Read more
The Northwest Conference and Northwest 1B League ended their regular seasons last week with familiar names at the top. Nooksack Valley won its second straight NWC title finishing just ahead of Lynden Christian. And Lummi Nation also successfully defending its crown by running roughshod over the rest of the Northwest 1B League. But now come … Read more
