Whatcom Hoops February-8-2025
Kaveer Dhillon's 3-pointer has the Ferndale bench excited.

Ferndale Girls, Boys Conquer Mount Baker

The Ferndale girls and boys basketball teams ended their regular seasons the way they hope to start their postseasons — with dominating wins at home on Friday night, Feb. 7. In the opening game of the doubleheader, the Ferndale girls first stole the spotlight on senior night and then stole almost everything else in shutting … Read more

Whatcom Hoops February-3-2025
Lummi sophomore Jemma James takes the 3-pointer that gave her 1,000 points for her career.

Whatcom Hoops: Girls Week 9 Recap (Jan. 27-Feb. 1)

The Lummi Nation and Lynden girls won huge rivalry games as the Northwest 1B League wrapped up its regular season and the Northwest Conference heads into its final week. The Lady Blackhawks downed Tulalip Heritage on Friday to finish off an undefeated league season and earn the top seed heading into next week’s Class 1B … Read more

Whatcom Hoops February-2-2025
Talon Jenkins had 20-point games in Meridian's two wins.

Whatcom Hoops: Boys Week 9 Recap (Jan. 27-Feb. 1)

Rivalry Week turned out to be an exciting week with close games played at packed gymnasiums (see below) and with only one more week left in the regular season, Week 9 went a long way to determine our Northwest Conference and Northwest 1B League champions. In the NWC, Lynden’s victories over Mount Baker and then … Read more

Whatcom Hoops January-26-2025
Addison Kettman (34) and Tiana Thompson (22) led Squalicum to a pair of victories.

Whatcom Hoops: Girls Week 8 Recap (Jan. 20-25)

The Northwest Conference and Northwest 1B League leaders won all their games as both leagues head into their final weeks. Lynden and Lynden Christian each won two games last week to set up Saturday afternoon’s showdown at LC for the NWC championship. Lummi Nation continued its run through the NW1B League with a pair of … Read more

Whatcom Hoops January-26-2025
Jerome Toby averaged 20 points in Lummi Nation's two games.

Whatcom Hoops: Boys Week 8 Recap (Jan. 20-25)

Northwest Conference co-leaders Lynden and Lynden Christian went undefeated last week, but our other nine Whatcom schools all suffered at least one loss as they head down the stretch. The Lions won all three of their games, including a non-league matchup against King’s at the ShoWare Center, and the Lyncs won both their games, including … Read more

Whatcom Hoops January-20-2025
LC senior Gannon Dykstra dropped in 40 points on Tuesday.

Whatcom Hoops: Boys Week 7 Recap (Jan. 13-18)

There are a lot of high school basketball rankings out there, but the one that matters most is the WIAA’s Rating Percentage Index (RPI). It is probably the most important factor in determining seedings in the playoffs, including state tournaments. It is a complicated formula taking into account teams’ records, their opponents’ records, and their … Read more

Whatcom Hoops January-20-2025
Jilly Fox helped lead Ferndale to two wins last week.

Whatcom Hoops: Girls Week 7 Recap (Jan. 13-18)

There are a lot of high school basketball rankings out there, but the one that matters most is the WIAA’s Rating Percentage Index (RPI). It is probably the most important factor in determining seedings in the playoffs, including state tournaments. It is a complicated formula taking into account teams’ records, their opponents’ records, and their … Read more

Whatcom Hoops January-13-2025
Caden Heutink (10) led Nooksack Valley to two wins last week.

Whatcom Hoops: Boys Week 6 Recap (Jan. 6-11)

As we head into the second half of the season, the leaders of the Northwest Conference and Northwest 1B League remain undefeated in league play after last week’s action. Both Lynden, which is Whatcom’s only unbeaten team, and Lynden Christian were tested but came up with two victories each and sit atop the NWC standings. … Read more

Whatcom Hoops January-12-2025
Allison Shumate's big week helped LC win three games.

Whatcom Hoops: Girls Week 6 Recap (Jan. 6-11)

The leaders in the Northwest Conference and Northwest 1B League have begun to separate themselves setting up some key matchups starting this coming week. Lynden Christian was Week 6’s big winner with three victories, including a win over Meridian in an important Class 1A contest. The Lyncs remain unbeaten in league play and kept pace … Read more

Whatcom Hoops January-9-2025
Coach Vic Wolffis and the Borderites are still having fun.

Blaine Girls Show Winning Attitude Even In Loss To Baker

The Blaine girls basketball team might not have won Wednesday night, Jan. 8, but don’t you dare call the Borderites losers. Although they came out on the short end of a 53-37 contest with visiting Mount Baker, the Borderites once again showed that the scoreboard doesn’t always determine success. “I didn’t expect a lot of … Read more