The end-of-the-year awards and accolades continue to pour in for Whatcom’s best boys and girls basketball players and coaches. The Washington State Girls Basketball Coaches Association announced the rosters for its annual Senior All-State Games, which will be played this Saturday, March 22, at King’s High School in Seattle. Named to the Class 1A team … Read more
The end-of-the-year awards and accolades have begun to pour in for Whatcom’s best boys and girls basketball players and coaches. The Washington Interscholastic Basketball Coaches Association announced its boys basketball awards and Brant Heppner of Lynden was named the Class 2A player of year and Jerome Toby Sr. of state champion Lummi Nation was named … Read more
The one thing that was more prevalent than 3-pointers and slam dunks at the John Clark Whatcom County Seniors Classic was smiles. Grins and laughter filled the court and benches as the county’s top high school seniors wore their team jerseys for the final time before family, friends, and fans at Lynden’s Jake Maberry Gymnasium … Read more
After watching eight teams play 20 games over four days in two venues — all on about 12 hours of sleep — let me reflect on the 2025 state basketball tournaments. Although there was a ton of emotions, the word I heard used most was “proud.” Every coach, regardless if they won a state title … Read more
The annual John Clark Whatcom County Senior Classic featuring the senior boys and girls basketball players from Whatcom County — and some from Skagit County — will be held on Friday, March 14, in Lynden High School’s Jake Maberry Gymnasium. The girls events begin at 6 p.m. with a 3-point contest followed by the girls … Read more
As usual, 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 Whatcom Hoops later this week … Read more
When they were shooting baskets during fifth-grade recess, Talon Jenkins and Jaeger Fyfe would talk about playing on Saturday at the Class 1A state tournament in the Yakima SunDome. Seven years later, their dream became a reality — and they have a trophy to prove it. Jenkins, Fyfe, and their Meridian boys basketball teammates defeated … Read more
There are big victories and historic victories and sometimes, when you combine the two, there are victories so sweet you can’t stop smiling. Just ask the Meridian boys basketball team. The Trojans bounced back from a bad loss to beat Seton Catholic, 68-48, in consolation play at the Class 1A state tournament on Friday afternoon, … Read more
When the dust had settled in their Class 1A state quarterfinal clash, the Meridian boys basketball team was unable to prevent No.1-ranked Annie Wright from moving on, losing to the Gators, 53-22, on Thursday night, March 6, in the Yakima SunDeome. “We worked our tails off and the guys did a great job,” said Meridian … Read more
The Meridian boys basketball team rebounded from a difficult loss by, well, by rebounding as the Trojans defeated Overlake, 65-52, in a loser-out consolation game at the Class 1A state tournament Wednesday evening in the Yakima SunDome. Meridian’s victory improved its record to 18-8 and, more importantly, moved the seventh-seeded Trojans into the quarterfinals, where … Read more
