Yes, the road to your applicable Dome starts right here, right now. If you were to play "I Spy With My Little Eye," here is what you may encounter on your trip. The Lynden girls currently hold the longest winning streak in the state in any classification.  Their last loss was at Nooksack Valley on December 19, 2023.  Since then, the Lions have won 48 straight games.  And, according to MaxPreps, the is the fifth longest streak in the United States.   Before anyone hits the f

None of the Northwest Conference schools changed classifications over the summer, so we still have four in the 3A classification, seven in 2A, and five in 1A.    It has always been extremely difficult to get through the 2A District Tournament, with only two allocations to state. Now, at least, a third team will have a chance to advance to Yakima. First, a little history, with a math minor.   The District RPI began in 2017 to try to fit teams together by ranking from two diff

When I leave the Yakima SunDome around 11pm on that Saturday night, it always seems like the start of the next season is light years away.  But eventually, we become just a turkey dinner from the first days of Northwest Conference basketball.  The 20 th  season of the NWC begins on Saturday. The Lynden girls were the only NWC team to bring home the gold ball in 2025.  They had it for the second year in a row, and it could be in their custody for another year. Annie Wright was

I’m not calling this a down year for the entity of the Northwest Conference when it comes to the 2024-25 basketball season, but when you set the bar so high, others would love to have your “down year.”   There are four championships given in the Yakima SunDome each March, and in tournaments held in 2022, 2023, and 2024, teams from the NWC came home with three each year.  So, this year’s total of one is, of course, fewer than three, but there’s no reason to panic.   The Lynden

Here are the first and second team honorees as voted on by Northwest Conference coaches and the first thing that comes to my mind about each player.    Head Coach of the Year:   Anthony Wiederkehr II, Lakewood Coach Wiederkehr always gets 100-percent-plus out of his players.  Always a tough team to prepare for.  Got to state with one starter over 6-feet tall.    Assistant Coach of the Year: Ray Ootsey, Squalicum Storm guards definitely benefit from the knowledge of the forme

The talk around 1A boys basketball circles at the start of the season was that Annie Wright was the real deal, and everyone else was...

The Lynden Lions girls wrapped up a perfect season with a 54-37 win over the Ellensburg Bulldogs, Saturday night in the Yakima SunDome.  ...

The Meridian Trojans captured fourth place in the 2025 1A Boys State Basketball Tournament.  They took an early lead behind the sharp...

There’s hot.  There’s white hot.  There’s hot as the sun, hot.  Then, there’s Dawson Hintz hot.   Hintz, one of Lynden Christian’s...

The Meridian Trojans forgot all about their loss to Annie Wright on Thursday, and dominated the Seton Catholic Cougars, 68-48, in a 1A...

Like the great quote master, Yogi Berra once said, “It’s like déjà vu all over again.   For the Lynden Lions, it was a similar script on...

The Lynden Christian Lyncs will play in the state semifinals for the fifth consecutive season, as they distanced themselves early from...

The Annie Wright Gators showed why they are the favorite to win this year’s 1A boys championship.  They rolled over the Meridian Trojans,...

The Lynden Lions were derailed from their fourth straight state championship, 64-50, by the Prosser Mustangs, in Thursday’s state...

The #7 seed Meridian Trojans advanced to the state quarterfinals with a 65-52 win over the #15 seed Overlake Owls, Wednesday, in the...

A fine season by the Lakewood Cougars came to a disappointing end on Wednesday, in the 2A Boys State Tournament in the Yakima SunDome. ...

(This Week In (The) State Tournament)   Yes, that number says a lot about the depth of the Northwest Conference over the past 18 years. ...

Here are some thoughts that didn’t make the original game stories over the weekend.   I saw six of the NWC’s seven remaining teams play,...

The #1 seed Lynden Lions began defense of their 2024 state championship with a 58-26 win over #8 Bainbridge, Saturday at Mount Vernon...

The top-seeded, and three-time defending champion, Lynden Lions, advanced to the state quarterfinals with a convincing 70-50 win over the...