Even with a bunch of seniors, even having played their opponent before, even having played in the Yakima SunDome a couple of months ago … even with all that, the Meridian boys basketball team was still a little nervous. After all, now it’s STATE! But once they got over those nerves, the Trojans ran all … Read more
The three Whatcom County girls basketball teams are facing very different challenges as they enter the Class 1A state tournament in the Yakima SunDome. Meridian and Nooksack Valley face the pressure of starting the tournament with loser-out contests on Wednesday, March 4. The Trojans, who at No.15 are the lowest seed still in the tournament, … Read more
How big was Lynden Christian’s upset of Zillah in Saturday’s boys basketball regionals? Big enough that it now makes the Lyncs one of the favorites at the Class 1A state tournament. Of course, it also put them on a possible collision course with a Whatcom County rival that is waiting for another crack at LC: … Read more
What a year for Whatcom County basketball! Nine high school teams are in their respective state tournaments with four schools sending both their boys and girls teams. So congratulations to the Lummi Nation boys and girls, the Lynden boys and girls, the Lynden Christian boys and girls, the Meridian boys and girls, and the Nooksack … Read more
And the Road Warriors keep on truckin’. Forced to play their ninth straight playoff game away from Whatcom County, the Meridian girls basketball team was again up to the challenge as the 15th-seeded Trojans held off 10th-seed Okanogan, 37-35, in the regional round of the Class 1A state tournament on Saturday, Feb. 29, at Wenatchee. … Read more
The seniors on the Meridian boys basketball team have waited almost their whole lives to make it to Yakima for the Class 1A state tournament. And now the wait is over. “It’s the best feeling in the world,” said Jackson Short after helping the Trojans defeat Vashon Island, 50-44, in the regional round of state … Read more
Talk about getting to the Class 1A state tournament the hard way. The Meridian girls basketball team started the post-season with a losing record, played eight playoff games in 12 days, and had to win four loser-out games. Because they did all of the above, the 15th-seeded Trojans (15-13) are in the regional round of … Read more
Most coaches don’t want their teams to live in the past, but for Shane Stacy and the Meridian boys basketball team, the past is what drives them. “I know them enough to know that they might still be mad about that,” said Stacy of the team’s missing a state berth by one game last season. … Read more
Leave it to the grizzled 17-year-old veteran of the Lynden boys basketball team to sum it up. “It’s so hard to make it to state,” said Brock Heppner, a member of two Lions state championship squads. “There are so many good teams.” Nine of those good teams headed to their respective state tournaments are from … Read more
The Lynden Christian and Meridian boys basketball teams earned their way into the Class 1A state tournament with hard-fought victories Thursday night, Feb. 20. The Lyncs had enough firepower to shoot down Cedar Park Christian (Bothell), 80-66, and Meridian steadily pulled away to defeat Bear Creek, 67-55, in consolation play at the Bi-District 1/2 tournament. … Read more
