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
Whatcom County has its first state qualifiers thanks to the Lummi Nation boys and girls basketball teams, which easily won their quarterfinal games at the Class 1B District 1/2/3 tournament on Tuesday, Feb. 18. The Lady Blackhawks got the evening started at home by jumping out to a big lead and defeating Summit Classical Christian, … Read more
With the first week of high school basketball playoffs over, it’s time to stop on the road to state and figure out where the Whatcom teams are. Of our 22 teams, 13 are still alive and eligible for winning a state championship — or at least reaching state. But before we take a look at … Read more
The Lummi Nation trophy case got some additions as the boys and girls basketball teams claimed Class 1B District 1 championships in impressive — and very different — fashion in front of their home fans on Tuesday night, Feb. 11. The Blackhawk boys used a familiar script to once again knock off rival Tulalip Heritage … Read more
Ready or not, it is once again playoff time for all 22 of our Whatcom boys and girls teams as they begin district tournaments with the goal of reaching their respective state tournaments and bringing home the gold ball that is the state championship trophy. Action starts this week with District 1 tournaments for our … Read more
Once the snow cleared, the Northwest Conference teams wrapped up its regular season, and the Lummi Nation boys began play in the Class 1B District 1 tournament. In the 1B district hosted by Lummi Nation, the Blackhawks opened with impressive victories over Concrete in the quarterfinals on Friday, 81-18, and Lopez Island in the semifinals, … Read more
Once the snow cleared enough to get some games in, the Northwest Conference wrapped up its regular season, and the Lummi Nation girls won their first two games in the Class 1B District 1 tournament. In the 1B district hosted by Lummi Nation, the Lady Blackhawks opened with impressive victories over Cedar Park Christian (Lynnwood) … Read more
The Lummi Nation and Lynden girls won huge rivalry games as the Northwest 1B League wrapped up its regular season and the Northwest Conference heads into its final week. The Lady Blackhawks downed Tulalip Heritage on Friday to finish off an undefeated league season and earn the top seed heading into next week’s Class 1B … Read more
Rivalry Week turned out to be an exciting week with close games played at packed gymnasiums (see below) and with only one more week left in the regular season, Week 9 went a long way to determine our Northwest Conference and Northwest 1B League champions. In the NWC, Lynden’s victories over Mount Baker and then … Read more
One game had only one moment of excitement, the other was filled with excitement from tipoff to final buzzer. But in the end, the result was the same — two Lummi Nation victories over tribal rival Tulalip Heritage on Friday, Jan. 31. First the exciting one: In a game reminiscent of their earlier meeting, the … Read more
