NOTE: The playoff schedules will be updated whenever new information is reported. Keep visiting www.whatcomhoops.com for the latest news. So with the winds and snow making a mess of the playoff picture, which Whatcom County teams are still alive and where will they be playing this coming week? Well, you’ve come to the right place … Read more
NOTE: Playoff stories will be updated as new information is reported. For the latest news on all the games, keep visiting www.whatcomhoops.com. The visiting Bellingham girls knocked off Northwest Conference rival Sedro-Woolley, 49-46, to stay alive in the Class 2A District 1/2 tournament Thursday night, but the road was not as hospitable to two other … Read more
NOTE: Playoff stories will be updated as new information is reported. For the latest news on all the games, keep visiting www.whatcomhoops.com. You can’t do better defensively than what the Nooksack Valley girls did to start their Class 1A District 1 tournament consolation game Thursday night. The visiting Pioneers held Cedar Park Christian (Bothell) scoreless … Read more
The Squalicum boys won four straight games to end the regular season, and a loss in any of them would have kept them out of the playoffs. So it was no surprise that in a loser-out game to open the Class 3A District 1 tournament, the Storm stunned Lynnwood, 66-52, Thursday night. “We’ve been playing … Read more
The Lummi Nation girls took care of business at home by routing Lopez, 60-25, to take third place in the Class 1B District 1 tournament Wednesday evening. The victory improved the Lady Blackhawks’ record to 11-5 and earned them a third seed in the District 1/2/3 tournament. Lummi Nation will host the District 2 fourth … Read more
NOTE: Playoff stories will be updated as new information is reported. Keep visiting www.whatcomhoops.com for the latest news. The Meridian and Lynden Christian girls both won in impressive fashion Wednesday night in the Class 1A District 1 semifinals — although in totally different ways — setting up a second showdown for the rivals. The Trojans … Read more
The Squalicum boys and Ferndale girls will represent Whatcom County in the Class 3A District 1 tournaments, which open with play-in games Thursday night. The 10th-seeded Squalicum boys (8-12) will travel to seventh-seed Lynnwood (8-11) in one of the two play-in games starting at 7 p.m. The Royals placed eighth in the 15-team 3A/2A Western … Read more
The Lummi Nation boys basketball team started off the game with a bang — actually two bangs — and went on to dominate Tulalip Heritage of Marysville, 77-64, and win the Class 1B District 1 championship Saturday night at Marysville-Getchell High School. Jermaine Toby hit back-to-back 3-pointers to start the game and spark the Blackhawks … Read more
Last year, Whatcom County sent three teams to the Class 1A girls basketball state tournament, and even though each was hit hard by graduation, it’s no big surprise that all are back in the playoffs with their sights set on the SunDome. If there is a big shock to anyone who lives outside of the … Read more
Whatcom County’s smallest high school will start off the most important time of the basketball season — the playoffs — when the Lummi Nation boys and girls open the Class 1B District 1 tournament at home on Thursday, Jan. 31. The boys action starts with top-seeded Lummi Nation (18-1) facing fourth-seeded Fellowship Christian of Everett … Read more