Jim Carberry 
NOTE: Playoff stories will be updated as new information is reported. For the latest news on all the games, keep visiting www.whatcomhoops.com. The visiting Bellingham girls knocked off Northwest Conference rival Sedro-Woolley, 49-46, to stay alive in the Class 2A District 1/2 tournament Thursday night, but the road was not as hospitable to two other … Read more
NOTE: Playoff stories will be updated as new information is reported. For the latest news on all the games, keep visiting www.whatcomhoops.com. The Meridian boys only had a day to recover from a big loss, but recover they did by earning an even bigger victory in the Class 1A District 1 tournament Thursday night. The … Read more
NOTE: Playoff stories will be updated as new information is reported. For the latest news on all the games, keep visiting www.whatcomhoops.com. You can’t do better defensively than what the Nooksack Valley girls did to start their Class 1A District 1 tournament consolation game Thursday night. The visiting Pioneers held Cedar Park Christian (Bothell) scoreless … Read more
NOTE: Playoff stories will be updated as new information is reported. For the latest news on all the games, keep visiting www.whatcomhoops.com. The Sehome and Bellingham boys teams used their home courts to good advantage by winning their opening-round games in the Class 2A District 1/2 tournament Thursday night. The Mariners defeated Northwest Conference rival … Read more
The Squalicum boys won four straight games to end the regular season, and a loss in any of them would have kept them out of the playoffs. So it was no surprise that in a loser-out game to open the Class 3A District 1 tournament, the Storm stunned Lynnwood, 66-52, Thursday night. “We’ve been playing … Read more
The Lummi Nation girls took care of business at home by routing Lopez, 60-25, to take third place in the Class 1B District 1 tournament Wednesday evening. The victory improved the Lady Blackhawks’ record to 11-5 and earned them a third seed in the District 1/2/3 tournament. Lummi Nation will host the District 2 fourth … Read more
NOTE: Playoff stories will be updated as new information is reported. Keep visiting www.whatcomhoops.com for the latest news. The heavily favored league champion Lynden Christian and King’s boys won their respective Class 1A District 1 semifinal matches at home Wednesday night to move into Saturday’s district title game at Mount Vernon High School. The defending … Read more
NOTE: Playoff stories will be updated as new information is reported. Keep visiting www.whatcomhoops.com for the latest news. The Meridian and Lynden Christian girls both won in impressive fashion Wednesday night in the Class 1A District 1 semifinals — although in totally different ways — setting up a second showdown for the rivals. The Trojans … Read more
The Squalicum boys and Ferndale girls will represent Whatcom County in the Class 3A District 1 tournaments, which open with play-in games Thursday night. The 10th-seeded Squalicum boys (8-12) will travel to seventh-seed Lynnwood (8-11) in one of the two play-in games starting at 7 p.m. The Royals placed eighth in the 15-team 3A/2A Western … Read more
NOTE: The playoff schedules will be updated whenever new information is reported. Keep visiting www.whatcomhoops.com for the latest news. In a historic change, school officials have completely revamped the traditional Class 1A District 1 boys and girls tournaments because of the dangerous winter conditions the past two days, basically doing away with the first-round games. … Read more