Whatcom County Girls & Boys High School Basketball
Lummi Teams Reach Tri-District Finals; Squalicum Girls’ Run Ends
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 58-47 win over Crosspoint Christian in their tri-district semifinal. Then in the later game at Mount Vernon Christian, the Blackhawk … Read More »
Lynden Girls Win District Title; Lynden, Ferndale Boys Lose
It was finals week for the undefeated and top-ranked Lynden girls and boys basketball teams, and they both were tested in their Class 2A District 1 championship games Wednesday night, Feb. 19. The Lynden girls passed with flying colors, defeating third-ranked and once-beaten — make that now twice-beaten — Archbishop Murphy, 52-36, to claim the district title and with it, a berth in the state regionals. The Lynden boys, however, failed to win the district … Read More »
Nooksack Girls, Meridian Boys Moving On
They are still one step away from state, but the Nooksack Valley girls and the Meridian boys cleared their most important — and most difficult — hurdles with intense victories in the Class 1A District 1 consolation finals Tuesday night, Feb. 18. The girls were up first at Lynden’s Jake Maberry Gymnasium, and the two-time defending state champion Pioneers continued their mastery over Meridian with a hard-fought 64-44 win. Then the two schools went at … Read More »
Lummi Teams Earn State Berths; Squalicum Boys Eliminated
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, 58-15. The Blackhawks wrapped up the evening by jumping out to an evening bigger lead and coasting to a 94-25 … Read More »
Squalicum Girls Storm Past Lakewood, 58-27
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 contest at Mount Vernon. Squalicum is two victories away from reaching the state tournament for the first time since 2010 … Read More »
The Road To State: Where Are Your Teams?
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 the survivors, let’s take a moment to celebrate those teams who wrapped up their seasons last week — the Bellingham … Read More »
1A Girls: LC Takes District Title, Meridian Moves On
The Lynden Christian and Meridian girls basketball teams used the same formula — defense and depth — to notch impressive victories in the Class 1A district tournament Saturday afternoon, Feb. 15. For the Lyncs, a lot of D & D produced a 59-30 victory over Nooksack Valley, giving Lynden Christian the District 1 championship and a berth in the District 1/2 crossover series next Saturday. For the Trojans, the D & D gave them a … Read More »
Lynden Boys In Final; Squalicum Edges Sehome; Bellingham, Ferndale Lose
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 p.m. at Mount Vernon High School. Top-seeded and top-ranked Lynden will take on second seed Lakewood with the winner earning … Read More »
1A Boys: LC Claims District Crown; Nooksack Survives
The Lynden Christian boys basketball team used a big first-quarter to win the Class 1A District 1 title, and Nooksack Valley used a big fourth quarter — make that a big final two minutes — to stay alive in the district tournament. For the Lyncs, it was another district crown, this time at the expense of Meridian as Lynden Christian won the district championship game, 68-54, on Saturday afternoon, Feb. 15, at Lynden High School. … Read More »
Lynden Girls Roll Into Final; Sehome, Bellingham See Seasons End
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 and will move on to the district championship game. The top-ranked and unbeaten Lions will face third-ranked and once-beaten Archbishop … Read More »
Ferndale, Lynden Boys Open With Big Wins
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 freeway, the Golden Eagles continued their rise from the ashes by notching their first playoff victory in three years, beating … Read More »
Ferndale Girls Bow Out, But Other Favorites Move On
In a wild night with eight district playoff games — five of them matching up Whatcom County rivals — the favorites won seven of the eight at home on Wednesday, Feb. 12. The eighth-seeded Ferndale girls, however, lost to ninth seed Mountlake Terrace in a Class 3A play-in game, 55-46, which, unfortunately, means the Golden Eagles’ season comes to an end. In the Class 1A semifinals, Lynden Christian swept Mount Baker with the boys winning, … Read More »
Lummi Teams Claim District Titles; Sehome Boys Advance
The Lummi Nation trophy case got some additions as the boys and girls basketball teams claimed Class 1B District 1 championships in impressive — and very different — fashion in front of their home fans on Tuesday night, Feb. 11. The Blackhawk boys used a familiar script to once again knock off rival Tulalip Heritage in a thriller, 52-48, to claim their fifth title in the last six district tournaments. The Lady Blackhawks also used … Read More »
Mount Baker Sweeps Blaine; Bellingham Girls Advance
The Mount Baker boys and girls basketball teams took opposite approaches but both managed to find winning formulas in beating their Blaine counterparts in Class 1A District 1 play-in games Monday night, Feb. 10. In the second game of the doubleheader at the Deming Dome, the Baker boys needed a second-half rally to beat the Borderites, 47-46. The win puts the fourth-seeded Mounties (9-12) into Wednesday’s quarterfinals against top-seeded Lynden Christian. Monday’s loss, however, ended … Read More »