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Whatcom County Senior All-Star showdown Friday night

Lynden Christians George DeJong shoots the ball in the Championship game Saturday, March 3rd in which the Lyncs defeated the Freeman Scotties to win the 1A State Championship title. Photo: KPUG/Tessa McLeod


A Whatcom County and city senior all-star showdown is going down Friday night at the Jake Gymnasium in Lynden. The best of the county and city will battle with the girls tip-offing first at 6:15pm followed by the boys at 8pm. Plus, there will be skills test including a three-point shooting competition and dunk contest, and giveaways for the crowd. The senior all-star game is hosted by the Boys and Girls Club and COAST PT.

County Girls
Coaches Rick DeGraff & Dave Hommes
Natalie Amos               Lynden
Sierra Smith                 Lynden
Avery Dykstra              Lynden Christian
Riley VanHulzen          Lynden Christian
Sam VanLoo                 Lynden Christian
Katrina Gimmaka        Nooksack Valley
Mckenzie Yost              Mount Baker
Jordan LaTorre             Mount Baker
Josie Deming                Blaine
Alexis Hallberg             Blaine

City Girls
Coaches Aaron & Jen Dickson
Ellesse  FitzGerald       Meridian
Tanis Harrison             Meridian
Kyrin Baklund              Meridian
Chalae Wolters            Squalicum
Josie Andert                 Squalicum
Carmelita Rodriguez  Ferndale
Peyton Humbert         Ferndale
Sarah Eisses                Sehome
Carissa McDowell       Sehome
Janyha Ell                     Lummi

County Boys
Coaches Jerry Blankers & Rob Kildall
Trey Labounty             Lynden
Noah Walker               Lynden
Jordan Riddle              Lynden Christian
George DeJong           Lynden Christian
Casey Bauman           Nooksack Valley
Jordan Veening          Nooksack Valley
Thomas Barbo           Mount Baker
Ethan Gate                 Mount Baker
Cory Luce                   Blaine
Mike Washington     Lummi

City Boys
Coaches Dick Stark & Tony Larsen
Bailey Hodge           Meridian
TJ Dykstra                Meridian
Caden Mee             Bellingham
Rits Voeut               Bellingham
James Hinson         Ferndale
AJ Rankin                 Ferndale
Reid Benson           Ferndale
Kendall Engethart Squalicum
Eric Monahan        Squalicum
Evan Kingma          Sehome

 

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