It’s no big surprise that after winning three state championships and five state trophies, 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 … Read more
With the basketball state tournaments wrapping up and the Academy Awards coming up, it’s a natural to combine the excitement of hoops with our love of movies. And since Hollywood is always a little behind the times, Whatcom Hoops will take the lead. You can still catch your favorite seniors this Friday at the John … Read more
With the game on the line, with your season on the line, with the state championship on the line … who do you want on the line? For the Nooksack Valley girls basketball team the answer is Devin Coppinger, who sank four straight free throws in the final 16 seconds to give the Pioneers a … Read more
The Nooksack Valley girls basketball team found itself in unfamiliar territory after one quarter, but when the Class 1A state semifinal was over, the Pioneers had reached somewhere very familiar: the state championship game. Defending state champion Nooksack Valley had to rally and then hold off Wapato, 66-56, on Friday, March 1, in the Yakima … Read more
When you’re the defending state champion and ranked No.1, the bar is set pretty high. And the Nooksack Valley girls basketball team is getting closer and closer to reaching it. The Pioneers continued their historic run by demolishing Seattle Academy, 60-22, in the Class 1A state quarterfinals on Thursday, Feb. 29, in the Yakima SunDome. … Read more
When you speak of the best of the best in Class 1A girls basketball, the discussion pretty much begins and ends with Whatcom County teams. This year, as they have the past two state tournaments, Nooksack Valley and Lynden Christian will be looking to square up again in the state championship game. The Lyncs won … Read more
After a two-week layoff, the top-ranked Nooksack Valley girls basketball team needed a quarter to get on a roll, but once Pioneers did, they rolled over Toppenish, 75-36, in a Class 1A state regional Saturday afternoon, Feb. 24, at Mount Vernon High School. “It’s been 14 days,” Nooksack Valley coach Shane Wichers said of the … Read more
Whatcom’s Elite Eight begin their quests for their respective state championships this weekend as the Class 1B, 1A, and 2A boys and girls basketball regionals tip off. And once again, many of our teams find themselves among the favorites. The defending state champion Nooksack Valley girls (Class 1A) and Lynden boys (2A) and the Lummi … Read more
The rumors about the freshman superstar were floating around the Northwest Conference even before Devin Coppinger’s first high school game, but nowhere was the anticipation higher than in the Valley. In the fall of 2020 in the midst of the COVID scare, Devin and fellow freshman Lainey Kimball joined childhood friends and long-time teammates Hallie … Read more
Like many smaller communities in Whatcom County, Everson and Nooksack are tied together by family bloodlines and generational friendships. So it was with Devin Coppinger and the Valley Girls. Although not related, Devin met Hallie Kamphouse, Taylor Lentz, and Lainey Kimball at an early age because their parents had been long-time friends. “My first memory … Read more
