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
The leaders in the Northwest Conference and Northwest 1B League have begun to separate themselves setting up some key matchups starting this coming week. Lynden Christian was Week 6’s big winner with three victories, including a win over Meridian in an important Class 1A contest. The Lyncs remain unbeaten in league play and kept pace … Read more
Happy New Year, Whatcom basketball fans! Believe it or not, we just wrapped up Week 5, which means we’re halfway through the girls basketball regular season. So, instead of our weekly Whatcom Hoops recap, we’re going to look at each team and where they stand at the halfway point of their seasons. Like we’ve done … Read more
Happy New Year, Whatcom basketball fans! Believe it or not, we just wrapped up Week 5, which means we’re halfway through the boys basketball regular season. So, instead of our weekly Whatcom Hoops recap, we’re going to look at each team and where they stand at the halfway point of their seasons. Like we’ve done … Read more
It was a busy week for most of our Whatcom girls teams as five participated in two-day and three-day holiday tournaments around the state. The highlight of the week was the Lynden girls’ winning three games to claim Lynden Christmas Classic championship for the second year in a row. Meridian reached the final of its … Read more
It was a busy week for most of our Whatcom boys teams as six participated in two-day and three-day holiday tournaments around the state. The Lynden, Lynden Christian, and Squalicum boys were victorious in their games Friday and Saturday, and the Meridian boys won the first two games in their Trojan Storm Classic before losing … Read more
It’s Christmas week, which for prep basketball fans means holiday tournaments galore. Half of our 22 Whatcom teams — six boys squads and five girls — will be participating in six tournaments across the state this coming Thursday through Sunday, Dec. 26-28. Two of the tournaments are local — the Trojan Storm Classic at Meridian … Read more
Lynden and Lynden Christian undefeated last week to stay atop the Northwest Conference standings and remain our only Whatcom teams without a loss going into the Christmas break. Joining them with a perfect week was Meridian, which won a pair of NWC contests. For a look back at Week 3 for our Whatcom girls teams, … Read more
The Northwest Conference and Northwest 1B League leaders stayed atop the standings by going undefeated last week. Lynden led the way with four impressive victories, including non-league wins over previously unbeatens Bellevue Christian and Stanwood. Lynden Christian and Nooksack Valley, which join the Lions and Burlington-Edison as the last teams without a loss in NWC … Read more
The Northwest Conference and Northwest 1B League began league action last week, and already the number of unbeaten Whatcom teams has been reduced to two — Lynden and Lynden Christian. The Lions and Lyncs, however, notched their biggest wins of the season on Saturday with non-league victories against bigger schools with state aspirations. The defending … Read more
