CONNOR’S PICKS
Girls golf: Six-team Whatcom County tournament
3 p.m. Tuesday, March 19, Sudden Valley Golf Course
Lynden, Lynden Christian, Meridian, Nooksack Valley, Sehome and Bellingham will meet for a local early-season tournament, allowing these groups a glimpse at which golfers may be competitive when the postseason rolls around.
Sehome is the reigning 2A state team champion, but the Mariners only returned senior Cassie Hogan from last year’s four golfers who contributed to the title.
Three other golfers who placed at state last season will be participating: Blaine’s Ellie Tanjuaquio, Lynden’s Kinsley Rector and Lynden Christian’s Madeleine Engels.
Rector finished 14th at the 2A state tournament last season, two spots below Hogan (12th). Tanjuaquio and Engels didn’t place in the 1A state tournament, but they do bring that postseason experience this year.
WWU: Women’s basketball at NCAA Division II West Regional Tournament
Various times, March 15–18, Felix Event Center (Azusa, California)
This isn’t local to Whatcom County, but there are slim pickings in the Western Washington University athletics realm this week, and the women’s basketball team is gearing up for the biggest game(s) of its season.
The No. 3-seeded Vikings know their quarterfinal opponent: No. 6 Cal Poly Pomona. That game will be at noon on Friday, March 15. If they win, they will face either No. 2 Cal State San Marcos or No. 7 Point Loma.
Western, coming off a historic run to the 2022 NCAA Division II National Championship, lost in the quarterfinals last season — shocked by No. 7 Azusa Pacific in a 71-53 stunner. The Vikings were the No. 2 seed last year and are one spot lower this season.
A little more distance between the greatest season in the program’s history may quell the fear of not meeting expectations and aid a further run.
Recreation: Honeywagon Runs
8 a.m., Saturday, March 23, Nooksack Valley Middle School
As one of the oldest annual fun runs in Whatcom County, the Honeywagon Runs also has one of the best, most county-esque descriptions for how it was named, per its website: “The Honeywagon Runs which started in 1982, got its name from the manure wagons (Honeywagons) which spread cow manure on the fields along the roads the event currently runs on.”
You know you’re in Everson when you can smell the manure. For 42 years (excluding 2020), participants have been honoring the ol’ manure-spreading wagons.
The event includes a 4-mile run, half marathon and kids fun run. Entry fees, award details, course maps and more are available online.
FULL CALENDAR
Friday, March 15
Baseball
Lynden vs. Clarkston, 1 p.m., at Ridgefield High School
Meridian at Granite Falls, 4 p.m.
Squalicum at Ferndale, 4 p.m.
Lynden at Ridgefield, 4 p.m.
Bellingham at Mount Baker, 4:30 p.m.
Fastpitch Softball
Blaine at Cedar Park Christian, 4 p.m.
Lynden at Archbishop Murphy, 4 p.m.
Bellingham at Lynden Christian, 4:30 p.m.
Boys soccer
Squalicum at Sehome, 7 p.m.
Track and field
Mount Vernon at Nooksack Valley, 4 p.m.
WWU
West Regional quarterfinals: Women’s basketball vs. Cal Poly Pomona, 12 p.m., Felix Event Center (Azusa, California)
Softball vs. Northwest Nazarene, 12 p.m. and 2:30 p.m., Viking Field
Saturday, March 16
Baseball
Sedro-Woolley at Sehome, 10 a.m.
Nooksack Valley at Friday Harbor, 12 p.m.
Chief Sealth at Bellingham, 1 p.m.
Granite Falls at Blaine, 1 p.m.
Lynden Christian at Cedar Park Christian, 3 p.m.
Overlake at Sehome, 4 p.m.
Fastpitch Softball
Friday Harbor at Ferndale, 12 p.m.
Mount Baker vs. Colville, 12 p.m., at Ephrata High School
Friday Harbor at Ferndale, 2 p.m.
Marysville-Pilchuck at Sehome, 2 p.m.
Squalicum at Kingston, 2 p.m.
Mount Baker vs. Naches Valley, 2 p.m., at Ephrata High School
Boys soccer
Bellingham at Meridian, 12 p.m.
Granite Falls at Blaine, 1 p.m.
