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 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
Ferndale’s exciting 52-48 girls basketball victory over Bellingham on Friday night, Jan. 17, was all relative even before tipoff. That’s because Ferndale junior Jilly Fox and her uncle, Bellingham coach Ken McLendon, had been looking forward to this — their first game against each other — since, well, since Uncle Ken and Aunt Hanna drove … Read more
Some storms strike suddenly and overwhelming. Others build up over time before leaving destruction in their wake. The undefeated and top-ranked Lynden girls and boys basketball teams displayed both in storming to a doubleheader sweep at Sehome on Wednesday, Jan. 15. The Lynden girls scored the first 31 points of the game to claim a … 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
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
