Sehome started off the season 3-0, and Ferndale gave its new coach two victories to highlight the week 1 action for the Whatcom County girls teams. GAME OF THE WEEK: Bellingham bounced back from its opening-season loss with an exciting 45-38 overtime victory at Marysville-Getchell on Thursday. Freshman Ellie Wolverton hit a 3 to tie … Read more
The Lynden boys and girls basketball teams wanted to be tested by difficult early-season opponents and they got their wish in a doubleheader Saturday, Dec. 7, with the girls edging White River in overtime, 63-48, and the boys dropping their season-opener to Gig Harbor, 51-48. “You want to get a game just like this,” said … Read more
Whatcom County boys and girls are ready to tip off the 2019-20 basketball season, and Whatcom Hoops has previews for all our teams. Today’s school: Lynden BOYS Coach: Brian Roper Last season: 26-1 overall, 12-1 in NWC (second), 2A state champion Top returnees: Brock Heppner (Sr.), Liam Hanenburg (Jr.) Top newcomers: Jordan Medcalf (So.), Clay … Read more
Meridian’s Jolee Sipma, Lynden Christian’s Andrew DeVries and Riley Dykstra, and Lynden’s Liv Tjoelker have signed letters of intent to play college ball after their senior seasons. Here’s where the local standouts will be after this season. Jolee Sipma, Meridian Central Washington University (NCAA Div. II) The Northwest Conference’s premier center is headed for Ellensburg … Read more
The Best of the Best #2 (tie): 2010 Whatcom County high schools have produced some amazing basketball seasons, but of those 100-plus years of state championship seasons and all the other great successes at state tournaments, which years were the best for the county as a whole? Well, we at www.whatcomhoops.com came up with our … Read more
The Best of the Best #2 (tie): 2007 Whatcom County high schools have produced some amazing basketball seasons, but of those 100-plus years of state championship seasons and all the other great successes at state tournaments, which years were the best for the county as a whole? Well, we at www.whatcomhoops.com came up with our … Read more
The Best of the Best #4: 1996 Whatcom County high schools have produced some amazing basketball seasons, but of those 100-plus years of state championship seasons and all the other great successes at state tournaments, which years were the best for the county as a whole? Skip Intro Well, we at www.whatcomhoops.com came up with … Read more
The Best of the Best #5: 2015 NOTE: Thanks to a faithful viewer, we missed one team’s placing at state and had to reshuffle the rankings for our final five years starting with 2015. Skip Intro Whatcom County high schools have produced some amazing basketball seasons, but of those 100-plus years of state championship seasons … Read more
The Best of the Best #6 (tie): 2012 Skip Intro Whatcom County high schools have produced some amazing basketball seasons, but of those 100-plus years of state championship seasons and all the other great successes at state tournaments, which years were the best for the county as a whole? Well, we at www.whatcomhoops.com came up … Read more
The Best of the Best #6 (tie): 1999 Skip Intro Whatcom County high schools have produced some amazing basketball seasons, but of those 100-plus years of state championship seasons and all the other great successes at state tournaments, which years were the best for the county as a whole? Well, we at www.whatcomhoops.com came up … Read more
