By Keenan Gray Whatcom’s men’s basketball program is known for recruiting tall, post players from local high schools around Whatcom County. The men’s basketball team lacked the size last season and were unable to qualify for the conference tournament, finishing fifth in the North Division with an overall record of…
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‘Food fight’ nets 1,633 lbs. in donations
By Jeremy Clopton Skagit Valley College challenged Whatcom Community College to a charity “food fight” that began Nov. 1 of last year and ended Jan. 18, with Whatcom collecting the most weight in non-perishable foods for its own Orca Food Pantry. Whatcom brought in a total of 1,123 pounds, 15…
Player profile: Grant Balvanz
By Keenan Gray As a senior in high school, Grant Balvanz began attending Whatcom Community College through the Running Start Program, with a plan of transferring to Western Washington University for a finance major, after receiving his Associates Transfer Degree. Currently a sophomore at Whatcom, Balvanz is a guard for…
Player profile: Gabriella Edison
By Keenan Gray Gabby Edison had no intentions of continuing her athletic career after high school. She planned to attend Western Washington University as an accounting major. However, taking a whole year off from playing basketball and volleyball made her realize how much she missed playing these sports.
Men’s soccer wins North Conference Title
By Kaila Cove The Whatcom men’s soccer team has won the North Conference title, a competition between regional community college soccer teams. The team has defended this championship title for the second year in a row. Bakary Dibba, a forward on the Whatcom men’s soccer team, is satisfied with the…
Whatcom soccer heads to playoffs
By Kaila Cove The Whatcom men’s and women’s soccer teams are doing well this year— both teams have earned themselves a top position in the playoffs in the NWAC division. These Whatcom teams encourage students to come out and support them as they head into the playoffs. Women’s Soccer: Kiley…
Whatcom signs new athletes
By Felix Zavisubin Fourteen student athletes have signed a letter of intent to join Whatcom Community College sports teams in the 2018-2019 academic year. The signees include seven for women’s soccer, three for women’s basketball and four for men’s basketball. Twelve of the 14 commits attended Washington high schools, two…
By Jeremy Short Student athletes come from all around the globe to come play for Whatcom and represent the community the athletic program has built. Whatcom is much smaller than most colleges, making it hard to go out and recruit for their athletics program. Whatcom has three sports to offer…
Ski to Sea is ready, set, and about to go
By Kai Vieira de Rosa Recreation fanatics from across the U.S. will line up at the Mt. Baker Ski Area and begin the seven leg race down to the Bellingham bay for Ski to Sea’s 44th annual team relay on May 29. Ski to Sea is an annual team relay…
Lootens headed north
By Justin Busby Daulton Lootens signed his national letter of intent on May 1 to play basketball at the University of Alaska-Fairbanks next year. Lootens will wear a University of Alaska Fairbanks Nooks basketball jersey next season after completing his second year with the Whatcom Orcas.