Ted House

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 NWCBasketballReport.com

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. NWCBasketballReport.com

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" NWCBasketballReport.com

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. NWCBasketballReport.com

1A Girls All Tournament Teams

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: NWCBasketballReport.com

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. NWCBasketballReport.com

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).

1A Boys All Tournament Team

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

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

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

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

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

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

Half: Lynden Christian 32, Zillah 19

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

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

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

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

Game on...