The Lynden Christian Lyncs put first place in the Northwest Conference into a headlock with a 70-65 win at Anacortes on Wednesday.    The Lyncs now have a two-game lead on the field with five conference games to play in the regular season.  The win was their fourteenth straight, since a game-two loss at Lake Stevens.   Junior guard Dawson Hintz hit three 3-point shots in the opening quarter to pace the Lyncs to a 17-13 lead after eight minutes.  By halftime, Hintz had 15 poin

Tonight in Anacortes is the (first) game of the year in the Northwest Conference. Lynden Christian (9-0/14-1) visits Anacortes (8-1/12-2). The Lyncs have won 13 straight games, with their only loss to Lake Stevens in game number two. The Seahawks also lost to Lake Stevens last week, and their only other loss at Burlington-Edison. Will the Lyncs be able to maneuver through the Seahawks lengthy zone defense and hit from the outside? Will the Seahawks be able to negociate the

With three weeks left in the regular season, Lynden Christian continues to lead the standings on the boy’s side with a perfect 9-0 record.  One length behind are the Anacortes Seahawks.  The Seahawks will host the Lyncs on Wednesday.   Lynden has forged their way into third place after wins over Sehome and Burlington-Edison this week, as the 2A’s continue shuffling like a deck of cards on a Las Vegas blackjack table.   Sehome responded to their loss to Lynden by winning at La

This week, there are nine Northwest Conference games involving same-classification teams.  It’s a good week to get read on the order of finish, headed into their respective district tournaments.    On Wednesday night In Lynden, the Lions broke away from the Sehome Mariners early in the third quarter, on their way to an important 51-39 win.    As of this night, six of the seven 2A teams have conference records above .500, which puts them in the top eight in the league.   Mount