Ted House

High School basketball blogger; Whatcom County hoop historian; statewide info source. Author of "The Green & Golden Years"

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Hello, friends of basketball: With the 23-24 season upon us, I want to tell you that I have a new court this year for my postings on Northwest Conference Basketball. If you want info on the NWC this season, please go to https://t.co/gwCIciiogb

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It's now time for the annual season finale:

"Over & Back, 2026"

Read about the actions of our Northwest Conference teams in the 2026 1A & 2A State Tournaments. And lots of other stuff that went on in the SunDome.

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The All-Northwest Conference teams were announced as voted on by league coaches. Here are the 1st and 2nd teams, along with a few comments about each, "plus" others deserving of mention.

"All-Northwest Conference Teams, Plus"

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The Lynden Lions won their 3rd consecutive 2A Girls title by beating Prosser, 59-49. Read about the game, and what the Lions record book looks like after their 75th straight win.

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1A Girls All Tournament Teams

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The Lynden Christian Lyncs are going home with the Gold Ball after defeating Zillah, 61-42, in the 1A Championship game. Read how that all happened here:

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LC: Hintz (MVP) 18, Dykstra 15, Robertson 13 points, 10 rebounds (8 offensive), and assigned to Zillah's Van De Graaf (4pts).

Zillah: Aranda 17, Saenz 10

Stay tuned for recaps of this game and the Lynden girls championship.

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Suddenly, we are 10 minutes from doing this all over again.

This is the 1A boys championship game between #2 Lynden Christian (25-1) and #1 Zillah (26-0).

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1A Boys All Tournament Team

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1A Boys Championship Final: Lynden Christian 61, Zillah 42

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4:31 to go, Lyncs 54, Leopards 37.
The hustle plays from Robertson, Kamphouse, Maberry go a long way in this lead.

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EO3: Lynden Christian 43, Zillah 28.
Leopards hit a 3 at the horn.
Hintz 16, Dykstra 15

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3:39 in the 3rd, LC 37, Zillah 25

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1st half, Robertson had 6 offensive rebounds. He and Kamphouse kept possessions alive by running down loose balls.

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LC: Hintz 12, Dykstra 10.
Zillah: Saenz 5, Van De Graff 4

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Half: Lynden Christian 32, Zillah 19

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LC by 11 in the final 2 minutes of the half.

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EO1: Lynden Christian 18, Zillah 9
Dykstra has 8.

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Timeout Leopards. LC leads 15-9 with 2:23 in the qtr.

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Veldman 2nd foul at 4:55. He goes to the bench early.

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Game on...