It’s no big surprise that after winning three state championships and taking second- and third-place trophies that Whatcom boys and girls dominated the all-Northwest Conference all-star teams announced by the league’s head coaches. Class 1A state champion Nooksack Valley had two of the top honors on the girls side. Shane Wichers was named the head … Read more
The Lynden boys basketball team showed how badly it wanted to defend its Class 2A state crown by unleashing its defense on Archbishop Murphy and securing a 65-25 victory in a District 1 consolation game Thursday night, Feb. 16, at Mount Vernon High School. The win propels the Lions into the consolation final Saturday night … Read more
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
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
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
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
The Sehome and Lynden girls basketball teams used the same formula to move into the Class 2A District 1 semifinals: impenetrable defense and a balanced offense. The third-seeded Mariners needed a strong second half to pull away from sixth-seeded Squalicum, 50-38, in one quarterfinal on Friday, Feb. 10, while the top-seeded Lions pulled away from … Read more
The Lummi Nation boys came up short in their quest for a Class 1B district title on Thursday, Feb. 9, but the Lady Blackhawks won to take third. Meanwhile, the Class 2A boys district got started with Squalicum winning its play-in game, but Bellingham losing out. For the Lummi Nation teams, the next step is … Read more
The Northwest Conference and Northwest 1B League ended their regular seasons last week with familiar names at the top. Nooksack Valley won its second straight NWC title finishing just ahead of Lynden Christian. And Lummi Nation also successfully defending its crown by running roughshod over the rest of the Northwest 1B League. But now come … Read more
The Northwest Conference and Northwest 1B League wrapped up their regular seasons with new champions — Anacortes and Grace Academy, respectively — and now 10 of our 11 Whatcom teams will be heading into the playoffs with new hopes. Lummi Nation was the first of the 10 to see postseason action as the Blackhawks won … Read more
