The Lynden boys basketball team has been there and done that, so a slow start didn’t faze the Lions as they took care of business in the Class 2A state quarterfinals by beating Sammamish, 58-41, on Thursday, Feb. 29, in the Yakima SunDome. With the victory, top-seeded Lynden (22-4) advances to the semifinals against Bremerton … Read more
The defense might rest in the court room, but the defense never rests on the court when the Lynden girls baskertball team is involved. The Lions shut down Columbia River, 50-34, in the Class 2A state quarterfinals on Thursday afternoon, Feb. 29, in the Yakima SunDome. The victory moved the second-seeded Lions (25-1) into the … Read more
The Lynden High School basketball programs are among the most celebrated in the state, yet despite a trophy case full of state hardware, the Lynden boys and girls have never accomplished one thing: They’ve never won state titles in the same year. This week, when the two squads head to Yakima’s SunDome for the Class … Read more
None of the players on the Lynden girls basketball team have advanced past the opening round of the Class 2A state tournament, and the Lions learned what it takes when they faced White River. Fortunately, the Lions are quick learners as they swatted away the Hornets in the state regionals, 53-29, on Friday night, Feb. … Read more
When the guy who breaks the Lynden boys basketball all-time scoring record is more concerned about the team’s next game, you know why the top-ranked Lions are a threat to win their third straight Class 2A state championship. Lynden took the first step at state by corralling the eighth-seeded Prosser Mustangs, 74-59, in a regional … Read more
Whatcom’s Elite Eight begin their quests for their respective state championships this weekend as the Class 1B, 1A, and 2A boys and girls basketball regionals tip off. And once again, many of our teams find themselves among the favorites. The defending state champion Nooksack Valley girls (Class 1A) and Lynden boys (2A) and the Lummi … Read more
The good news is that all the eight state-bound Whatcom teams will be playing close by. The bad news: You won’t be able to watch them all. The state regional games for all our teams will be played Friday and Saturday, Feb. 23 and 24, at Lynden and Mount Vernon high schools. Unfortunately, two games … Read more
The rest of the state better take notice because that roar you heard from the Mount Vernon High School gym on Wednesday night, Feb. 14, means the Lynden Lions are back. The Lynden girls and boys basketball teams dominated two highly ranked opponents in winning their respective District 1 championships. More importantly, both Lions guaranteed … Read more
The Lynden girls basketball team has been making it a habit to shut down opposing offenses but even coach Rob Adams was impressed with the Lions’ defensive dominance in beating Sehome, 60-20, in the Class 2A District 1 semifinals Saturday, Feb. 10. “Their intensity and effort was as good as we’ve had,” said Adams of … Read more
It takes more than one great half to dethrone the king as the Lynden boys basketball team proved by rallying in the second half to defeat Lakewood, 62-53, in the Class 2A District 1 semifinals on Friday, Feb. 9. The victory moves the two-time defending 2A state champion Lions into the district championship game against … Read more
