Whatcom Hoops March-15-2025
It's smiles all around for Grace Hintz, Kate Shintaffer, Melanie Anderson, and Kiki York.

Senior Classic: County Teams Win As Smiles Abound

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

Whatcom Hoops March-11-2025
Lynden seniors Kiki York (center) and Melanie Anderson (right) will get to play one more game together.

Senior Classic To Feature Boys, Girls All-Stars This Friday

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

Whatcom Hoops March-10-2025
Lynden senior Brant Heppner was named the NWC MVP.

Whatcom Boys, Girls Dominate NWC, NW1B All-League Teams

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

Whatcom Hoops February-16-2025
The LC bench reacts to another great play.

1A Girls: LC Takes District Title, Meridian Moves On

The Lynden Christian and Meridian girls basketball teams used the same formula — defense and depth — to notch impressive victories in the Class 1A district tournament Saturday afternoon, Feb. 15. For the Lyncs, a lot of D & D produced a 59-30 victory over Nooksack Valley, giving Lynden Christian the District 1 championship and … Read more

Whatcom Hoops February-16-2025
The LC bench celebrates Gannon Dykstra's four-point play.

1A Boys: LC Claims District Crown; Nooksack Survives

The Lynden Christian boys basketball team used a big first-quarter to win the Class 1A District 1 title, and Nooksack Valley used a big fourth quarter — make that a big final two minutes — to stay alive in the district tournament. For the Lyncs, it was another district crown, this time at the expense … Read more

Whatcom Hoops February-13-2025
It was a rough night for the Golden Eagles as their season came to an end.

Ferndale Girls Bow Out, But Other Favorites Move On

In a wild night with eight district playoff games — five of them matching up Whatcom County rivals — the favorites won seven of the eight at home on Wednesday, Feb. 12. The eighth-seeded Ferndale girls, however, lost to ninth seed Mountlake Terrace in a Class 3A play-in game, 55-46, which, unfortunately, means the Golden … Read more

Whatcom Hoops February-11-2025
The Bellingham girls are excited about moving on. (File photo)

Mount Baker Sweeps Blaine; Bellingham Girls Advance

The Mount Baker boys and girls basketball teams took opposite approaches but both managed to find winning formulas in beating their Blaine counterparts in Class 1A District 1 play-in games Monday night, Feb. 10. In the second game of the doubleheader at the Deming Dome, the Baker boys needed a second-half rally to beat the … Read more

Whatcom Hoops February-10-2025
Abbey White and the Ferndale girls will join the 21 other Whatcom teams in the playoffs.

District Previews: Whatcom Teams Jump Into Playoffs

Ready or not, it is once again 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 bringing home the gold ball that is the state championship trophy. Action starts this week with District 1 tournaments for our … Read more