The one thing that was more prevalent than 3-pointers and slam dunks at the John Clark Whatcom County Seniors Classic was smiles. Grins and laughter filled the court and benches as the county’s top high school seniors wore their team jerseys for the final time before family, friends, and fans at Lynden’s Jake Maberry Gymnasium … Read more
The annual John Clark Whatcom County Senior Classic featuring the senior boys and girls basketball players from Whatcom County — and some from Skagit County — will be held on Friday, March 14, in Lynden High School’s Jake Maberry Gymnasium. The girls events begin at 6 p.m. with a 3-point contest followed by the girls … Read more
As usual, Whatcom boys and girls dominated the all-Northwest Conference all-star teams announced by the league’s head coaches. It’s also no surprise that after going unbeaten and largely untested in league play, the Lummi Nation boys and girls dominated their Northwest 1B League all-star squads. Be sure to check out Whatcom Hoops later this week … Read more
For the Lummi Nation girls and boys basketball teams, it just seemed destined. But for the Squalicum girls, there was no storybook ending — just an ending. Lummi Nation’s teams moved into their respective Class 1B District 1/2/3 championship games with impressive victories Thursday night, Feb. 20. The Lady Blackhawks tipped things off with a … Read more
Whatcom County has its first state qualifiers thanks to the Lummi Nation boys and girls basketball teams, which easily won their quarterfinal games at the Class 1B District 1/2/3 tournament on Tuesday, Feb. 18. The Lady Blackhawks got the evening started at home by jumping out to a big lead and defeating Summit Classical Christian, … Read more
The Storm took a half to build up but then pounded Lakewood as the Squalicum girls basketball team hammered the Cougars, 58-27, in a Class 2A District 1 consolation game on Monday, Feb. 17, at Mount Vernon High School. The Storm now moves on to play Burlington-Edison on Thursday at 6 p.m. in another loser-out … Read more
With the first week of high school basketball playoffs over, it’s time to stop on the road to state and figure out where the Whatcom teams are. Of our 22 teams, 13 are still alive and eligible for winning a state championship — or at least reaching state. But before we take a look at … Read more
The Lynden boys basketball team continued its quest for a fourth straight Class 2A state championship with a workmanlike 51-39 victory over Anacortes in the District 1 semifinals on Saturday, Feb. 15. The win not only keeps the Lions unbeaten after 23 games, but advances them to the district championship game on Wednesday at 7:45 … Read more
The Class 2A girls were on center stage Friday night, Feb. 14, and while Lynden’s stars stole the spotlight at the expense of Squalicum, the show came to an abrupt end for Sehome and Bellingham. Defending state champion Lynden dominated Squalicum from the outset of their District 1 semifinal, 61-27, at Mount Vernon High School … Read more
For the Lynden boys basketball team it was business as usual, but for the Ferndale boys, an opening-round playoff win on Thursday, Feb. 13, was monumental. The three-time defending Class 2A state champion Lions continued on their undefeated ways by crushing Sehome, 67-25, in their District 1 opening-round contest. On the other side of the … Read more
