2021 All-Whatcom Hoops: Girls First Team

Jamie Johnson (center) and Emily Mellema head our first team.

Because the Northwest Conference will not have all-league teams for this COVID-crazy season, Whatcom Hoops has decided to unveil its own all-star teams … with a little twist. First of all, these will be all-WHATCOM COUNTY teams, which means the Lummi Nation players will be included but no Skagit or Snohomish County players will be … Read more

2021 All-Whatcom Hoops: Boys Second Team

Clay Kochuten (left) and Scott Baldwin head up our second team.

Because this COVID-crazy season has taken so much from us — fans, games, state tournaments —  Whatcom Hoops has decided to add something for teams and fans alike: our all-Whatcom Hoops all-star teams … with our own little twist. First of all, these will be all-WHATCOM COUNTY teams, which means the Lummi Nation players will … Read more

2021 All-Whatcom Hoops: Boys Honorable Mentions

Leland Zender (11) and Jake Ortega head up our honorable mentions.

Because this COVID-crazy season has taken so much from us — fans, games, state tournaments —  Whatcom Hoops has decided to add something for teams and fans alike: our all-Whatcom Hoops all-star teams … with our own little twist. First of all, these will be all-WHATCOM COUNTY teams, which means the Lummi Nation players will be … Read more

2021 All-Whatcom Hoops: Girls Honorable Mentions

Maddie Canales (left) and Ripley Reardon head up our honorable mentions.

Because the Northwest Conference will not have all-league teams for this COVID-crazy season, Whatcom Hoops has decided to unveil its own all-star teams … with a little twist. First of all, these will be all-WHATCOM COUNTY teams, which means the Lummi Nation players will be included but no Skagit or Snohomish County players will be … Read more

Whatcom Hoops: Girls Week 6 Recap (June 14-19)

On LC's Seniors Night, the Lyncs seniors presented flowers to Lynden seniors for their final game of the season.

The  2021 girls basketball season ended Saturday night, June 19, just as it ended last season: with a Whatcom County team cutting down the nets. This time it was the Nooksack Valley girls, who for fun celebrated their own “state tournament” run of four victories last week by cutting down the nets to complete a … Read more

Whatcom Hoops: Boys Week 6 Recap (June 14-19)

Everyone waited to see if Jordan Medcalf's halfcourt shot would tie the Lynden-LC game at the buzzer.

And then it was over. Six weeks after they started in the middle of spring baseball and a week after everybody had finished their school years, the 10 Whatcom County boys basketball teams wrapped up their Northwest Conference seasons on Friday. While the NWC decided before the season started that there would be no official … Read more

Whatcom Hoops: Girls Week 5 Recap (June 7-12)

Bellingham's Adi McKay (12) set the career school record for 3-pointers. (File photo)

And then there was only one week. It wasn’t that long ago when we were wondering if there would be a basketball season, and now we have only six more days left. Except for Lummi Nation, which  is already done with its season (the Blackhawks started a week earlier than the rest of the county), … Read more

Whatcom Hoops: Boys Week 5 Recap (June 7-12)

Senior Jaie Leighton (24) and Lummi Nation end their season on a high note.

The last time the Whatcom County high schools got together for a post-season boys basketball tournament to determine the county champion was 1940 … and, unfortunately, in this crazy and chaotic COVID time, we won’t be having one this year either. BUT … if we did, depending on the format, we might have ended up … Read more

All In The Family: Coach Leads Lummi Nation To Win In Finale

Coach Jerome Toby and his Blackhawks enjoy their final game.

It’s all about family. That’s been the theme for the Lummi Nation boys basketball team for 18 years, and it was the theme Saturday night, June 12, as the Blackhawks wrapped up their 2021 season. Lummi Nation did it in impressive fashion, dominating the second half in a 59-39 victory over Meridian on the Blackhawks’ … Read more

Late Run Allows Meridian Girls To Finally Shake Bellingham

Avery Neal (21) helps the Trojans run past the Red Raiders.

For three quarters, the favored Meridian girls basketball team couldn’t shake Bellingham. But the fourth quarter belonged to the visiting Trojans, who pulled away for a 48-29 Northwest Conference victory Friday night, June 11. A 13-0 run turned a tenuous four-point Meridian lead into a 17-point margin with two minutes left and sewed up a … Read more