Happy New Year to all! Because the bad weather forced the cancelation of most of Week 4’s games, Whatcom Hoops has combined the last two weeks’ results into one recap to wrap up 2022. For a look back at Weeks 4 and 5 for our Whatcom boys teams, check out the Whatcom Hoops boys recap. With … Read more
It may have been a defeat in the scorebook, but the Lynden Christian girls basketball team was looking at Friday night’s 60-54 loss to Eastlake as a victory in the long run. The tall and talented Wolves handed the host Lyncs their first loss of the season in the championship game of the eight-team Lynden … Read more
When your name is in the title of the holiday tournament, you’d better come ready to play. The Meridian and Squalicum girls did just that in the first round of the Trojan Storm Winter Classic on Thursday, Dec. 29. The Trojans notched their first win of the season in impressive fashion by clobbering Friday Harbor, … Read more
Merry Christmas to all our Whatcom Hoops prep basketball fans! And for a special present we have a week of exciting holiday tournaments coming up featuring 19 of our 22 squads, including three events hosted by our teams. Eight of our teams are involved in the Lynden Christmas Classic hosted by Lynden Christian, the Trojan … Read more
After another week with multiple blowouts, the undefeated Whatcom County teams kept rolling along. Heading into a short week before the Christmas break, Lynden Christian, Sehome, and Lynden have yet to taste defeat this season, and Blaine joins those three and Anacortes as Northwest Conference leaders without a loss. Toss in Lummi Nation, which also … Read more
Three weeks into the season and four Whatcom County teams sit atop the Northwest Conference standings and one sits atop the Northwest 1B League standings. Nooksack Valley and Lynden Christian — widely considered the top two Class 1A teams in the state — are both undefeated at 7-0, and Class 2A power Lynden is right … Read more
After only two weeks, “parity” seems to be the operative word for the Northwest Conference’s boys basketball teams. Only three of the 16 squads, including Whatcom County’s own Lynden Christian and Sehome, are still unbeaten — not including Lynden and Mount Baker, which will play their first games this week after waiting for their successful … Read more
There were a lot of blowouts in Week 2 as Whatcom County’s best showed they were among the state’s best. Lynden, Lynden Christian, and Nooksack Valley each notched three victories, Ferndale and Lummi Nation opened their seasons with two impressive victories each, and Sehome won both its games to give the county six undefeated teams. … Read more
Bad weather and good football teams made for a quiet opening week for our Whatcom County boys basketball teams. Lynden, Mount Baker, and Nooksack Valley postponed or canceled their first two weeks of games as the Lions, Mounties, and Pioneers made great runs through the football playoffs. Congratulations to all three programs. For a look … Read more
It was a subdued opening week for the Whatcom County girls basketball teams as the weather forced several games to be postponed or canceled and four of our 11 schools will have to wait until Week 2 for their first action. Of the seven teams that did get games in, all notched their first victories … Read more
