TOP 20 OF STATE 2020: Counting down the best games involving Whatcom County teams from March’s state tournaments. #15 Cashmere 62, Meridian boys 56 The Trojans’ historic season came to an end with the loss to the second-seeded Bulldogs in Friday’s consolation round at the Class 1A state tournament. It was a disappointing ending for the … Read more
TOP 20 OF STATE 2020: Counting down the best games involving Whatcom County teams from March’s state tournaments. #17 Meridian boys 61, Bellevue Christian 49 The Trojans dominated in the second half to eliminate the Vikings in Wednesday’s opening round of the Class 1A state tournament and advance into the quarterfinals. For Meridian and its … Read more
TOP 20 OF STATE 2020: Counting down the best games involving Whatcom County teams from March’s state tournaments. #20 Annie Wright 76, Meridian girls 46 The Trojans lost to the Gators and all-stater Julianna Walker in Wednesday’s opening round of the Class 1A state tournament, but the season-ending loss didn’t take away from Meridian’s impressive … Read more
Whatcom County basketball teams not only dominated the boys and girls state tournaments, but their players and coaches dominated the state’s end-of-the-season awards, too. The Associated Press was the latest to name its top players. Keylie Hershey of Lynden was the Class 2A girls player of the year; Riley Dykstra of Lynden Christian and Jaden DeBoer … Read more
Due to concerns over the outbreak of the Coronavirus, the Northwest Conference has suspended all indoor sporting events, so the Whatcom County Senior Classic scheduled to take place this Friday, March 13, has been postponed until after spring break, according to co-organizer Brady Bomber. The girls and boys basketball doubleheader each year matches all-star seniors … Read more
Lynden, Lynden Christian and Squalicum each had two players named to the all-Northwest Conference boys basketball all-star teams as announced by the coaches. Senior forward Brock Heppner and junior post Liam Hanenburg, who helped the Lions take third in the Class 2A state tournament last weekend, were named to the first team. Senior guard Andrew … Read more
Even for someone who has seen well over 40 years worth of basketball state tournaments, State 2020 stands out as one of the best. Whatcom County has had other years with two state champions as we had this year — take a bow, Lynden and Lynden Christian girls — and other years with five teams … Read more
The numbers on the scoreboard said the Meridian boys basketball team lost to Cashmere, 62-56, in a consolation game at the Class 1A state tournament Friday morning, March 6, in the Yakima SunDome. But the only number Meridian coach Shane Stacy wanted to talk about was 7. That’s the number of seniors who played their … Read more
It was a lot closer than the last one — a LOT closer — but the result was the same. The Lynden Christian boys basketball team broke away in the second half to defeat Whatcom County rival Meridian, 62-53, in the quarterfinals of the Class 1A state tournament on Thursday afternoon, March 5, in the … Read more
The Meridian girls basketball team wanted to play shut-down defense and hit its shots. Unfortunately, Annie Wright wouldn’t let them do either. The Trojans couldn’t continue their magical playoff run after running into Julianna Walker and falling to the Gators, 72-46, in the first round of the Class 1A state tournament on Wednesday, March 4, … Read more
