(This Week In (the) State Tournament) The long and winding, definitely windy, and sometimes snowy, road to the Yakima County SunDome began right after Thanksgiving, 2025. There are four tournaments and 48 teams remaining from all those that had this dream, months ago. The remaining Northwest Conference representatives include the Lynden and Lynden Christian boys and girl’s teams, along with the Anacortes and Nooksack Valley boy’s teams. Wednesday Games 1A Boys, 200pm

The Northwest Conference took five boys and three girls teams into regional play of the 2026 state basketball tournaments. And when the weekend was over, six of the eight will play on in the Yakima County SunDome, and two are done for the season. The headline on Friday was the Nooksack Valley boys win over Fort Vancouver. The #16 Pioneers eliminated the #9 Trappers, 52-45, in a game played at Camas High School, in Vancouver, just a 285-mile trip, each way. The Pioneers

We are just one day away from the start of regional play in the 2026 state basketball tournaments. Here is look at what to expect on the boys floor through next week. 1A Boys State Tournament Preview #16 Nooksack Valley Pioneers (10-14) vs #9 Fort Vancouver Trappers (20-3) Camas High School, Vancouver, Friday, February 27, 600pm The Trappers broke through last year, appearing in their first state basketball tournament since the 1990 4A state tournament. Their stay as t

Seahawks celebrate their District Title Two district championships were awarded Friday night at Mount Vernon High School. The 2A girls title goes the Lynden Lions, as they defeated a tough Archbishop Murphy team, 58-40, for their third straight district title. On the boy’s side, the Anacortes Seahawks edged the Lynden Lions, 50-47, in the 2A district championship game. 2A Boys: Anacortes 50, Lynden 47 Senior forward Micah Dickison led a Seahawk charge by scoring ten fou

Ten weeks of Northwest Conference basketball now seems like it went by in about five minutes. We turn the page to the post-season, and here is a preview of what is around the corner. 1A BOYS GAME #1 #5 Mount Baker Mountaineers (1-14/3-15) at #4 Blaine Borderites (2-13/4-17) Wednesday, Feb. 11, 700pm, Loser Out Winner at #1 Lynden Christian, Friday, Feb 13, 730pm The Mountaineers have lost 12 straight games and the Borderites have lost ten straight games. But that’s the