Senior Night is special for every high school basketball team, but for the Nooksack Valley girls and their historic Class of 2024, it truly was a time of celebration. Led by seniors Devin Coppinger, Lainey Kimball, Tana Hoekema, and Kaylee Anderson, the Pioneers delighted the purple-clad Valley faithful by defeating Mount Vernon, 74-24, in their … Read more
Only two of our 11 boys teams played more than one game last week as winter weather forced the postponement of nine contests and forced the Northwest Conference and Northwest 1B League schedule-makers into extra work for the final two weeks of the regular season. Nooksack Valley was the biggest winner last week with victories … Read more
Winter weather forced the postponement of all Northwest Conference and Northwest 1B League games last Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, which raised havoc with league schedules as the teams try to wrap up their regular seasons over the next two weeks. While most teams only played one game last week and some didn’t play any, two … Read more
It was no surprise that the Nooksack Valley boys basketball team used its size to outmuscle Meridian. What was surprising was that the Pioneers used their shooting to down the Trojans in a key Northwest Conference contest, 67-55, Tuesday night, Jan. 16. “They outphysicaled us and they shot the ball well,” said Meridian coach Shane … Read more
With only three weeks left in the regular season, the top teams in both the Northwest Conference and Northwest 1B League are settling into place as they look forward to their respective District 1 tournaments. Defending state champion Nooksack Valley and state runner-up Lynden Christian will again be the heavy favorites heading into the five-team … Read more
Heading into the last three weeks of the regular season, the Northwest Conference leaders have begun to put a little distance between themselves and the pack — but there are a lot of big games still to come. Lynden continues to sit in first place and is two games ahead of Anacortes in the Class … Read more
Whatcom County’s own Anthony Canales and Devin Coppinger were among only five seniors from Washington state to be nominated to play in the 2024 McDonald’s All-American Games, it was announced Tuesday, Jan. 9. Canales, a 6-foot-4 wing from Lynden, and Coppinger, a 5-11 guard from Nooksack Valley, were nominated along with 722 other boys and … Read more
There are a lot of high school basketball rankings out there, but the one that matter 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 that is adjusted after every game, but the bottom line … Read more
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 that is adjusted after every game, but the bottom line … Read more
When the top two programs in Class 1A girls basketball took the spotlight Friday night, Jan. 5, it was only fitting that the state’s best 1A player — and maybe the best player in any classification — shined the brightest. All-state guard Devin Coppinger scored 29 points to lead defending state champion Nooksack Valley over … Read more
