Western Washington University and Sehome High School are less than a mile apart, and when it comes to basketball, the two schools are even closer — especially this season. Two of the starters on the Mariners boys basketball team — seniors Grey Garrison and Dane Dominguez — are the sons of WWU women’s head coach … Read more
The Northwest Conference leaders continued on their collision courses as Class 2A Lynden and Sehome and Class 1A Blaine and Lynden Christian remained unbeaten in league play after sweeping their games last week. The Lions collected three victories and the Mariners, Borderites, and Lyncs each notched two wins. And our Class 1B team, Lummi Nation, … Read more
The Northwest Conference and Northwest 1B League returned to league action with some big games but not a lot of close games as only one contest all week was decided by less than 10 points. The top-ranked Class 1A team in the state, Nooksack Valley, and Class 2A surprise Sehome were the big winners with … Read more
Happy New Year to all! Because the cold and snow forced the cancellation of most of Week 4’s games, we’ve combined Weeks 4 and 5 in Whatcom Hoops Sunday recap this week. For a look back at Weeks 4 and 5 for our county girls teams, check out the Whatcom Hoops girls recap. Most teams competed … Read more
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
The Lynden Christmas Classic girls basketball tournament hosted by Lynden Christian is known for its hospitality with teams getting overnight accommodations, cool t-shirts, meals after every game, and group activities. Of course, the hospitality stops once the Lyncs hit the court. Lynden Christian dominated from the opening tip to beat Washougal, 72-30, in the nightcap … Read more
In the first day of the Lynden Holiday Invite, it helped to have heart … or in the case of the Sehome girls basketball team — Hart. The Mariners rode the seven 3-pointers of Emmy Hart to take a 54-53 victory over WF West in the tournament’s first game Tuesday night, Dec. 27. In the … 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
