Jamie Johnson (center) and Emily Mellema head our first team.

2021 All-Whatcom Hoops: Girls First Team

Because the Northwest Conference will not have all-league teams for this COVID-crazy season, Whatcom Hoops has decided to unveil its own all-star teams … with a little twist. First of all, these will be all-WHATCOM COUNTY teams, which means the Lummi Nation players will be included but no Skagit or Snohomish County players will be … Read more

Clay Kochuten (left) and Scott Baldwin head up our second team.

2021 All-Whatcom Hoops: Boys Second Team

Because this COVID-crazy season has taken so much from us — fans, games, state tournaments —  Whatcom Hoops has decided to add something for teams and fans alike: our all-Whatcom Hoops all-star teams … with our own little twist. First of all, these will be all-WHATCOM COUNTY teams, which means the Lummi Nation players will … Read more

Leland Zender (11) and Jake Ortega head up our honorable mentions.

2021 All-Whatcom Hoops: Boys Honorable Mentions

Because this COVID-crazy season has taken so much from us — fans, games, state tournaments —  Whatcom Hoops has decided to add something for teams and fans alike: our all-Whatcom Hoops all-star teams … with our own little twist. First of all, these will be all-WHATCOM COUNTY teams, which means the Lummi Nation players will be … Read more

Maddie Canales (left) and Ripley Reardon head up our honorable mentions.

2021 All-Whatcom Hoops: Girls Honorable Mentions

Because the Northwest Conference will not have all-league teams for this COVID-crazy season, Whatcom Hoops has decided to unveil its own all-star teams … with a little twist. First of all, these will be all-WHATCOM COUNTY teams, which means the Lummi Nation players will be included but no Skagit or Snohomish County players will be … Read more

On LC's Seniors Night, the Lyncs seniors presented flowers to Lynden seniors for their final game of the season.

Whatcom Hoops: Girls Week 6 Recap (June 14-19)

The  2021 girls basketball season ended Saturday night, June 19, just as it ended last season: with a Whatcom County team cutting down the nets. This time it was the Nooksack Valley girls, who for fun celebrated their own “state tournament” run of four victories last week by cutting down the nets to complete a … Read more

Everyone waited to see if Jordan Medcalf's halfcourt shot would tie the Lynden-LC game at the buzzer.

Whatcom Hoops: Boys Week 6 Recap (June 14-19)

And then it was over. Six weeks after they started in the middle of spring baseball and a week after everybody had finished their school years, the 10 Whatcom County boys basketball teams wrapped up their Northwest Conference seasons on Friday. While the NWC decided before the season started that there would be no official … Read more

Bellingham's Adi McKay (12) set the career school record for 3-pointers. (File photo)

Whatcom Hoops: Girls Week 5 Recap (June 7-12)

And then there was only one week. It wasn’t that long ago when we were wondering if there would be a basketball season, and now we have only six more days left. Except for Lummi Nation, which  is already done with its season (the Blackhawks started a week earlier than the rest of the county), … Read more

Senior Jaie Leighton (24) and Lummi Nation end their season on a high note.

Whatcom Hoops: Boys Week 5 Recap (June 7-12)

The last time the Whatcom County high schools got together for a post-season boys basketball tournament to determine the county champion was 1940 … and, unfortunately, in this crazy and chaotic COVID time, we won’t be having one this year either. BUT … if we did, depending on the format, we might have ended up … Read more

Logan Dykstra and the Lynden Christian defense stop Sehome.

On guard! Unbeaten LC Boys Run Past Sehome

The Lynden Christian boys basketball team has arguably the best inside combo in the Northwest Conference, but it was the backcourt that sparked the unbeaten Lyncs to a 69-40 road victory over Sehome on Tuesday night, June 8. Quick-handed seniors Cole Moorlag and Shale Whittern and sophomore Tyler Sipma ignited LC’s defense in the first … Read more

LC's Demi Dykstra (2) and Emily Mellema clamp down on Sehome's Ava Lunny.

LC Girls Shut Down Sehome To Stay Unbeaten

The Lynden Christian girls basketball team is the defending Class 1A state champion. Emphasis on “defending.” The Lyncs used their outstanding individual and team defense to shut down visiting Sehome, 68-25, in a Northwest Conference showdown Monday night, June 7. “LC is incredibly discipled defensively,” said Sehome coach Anye Turner. “It really rattled us.” The … Read more