The 38th annual John Clark Whatcom County Senior Classic featuring senior boys and girls basketball players from Whatcom County will be held on Friday, March 13, in Lynden High School’s Jake Maberry Gymnasium. The girls event begin at 6 p.m. with a 3-point contest followed by the girls game. Then around 7:15 p.m., the boys … Read more
After a couple of days of rest, it’s time to reflect on what our Whatcom boys and girls accomplished this past week at their state tournaments in Yakima and Spokane starting with winning three state championships. How remarkable is that? Well, it’s more than any other county won and more than the six most populated … Read more
The Nooksack Valley boys basketball team was hoping to continue its historic run, but the Pioneers were run over by Seattle Christian in the first round of the Class 1A state tournament, 78-44, on Wedneday, March 4, in the Yakima Valley SunDome. The Pioneers were seeking to become only the second 1A boys 16th seed … Read more
Seven of our Whatcom high school basketball teams are headed to their six respective state tournaments this week with hoop dreams of winning the “gold ball” that is the state championship trophy. Since 2020, Whatcom County has claimed 13 state titles and once again earned multiple titles last year with the Lummi Nation boys proving … Read more
And suddenly, it was over. The Nooksack Valley girls basketball team was 90 seconds away from winning its Class 1A state regional, but couldn’t hold off King’s Way Christian and had its season come to end with a 43-36 loss on Saturday, Feb. 28. The ninth-seeded Pioneers finished 14-11 after being upset by the 16th-seeded … Read more
It was a long road — in so many ways — for the Nooksack Valley boys basketball team, but it was all worth it on Friday night, Feb. 27, when the Pioneers ignored their 16th seed and upset ninth-seeded Fort Vancouver, 54-45, in the Class 1A state regionals at Camas High School. With the victory … Read more
Last year, Bellevue Christian rose from a pack of contenders to end Nooksack Valley’s and Lynden Christian’s four-year reign of Class 1A girls basketball state championships. And when this year’s state regionals tip off Friday and Saturday, the Vikings will be among another pack of strong contenders looking to claim the golden state championship trophy. … Read more
Once again, Whatcom County will be sending two representatives to the Class 1A boys basketball state tournament, and, as usual, one of them is Lynden Christian, which has placed in the top three the past five tourneys and is making its 12th state appearance in a row. But the other one? Welcome back, Nooksack Valley. … Read more
For Whatcom County prep basketball fans — and especially fans of the four schools involved — it’s the best time of year as eight teams begin state tournament play at regionals on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 27 and Feb. 28. This year, our Elite Eight will include both boys and girls teams from Lummi Nation, … Read more
The Nooksack Valley teams had their shots, but it was the Lynden Christian girls and boys who made their shots in claiming Class 1A District 1 championships on Tuesday, Feb. 17, and the automatic state berths that go with the tournament titles. The girls were up first at Lynden High School, and the Lyncs came … Read more
