The Meridian boys basketball team saw its exciting post-season run come to an end with a 72-60 loss to Seton Catholic in the Class 1A state tournament on Wednesday, Feb. 28, at the Yakima SunDome. “If you’d told me in July that we’d beat our rival and get a chance to play in the SunDome…it’s … Read more
The Lynden Christian and King’s boys basketball teams have played each other in the past three Class 1A state championship games, but there won’t be a fourth finals meeting when the tournament starts up Wednesday, Feb. 28, in the Yakima SunDome. That’s because the two teams — barring a major upset on Wednesday — will … Read more
The next stop on the Meridian boys basketball team’s comeback tour: the Yakima SunDome for the Class 1A state tournament. The 10th-seeded Trojans continued their storybook journey with a 63-57 victory over Life Christian Academy in the state regional on Friday night, Feb. 23, at Mount Vernon High School. By winning the loser-out contest, Meridian … 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
One game was decided at the final buzzer, the other was essentially over after the first quarter. And when the excitement was done at the Class 1A District 1 consolation finals on Friday night, Feb. 16, it was the Meridian boys and Lynden Christian girls who earned state berths with wins. Meridian rallied from 14 … Read more
The defending state champion Nooksack Valley girls and Lynden Christian boys had their hands full but came away with victories on Saturday, Feb. 10, to claim Class 1A District 1 championships and earn berths in the state regionals. The Pioneers had to come from behind in the fourth quarter to get by nemesis Lynden Christian, … Read more
The heavy favorites rolled in three of the four Class 1A District 1 semifinals, but the fourth semi provided not only the most excitement but a little bit of an upset. The No.1 ranked and defending state champion Nooksack Valley girls outmuscled Meridian, 83-32; the seventh-ranked Lynden Christian girls overpowered Blaine, 74-21; and the second-ranked … Read more
They are called play-in games and for the Mount Baker boys and Meridian girls, victories in the opening round of their Class 1A district tournaments on Monday, Feb. 5, means the Mounties and Trojans will be playing in the semifinals. Unfortunately, they also are loser-out games, which means that the Blaine boys and Mount Baker … Read more
Ready or not, it’s playoff time for all 22 of our Whatcom boys and girls teams as they begin district tournaments with the goal of reaching their respective state tournaments and getting a shot at the gold ball that is the state championship trophy. Action starts this week with District 1 tournaments for our three … Read more
