In the highly competitive, high-stakes pressure of high school basketball, we sometimes forget it should be fun. Some of the best players in the state reminded us of that at the John Clark Whatcom County Seniors Classic at Lynden’s Jake Maberry Gymnasium on Friday night, March 13. “It was a lot of fun,” said Nooksack … Read more
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
It wasn’t easy, but, oh, was the three-peat sweet. The Lynden girls basketball team cemented its championship legacy by taking down Prosser, 59-49, to win the Class 2A state crown Saturday night in the Yakima Valley SunDome. It was the Lions’ third straight state title, making them the first 2A girls team to accomplish the … Read more
The Lynden girls basketball team is defending its state title — two of them, in fact — so the Lions know a little about defense. And in the Class 2A state semifinals on Friday, March 6, they gave a defensive clinic by shutting down Clarkston, 50-30, in the Yakima Valley SunDome. The victory — for … Read more
When your game plan works to perfection and you hold two all-state players about 20 points below their average and you still find yourself behind by 31 points … you know you’re outclassed. Welcome to Deer Park’s world. The No.2 Stags gave No.1 Lynden a battle for one quarter before the two-time defending state champion … Read more
A challenging season for the Lynden boys basketball team came to an end when the Lions met a challenge they couldn’t overcome. Lynden’s offense went as cold as snowy Snoqualmie Pass in the second half of the Lions’ 46-36 loss to Renton in the loser-out opening round of the Class 2A state tournament Wednesday night, … Read more
Seven of our Whatcom high school basketball teams are headed to their six respective state tournaments this week with hoop dreams of winning the “gold ball” that is the state championship trophy. Since 2020, Whatcom County has claimed 13 state titles and once again earned multiple titles last year with the Lummi Nation boys proving … Read more
