Setting Our Sights For State: Your Regional Guide

Whatcom Hoops February-24-2023

The high school basketball state playoffs begin this weekend with the state regionals, and Whatcom Hoops has all the information you’ll need to follow all nine of our teams. Three squads — the Nooksack Valley and Sehome girls and the Lynden boys — play on Friday with the girls at Mount Vernon High School and … Read more

2A Boys State Preview: Lynden, Sehome

Whatcom Hoops February-23-2023
Lynden's Anthony Canales (left) and Sehome's Grey Garrison are looking for state hardware in Yakima.

For the Sehome boys basketball team, this is the Class 2A state tournament the Mariners have been pointing to for years. For Lynden, this is just the latest one. Whatcom’s two best Class 2A boys teams will begin their state quests on the road this weekend in the state regionals. The sixth-seeded Lions take on … Read more

2A Girls State Preview: Lynden, Sehome

Whatcom Hoops February-22-2023
Lynden's Payton Mills (left) and Sehome's Madison Hogan are key to their teams' success.

The Lynden and Sehome girls basketball teams come into the Class 2A state playoffs with different experiences but with the same expectations: to be playing Saturday for a trophy. They’ll find out which trophies once they start their state journeys this weekend with the regionals at Mount Vernon High School. Ninth-seeded Sehome goes first with … Read more

It’s State Time! 9 Whatcom Teams Headed To Regionals

Whatcom Hoops February-19-2023
The Sehome girls and eight other teams are headed to state.

It’s that time of year again, when Whatcom Hoops fans ask, “How do those state tournaments work again?” With state regionals, play-in games, and weird seedings, the format is complicated but the bottom line isn’t: Nine Whatcom teams will be getting their shots at state glory. From largest to smallest, the Lynden and Sehome boys … Read more

Boys: Sehome Second; Lynden Nabs State Berth; Lummi Wins Tri-District

Whatcom Hoops February-19-2023
The Lynden bench is excited to be going back to state.

The Sehome, Lynden, and Lummi Nation boys all will be going to their respective state playoffs, but they had different emotions after their games on Saturday, Feb. 18. For the Mariners, it was disappointment as their last-ditch comeback came up short, and they lost the Class 2A District 1 championship game to Anacortes, 55-45, at … Read more

Roundup: Lynden, Sehome Girls Win; Lummi Teams Split

Whatcom Hoops February-18-2023
The Lynden Lions: your Class 2A district champions

When the going gets tough, the tough — make that the Lynden and Sehome girls basketball teams — get going … all the way to the Class 2A state tournament. The Lions showed their toughness by beating the bruising Burlington-Edison Tigers, 53-43, and claiming the District 1 championship Friday night, Feb. 18, at Mount Vernon … Read more

2A Girls District: Sehome One Step From State, Squalicum Out

Whatcom Hoops February-16-2023
Natalie Brewer (20) has a big game in Sehome's big win. (File photo)

The Sehome girls basketball team rallied in the fourth quarter to pull out a close one, beating Anacortes in a Class 2A District 1 consolation game, 51-49, on Wednesday night, Feb. 15, at Mount Vernon High School. The Squalicum girls, however, saw their rally come up short in the final period as they lost to … Read more

Boys: Sehome, Lummi Off To State; Blaine, Squalicum Win

Whatcom Hoops February-15-2023
The Sehome bench and coaches celebrate their last-second victory.

The points were hard to come by but the excitement wasn’t as the Sehome boys basketball team held off Lynden, 46-44, in a thrilling Class 2A District 1 semifinal Tuesday night at Mount Vernon High School that earned the Mariners a trip to state. “These guys are our biggest rivals,” Sehome junior Braddock Duckworth said … Read more

2A Girls: Lynden Is State-bound; Sehome, Squalicum Still Alive

Whatcom Hoops February-14-2023
The Lynden girls celebrate a big W on Monday night.

And the first Whatcom team to qualify for state is … the Lynden girls. The Lions qualified for their ninth straight Class 2A state tournament by using a second-half blitz to defeat Archbishop Murphy, 52-42, in a District 1 semifinal Monday night, Feb. 13, at Mount Vernon High School. “I’m always ready for Yakima,” said … Read more

It’s Halftime: What Does Your Team Need To Do To Reach State?

Whatcom Hoops February-12-2023
The Nooksack cheer staff in their vintage uniforms are ready to perform at state.

So, after one week of prep basketball playoffs, how many Whatcom Hoops teams have qualified for state? Zero. But that will quickly change as we move into the second and final week of our district, bi-district, and tri-district tournaments starting Monday. Check out all of last week’s playoff action at WhatcomHoops.com. Here’s a look at … Read more