Ferndale, Lynden and Sehome go 2-0 as Northwest Conference play opens. GAMES OF THE WEEK: Playing its first game of the season against the No.2-ranked 2A team in the state, Lynden Christian came from 16 points down to force overtime before falling, 83-74, to Burlington-Edison on Monday. Andrew DeVries and Jaden DeBoer led the Lyncs … Read more
Surprising Ferndale and not-so-surprising Lynden and LC are undefeated as the NWC heads into league play this week. GAME OF THE WEEK: Highly rated (at least in 2A ranks) Lynden was expected to give defending 4A state champion Eastlake a battle on Saturday, but the Lions did more than that, shocking the Wolves on their … Read more
Blaine and Nooksack Valley opened their seasons with two victories each in a week that saw three of the Whatcom County teams idle. GAME OF THE WEEK: Bellingham made its first appearance in the new Sehome gym a successful one as the Red Raiders opened their season by beating their cross-town rivals on Tuesday, 53-49. … Read more
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): 2010Whatcom 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 top … 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
