Kristie Hickok and Courtney Jenkins will always be connected by their place in sports history as members of the first Bellingham High School girls basketball team to reach the state tournament. And now, 36 years later, the two friends are again connected — by having sons who are teammates and two of the best basketball … Read more
The Northwest Conference and Northwest 1B League leaders won all their games as both leagues head into their final weeks. Lynden and Lynden Christian each won two games last week to set up Saturday afternoon’s showdown at LC for the NWC championship. Lummi Nation continued its run through the NW1B League with a pair of … Read more
Northwest Conference co-leaders Lynden and Lynden Christian went undefeated last week, but our other nine Whatcom schools all suffered at least one loss as they head down the stretch. The Lions won all three of their games, including a non-league matchup against King’s at the ShoWare Center, and the Lyncs won both their games, including … Read more
It was senior night at Lynden Christian, and when the final strains of the school’s alma mater were done, the Lyncs’ seniors had orchestrated a doubleheader sweep of Nooksack Valley on Friday night, Jan. 24. In the first game pitting the two schools that had won the past four Class 1A girls state championships, it … Read more
It was supposed to be a homecoming of sorts for Blaine boys basketball coach Chas Kok and a lopsided loss for his team. Instead, the inspired Borderites gave their coach one of their best efforts of the season and gave No.1-ranked Lynden all it could handle before falling, 73-60, on Thursday night, Jan. 23. “I … Read more
There are a lot of high school basketball rankings out there, but the one that matters most is the WIAA’s Rating Percentage Index (RPI). It is probably the most important factor in determining seedings in the playoffs, including state tournaments. It is a complicated formula taking into account teams’ records, their opponents’ records, and their … Read more
There are a lot of high school basketball rankings out there, but the one that matters most is the WIAA’s Rating Percentage Index (RPI). It is probably the most important factor in determining seedings in the playoffs, including state tournaments. It is a complicated formula taking into account teams’ records, their opponents’ records, and their … Read more
It’s hard enough to beat the first-place Lynden Christian girls and boys basketball teams when you’re at full strength, but Squalicum found out it was nearly impossible when you’re depleted by sickness as the host Storm lost both ends of a doubleheader Saturday night, Jan. 18. The LC girls only led by one after the … Read more
The past made the Meridian-Nooksack Valley boys and girls doubleheader doubly important, but everyone agreed that Monday night’s games were not as important as the future. In the opener, the Nooksack Valley boys got some revenge for last year’s last-second, season-ending defeat when Caden Heutink’s last-second driving layup gave the host Pioneers a 54-53 victory … Read more
As we head into the second half of the season, the leaders of the Northwest Conference and Northwest 1B League remain undefeated in league play after last week’s action. Both Lynden, which is Whatcom’s only unbeaten team, and Lynden Christian were tested but came up with two victories each and sit atop the NWC standings. … Read more
