Caleb Breakey
Tribune sports reporter

Trojan Zach Slesk takes a shot in the title game vs. Cascade Christian.— whatcomphoto.com | DAN BRINKMAN

YAKIMA — After their quarterfinal matchup, Meridian coach Shane Stacy said he felt like Freeman had taken his Trojans “behind the woodshed” at times.

Caleb Breakey
Tribune sports reporter

Lynden Christian's Coryn Bajema reached for the ball in LC's quarterfinal. — Lynden Tribune | CALEB BREAKEY

YAKIMA — Perhaps the most storied 1A program in the state of Washington, the Lynden Christian girls basketball team added to its legacy on Saturday at the 1A state girls basketball tournament.

Caleb Breakey
Tribune sports reporter

Pioneer Jon Charroin goes to the rim. — Lynden Tribune | CALEB BREAKEY

YAKIMA — Two points away from beating the No. 1-ranked 1A boys team? Loss or no loss, the Nooksack Valley basketball team walked away from the 1A state boys basketball tournament in Yakima with pride on Saturday.

Caleb Breakey
Tribune sports reporter

The Nooksack Valley bench reacts during its loser-out contest on Friday. — Lynden Tribune | CALEB BREAKEY

YAKIMA — The Nooksack Valley girls basketball team came close to helping North Whatcom County go 4-for-4 in trophies earned at the 1A state boys and girls basketball tournament in Yakima.

  WHATCOM — Remember in last week’s Tribune, the headline about ‘One Game Seasons’? Three of them, to be precise.
  Well, North Whatcom County teams pulled off the trifecta.
  Both the Lynden boys and girls teams are heading to the 2A state boys and girls basketball tournament in Yakima today, and they will be joined there by the Mount Baker boys, too.

How they advanced

YAKIMA -- The Meridian boys basketball team fell behind by 21 at halftime, and never could recover --despite coming within five points with time to spare in the fourth quarter.

The Trojans fell 45-35 to Cascade Christian in the 1A state title game.

The Nooksack Valley boys team, too, lost to finish eighth at the tournament. The Pioneers fell in a nail-biter, 62-60, against Chelan.

Meanwhile, the Lynden Christian girls beat Connell 35-29 for third place.

YAKIMA -- In the fifth/eighth-place game, the Nooksack Valley boys basketball team fell to Chelan, 62-60.

The Lynden Christian girls basketball team will play in the third/sixth-place game at 5 p.m. on Saturday against Connell, while the Meridian boys take on Cascade Christian at 7 p.m. for the state title the same night.

YAKIMA -- With a 41-36 win over King's on Friday, the Meridian boys basketball team will be playing for a state title at the 1A state boys and girls basketball tournament in Yakima.

The Trojans are set to face Cascade Christian, a team they beat for the 1A tri-district championship, at 7 p.m. on Saturday.

Meanwhile, the Lynden Christian girls fell 50-32 to Freeman in the semifinal, moving them into the fifth/sixth-place game at 5 p.m. on Saturday against Connell.

YAKIMA — One Nooksack Valley team will earn a trophy. Unfortunately, the other will not—despite a hard-fought game.

The Nooksack Valley boys basketball team beat Lakeside (Nine Mile) 55-37 to advance to the fifth/eighth-place game at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday against Chelan.

The Pioneer girls, however, fell to Bellevue Christian, 45-38, ending their season.

YAKIMA -- The Meridian boys and Lynden Christian girls teams are heading to the semifinals at the 1A state boys and girls basketball tournament in Yakima.

The Trojans beat Freeman, 56-48, advancing to play King's on Friday at 6 p.m. Meridian beat King's by two points in the district championship game two weeks ago.

The Lyncs topped Chelan, 44-28, to advance to a 8 p.m. semifinal game again