The opening round of the high school basketball district tournament is wrapping up.

The Mount Baker girls beat Blaine 43-35 last night and the Baker boys followed with a tight 47-46 win over Blaine to end the Borderites’ season.

Both Baker teams now face Lynden Christian tomorrow in the second round of districts.

Meanwhile, in Class 2A play, the Bellingham girls kept their season alive with a 54-20 win over Marysville-Pilchuck.

They now move on to face undefeated Lynden tomorrow night.

Coming up tonight, the Sehome boys are fighting to extend their season against Marysville-Pilchuck.

That game tips off at 7:00 from Sehome High School.

The winner will face undefeated Lynden on Thursday.

 

Also tonight, the Lummi boys and girls are hosting the 1B District 1 championships.

The Blackhawk girls take the court first against Concrete as they try to push their win streak to nine.

After that, the Lummi boys tip off against Tulalip Heritage at 8:00 in the tiebreaking match of a rivalry that saw the schools split their regular season series.

No matter what happens tonight, all four teams will advance to tri-districts next week.

 

The Seattle Kraken are on an extended break as the NHL Four Nations Face-Off tournament kicks off  tomorrow. 

It’s a round-robin tourney replacing the NHL all-star game featuring four national teams rostered with players from around the league.

Canada, Finland, Sweden and the United States will battle it out for world domination culminating in the Championship Game next Thursday, Feb. 20.

Finland will feature two players from our neck of the woods: Forward Kappo Kakko from the Kraken and goalie Kevine Lankinen from the Canucks.

Meanwhile, Canucks forward Elias Petterson will try to help his Sweden squad win it all. 

 

A man accused of shoving two teen youth hockey referees to the ice during a game on Sunday is facing two assault charges.

A video shows the 42-year-old man walking onto the ice at the Kraken Community Iceplex in Seattle and pushing two referees down.

The man claims the refs did nothing after his son was punched and kicked by a player on the other team for about 30 seconds.

The incident occurred during a 12U rec hockey game and the two officials who were shoved are 13 and 14 years old, according to the Pacific Northwest Amatuer Hockey Association.

 

The New Orleans Saints have chosen a Washington-native as their next head coach.

The Saints announced today that they’ve hired Kellen Moore to head their team.

The 36-year-old native of Prosser is just coming off a Super Bowl win with the Philadelphia Eagles as their offensive coordinator.

He’ll now look to lead New Orleans to their first playoff appearance since the 2020 season.

 

This weekend features a great opportunity to watch some hoops and remember a local sports broadcasting legend.

Western Washington University is hosting Mark Scholten Night for the Viking women’s game at Carver Gym this Saturday.

Mark spent more than 30 years on the radio with KPUG and KGMI before his death in August 2023.

He’ll be honored during an on-court ceremony before the Viks take on Alaska Fairbanks.

Doors open at 6 pm and the game tips off at 7.

You can click here to purchase tickets.