You can be excused if you’ve never heard of the Lynden boys basketball team’s opponent in the Class 2A state regional game Saturday at 8 p.m. at Mount Vernon High School. It’s Franklin Pierce, which besides being the name of a president nobody remembers (he served from 1853 to 1857 for you history buffs), is … Read more
The Lummi Nation boys basketball team begins its quest for the gold ball by taking on a familiar foe — Yakama Nation Tribal School — in the Class 1B state regionals Saturday at 10 a.m. at Mount Vernon High School. The third-seeded Blackhawks (22-1) are riding a 20-game winning streak, and looking to return to … Read more
The top-ranked and undefeated Lynden Christian boys basketball team takes its first step in defending its Class 1A state title on Saturday at 2 p.m. when the Lyncs take on Connell in a state regional game at Mount Vernon High School. It’ll be a familiar situation for the Lyncs (23-0), who have been to state … Read more
If the Lynden girls basketball team wanted to see where it stands against the best in the state, the Lions will get their chance when they square off against defending state champion W.F. West in the Class 2A state regionals on Saturday at 6 p.m. at Mount Vernon High School. But Lynden vs. W.F. West … Read more
Their season records are the same, but that’s about the only thing the Lynden Christian and Annie Wright girls basketball teams will have in common when they square off in the 1A state regionals Saturday at noon at Mount Vernon High School. How different are the two 20-3 teams? For starters: * Lynden Christian is … Read more
It’s deja vu all over again for the Meridian girls basketball team as it takes on Bellevue Christian in the Class 1A state regionals Saturday at 2 p.m. at Issaquah High School. Except this time, the Trojans are looking for a different outcome. It will be a rematch of their Dec. 18 game, which Bellevue … Read more
The road to the boys and girls basketball state tournaments in Spokane and Yakima starts with a trip to Mount Vernon — literally — as five of Whatcom County’s “Super Six” teams will be heading down Interstate 5 to open play in the state regionals on Saturday. The Lummi Nation boys, Lynden Christian boys and … Read more
NOTE: The playoff schedules will be updated whenever new information is reported. Keep visiting www.whatcomhoops.com for the latest news. The slushy mess on the roads has turned the local tournament schedules into a confusing mess. Some teams are keeping their Wednesday schedules, including the Lummi Nation boys and girls in Class 1B Tri-District 1/2/3; the … Read more
NOTE: The playoff schedules will be updated whenever new information is reported. Keep visiting www.whatcomhoops.com for the latest news. So with the winds and snow making a mess of the playoff picture, which Whatcom County teams are still alive and where will they be playing this coming week? Well, you’ve come to the right place … Read more
The Squalicum boys and Ferndale girls will represent Whatcom County in the Class 3A District 1 tournaments, which open with play-in games Thursday night. The 10th-seeded Squalicum boys (8-12) will travel to seventh-seed Lynnwood (8-11) in one of the two play-in games starting at 7 p.m. The Royals placed eighth in the 15-team 3A/2A Western … Read more