The road to the boys and girls basketball state tournaments in Spokane and Yakima starts with a trip to Mount Vernon — literally — as five of Whatcom County’s “Super Six” teams will be heading down Interstate 5 to open play in the state regionals on Saturday. The Lummi Nation boys, Lynden Christian boys and … Read more
Professional sports photographer Will Rice has been helping out Whatcom Hoops since the playoffs started, and has provided some great pictures of our boys and girls teams in action. So a big shoutout from all of us to Will! Will is now making those photos and many more from the games he has covered available … Read more
If you’re a high school basketball fan, you’re going to hear a lot about “RPI” over the next two weeks. So it would be nice to know what in the world RPI is and what it means to our Whatcom County teams. Well, you’ve come to the right place, because Whatcom Hoops has all the … Read more
With two all-state scorers and an offensive juggernaut that routinely scores in the high 70s, the Lynden boys basketball team is earning a reputation … as a great defensive team. For the second night in a row, the Lions put the clamps on a Northwest Conference rival as they grounded the Anacortes Seahawks, 67-35, in … Read more
Well, obviously Ruby VanderHaak is feeling better … and her Lynden girls team is feeling pretty good, too, after beating Archbishop Murphy, 54-41, to win the Class 2A District 1/2 championship Saturday night. VanderHaak, who struggled in Friday’s semifinal as she recovered from the flu, played almost the entire game Saturday, hitting three 3-pointers and … Read more
The Ferndale and Bellingham girls and the Sehome boys had their final opportunity Saturday to join six other Whatcom County teams in qualifying forstate tournaments, but all three squads fell in loser-out playoff games and had their seasons end. The Golden Eagles had a morning contest in the Class 3A District 1 tournament, but lost … Read more
With their three tallest players sitting on the bench with injuries, a starter coming up lame just a minute before game time, and their leading scorer suffering from the flu, the Lynden girls basketball team certainly had all the excuses it needed. But when they were down by one with less than a minute to … Read more
When the coach is smiling during the game, the starters are relaxing on the bench with six minutes to go, and the only question is how many official slam dunks the Lions had … you know it’s been good night for the Lynden boys basketball team. But Friday night’s 63-38 victory wasn’t against a patsy … Read more
Sometimes when you brag about how good you are, it turns out you’re not as tough as you think. Then, of course, there are the Northwest Conference boys basketball teams. In a Thursday night of total domination, the District 1 NWC swept away its District 2 opponents in the quarterfinals of the Class 2A District … Read more
The Northwest Conference girls basketball teams flexed their muscles Thursday by claiming three of the four semifinal spots in the Class 2A District 1/2 tournament, but underdog Bellingham couldn’t make it a clean sweep. The NWC champion Lynden Lions led the way with a 70-44 demolishing of visiting Cedarcrest to set up a rematch with … Read more