Eight Whatcom County high school basketball teams are heading to their respective state tournaments this week with the dream of capturing their “Gold Ball” state championship trophy. Not all of them can win, of course, because several are in the same classification. But Whatcom County certainly has had it share of state champions. Whatcom hoops … Read more
Whatcom County’s two Class 2A boys state entries split their state regional games with Lynden rallying in the fourth quarter to beat Port Angeles, 58-48, and Sehome losing to top-seed North Kitsap, 73-42, on Friday night, Feb. 25. Both the Lions and Mariners, by virtue of their top-eight seeding, will advance to the state tournament … Read more
At the beginning of the season, Lynden coach Vic Wolffis walked his girls basketball team over to where the 2020 Class 2A state championship banner hung in Jake Maberry Gymnasium and reminded the squad that only one of them had a part in that state title. “You inherited it,” he told the girls. “Now what … Read more
When the Sehome and Lynden boys basketball teams begin the Class 2A state playoffs, they will be looking at familiar foes. The Mariners will open the state regional round against North Kitsap on Friday, Feb. 25, at 6 p.m. at Foss High School in Tacoma. It will be a rematch of a non-league game also … Read more
So much has changed since the Lynden girls basketball team was last seen at the Class 2A state tournament. Two years ago, the senior-led Lions were the top seed with only one loss and were one of the heavy favorites. They went on to crush everyone on their way to winning their second state championship … Read more
After explaining what was going on with our Whatcom County basketball teams, a friend at church summed it up: “That’s complicated.” That it is. The good news is that despite the confusing phraseology and the complicated formats, three girls teams and six boys teams are headed for state. To save money, the WIAA — the … Read more
The Lynden girls started slow, but finished strong and earned a trip to state with a hard-earned 43-28 victory in the Class 2A District consolation finals on Saturday, Feb. 19. The Lummi Nation girls started strong, but couldn’t finish, losing to Muckleshoot Tribal School, 47-41, in the Class 1B District 1/2/3 consolation round on Saturday … Read more
It never gets old. The Lynden boys basketball team won the Class 2A District 1 championship for the third time in a row on Friday, Feb. 18, with a convincing 76-49 victory over Sehome. “This doesn’t get old,” confirmed Jordan Medcalf, who along with fellow seniors Dawson Adams and Kaleo Jandoc cut down the nets … Read more
The Lummi Nation and Lynden girls moved one step closer to reaching their respective state tournaments with big victories on Thursday, Feb. 17. Unfortunately, Sehome couldn’t make it a clean sweep for our Whatcom County girls teams because the Mariners played Lynden and someone had to lose. On Thursday, it was Sehome that saw its … Read more
The top-ranked Nooksack Valley girls basketball team bounced back from a disappointing loss to defeat Meridian, 59-36, in their Class 1A District 1 consolation final on Tuesday, Feb. 15, and leave the Trojans disappointed with the sudden end to their season. With the win, the Pioneers claimed second in the tournament and moved on with … Read more
