Lynden girls basketball coach Rob Adams likes to preach “be where your feet are” as a reminder for his team to be in the moment. Well, his Lions’ feet will soon be exactly where he hoped and everybody else thought they’d be — on center court in the Yakima SunDome for the Class 2A state … Read more
There will be no four-peat or even a trophy for the Lynden boys basketball team after Friday morning’s stunning 41-38 loss to Columbia River in the Class 2A state tournament. All that would fall were tears. Struggling to score in the second half, Lynden couldn’t hold off the pesky Rapids from Vancouver, Wash., and saw … Read more
Even as his Lynden girls basketball team took another step toward winning its second straight Class 2A state title, coach Rob Adams made it clear it wasn’t about defending last year’s state championship as much as it is this year’s group making its own history. “Last year, we were the darlings … that’s what we … Read more
And suddenly, it was over. One disastrous eight-minute quarter proved to be the end of the Lynden boys basketball team’s reign as the Lions lost to Prosser, 64-50, in the Class 2A state quarterfinals Thursday afternoon in the Yakima SunDome. Not only did the loss break Lynden’s record streak of three straight state championships but … Read more
Eight of our Whatcom high school basketball teams are headed to their six respective state tournaments this week with dreams of capturing the “gold ball” — the state championship trophy. And after taking three state titles and six state trophies last season thanks to the talented Class of 2024, this figured to be a “down” … Read more
When the Lynden girls basketball team wrapped up a five-game extravaganza on Saturday, March 1, at Mount Vernon High School with another blowout and a Whatcom sweep, it was time to reflect on the future and the past. The Lions took care of the present with a dominating 58-26 victory over Bainbridge in a Class … Read more
The Lynden boys basketball team began its quest for a place in the record books by mauling Mark Morris, 70-50, in their Class 2A state regional on Saturday night, March 1. And as the Lions go for their fourth straight state championship and aim to add their accomplishments to the century-long Lynden legacy, their coach … Read more
The Lynden boys and girls basketball teams come into the Class 2A state tournaments in the same place as they left Yakima last March — as No.1. The top-ranked Lions will begin defense of their state championships in Mount Vernon High School on Saturday, when the boys take on Mark Morris at 6 p.m. and … Read more
You can’t defend your state title unless you qualify for state and the Lynden boys basketball team made sure it will return to Yakima after defeating Archbishop Murphy, 73-40, in the Class 2A District 1 consolation final on Saturday night, Feb. 22, at Mount Vernon High School. With the victory and the runner-up district finish, … Read more
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 … Read more
