The Lynden boys basketball team isn’t used to giving up big leads and having to play from behind. But in the end, the Lions did something they are used to doing: winning and going on to play in the Class 2A state semifinals. The top-ranked Lions uncharacteristically blew a 14-point lead and found themselves down … Read more
And then there were just two. With five Whatcom County aiming for state championships at the Class 1A and 2A boys and girls state tournaments in Yakima, only two can accomplish their dream after Thursday’s quarterfinal round. It was an especially tough night for the county as two top-seeds — the Lynden Christian boys and … Read more
And quicker than they’d have wanted, it was over. The Lummi Nation boys basketball team, which despite its youth and inexperience had put together one of the best seasons in school history, suddenly found that season over with a 56-40 loss to Riverside Christian in the first round of the Class 1B state tournament Wednesday … Read more
There are a lot of the same teams back from last year’s 2A boys state tournament and, perhaps not surprisingly, the same two teams are the favorites: Lynden and Selah. Of course, last year the big showdown never happened as Selah was upset in the quarterfinals by W.F. West, and the Lions went on to … Read more
Last year, there were grumblings around the state when the Lynden boys basketball team came into the 2A state tournament as the top-seeded team … with six losses. The Lions promptly won three straight in Yakima to claim their ninth state championship. This year, there are no grumblings about the Lions being seeded No.1. That’s … Read more
One of the great things about coming to state tournaments is watching teams from other parts of the state, teams you might never have seen before. So, barring upsets, guess who the Lynden Christian boys basketball team would end up playing in the Class 1A state tournament: King’s, Seattle Academy and LaCenter, teams they’ve already … Read more
When the Lynden Christian boys basketball team runs out on the court Thursday for its first game at the Class 1A state tournament, the rest of the SunDome crowd will see the numbers: No.1 ranked, 24-0 record, #22 — the Lyncs’ all-state guard Cole Bajema. But LC coach Roger DeBoer will see a group of … Read more
When it comes to Class 1B boys basketball in Washington state, one team has dominated the state tournament the past two decades … and once again Sunnyside Christian is the favorite to win it all this year. “Their tradition speaks for itself,” said Lummi Nation coach Jerome Toby, whose Blackhawks will be one of 11 … Read more
With his young team coming off a difficult loss, it might be tempting for Lummi Nation boys basketball coach Jerome Toby to reevaluate everything as the Blackhawks prepare for their biggest game of the season. Then again, why mess with what’s worked all year? “We’ve been successful with the way we’ve been playing,” said Toby … Read more
Our friend and colleague Will Rice is a professional sports photographer, who has been helping out Whatcom Hoops by taking pictures of our boys and girls basketball teams. On Saturday, he was at the Class 2A regional games involving the Lynden boys and girls. Check out his great pictures from the Lions’ two big victories. He … Read more