Lynden Christian at Oak Harbor, 1 p.m.
Lynden at Anacortes, 2 p.m.
Track and field
Squalicum at Arlington, 12 p.m.
Girls tennis
Blaine at University Prep, 3:45 p.m.
WWU
West Regional semifinals: Women’s basketball vs. TBD, Felix Event Center (Azusa, California)
Softball vs. Northwest Nazarene, 12 p.m. and 2:30 p.m., Viking Field
NHL
Nashville Predators at Seattle Kraken, 7 p.m.
Recreation
2024 Chuckanut 50K, 8 a.m., Fairhaven Park
Chuckanut 50K kids’ race, 10 a.m., Fairhaven Park
Peter Marcus Rough Water Race, 10 a.m., Bellingham Community Boating Center
Runnin’ O’ the Green, 10 a.m., corner of Cornwall Ave and West Laurel Street
Monday, March 18
Baseball
Meridian at Anacortes, 7:15 p.m.
Boys soccer
Lakewood at Lynden, 4 p.m.
Nooksack Valley at Granite Falls, 6 p.m.
Sehome at Burlington-Edison, 6:30 p.m.
Squalicum at Mount Vernon, 7 p.m.
Oak Harbor at Ferndale, 7 p.m.
Cedar Park Christian at Blaine, 7 p.m.
Lynden Christian at Bellingham, 7 p.m.
Girls golf
Sehome at Oak Harbor, 11 a.m.
Blaine, Ferndale, Mount Baker, Squalicum at Skagit Golf and Country Club, 3 p.m.
WWU
West Regional finals: Women’s basketball vs. TBD, Felix Event Center (Azusa, California)
NHL
Buffalo Sabres vs. Seattle Kraken, 7 p.m.
Recreation
Spin Dance, 6 p.m., Max Higbee Center
Tuesday, March 19
Baseball
Lynden Christian at Lynden, 4 p.m.
Mount Baker at Lakewood, 4 p.m.
Ferndale at Blaine, 4:30 p.m.
Nooksack Valley at Sehome, 4:30 p.m.
Mount Vernon at Bellingham, 6 p.m.
Meridian at Squalicum, 6:45 p.m.
Fastpitch Softball
Lakewood at Lynden, 4 p.m.
Squalicum at Ferndale, 4 p.m.
Lynden Christian at Sedro-Woolley, 4:30 p.m.
Meridian at Sehome, 4:30 p.m.
Bellingham at Nooksack Valley, 4:30 p.m.
Mount Baker at Anacortes, 6 p.m.
Boys soccer
Lynden at Meridian, 7 p.m.
Boys golf
Blaine, Ferndale, Lynden, Lynden Christian, Sehome at Mount Baker, 2 p.m.
Girls golf
Lynden, Lynden Christian, Meridian, Nooksack Valley, Sehome, Bellingham at Sudden Valley Golf Course, 3 p.m.
Girls tennis
Lakewood at Lynden, 4 p.m.
Squalicum at Blaine, 4 p.m.
Oak Harbor at Bellingham, 4 p.m., at Western Washington University
Ferndale at Anacortes, 4 p.m.
Sedro-Woolley at Sehome, 4:30 p.m.
Recreation
Therapeutic Movement and Meditation, 6 p.m., Bloedel Donovan Park’s Community Building
Wednesday, March 20
Fastpitch Softball
Oak Harbor at Blaine, 4 p.m.
Boys soccer
Lakewood at Bellingham, 7 p.m.
Sedro-Woolley at Sehome, 7 p.m.
Recreation
Badminton at Bloedel, 10 a.m. and 6 p.m., Bloedel Donovan Multipurpose Room
Thursday, March 21
Baseball
Bellingham at Burlington-Edison, 4 p.m.
Lynden at Ferndale, 4 p.m.
Lakewood at Meridian, 4 p.m.
Nooksack Valley at Anacortes, 4:30 p.m.
Blaine at Sehome, 4:30 p.m.
Squalicum at Lynden Christian, 4:30 p.m.
Oak Harbor at Mount Baker, 4:30 p.m.
Fastpitch Softball
Bellingham at Lynden, 4 p.m.
Oak Harbor at Ferndale, 4 p.m.
Lakewood at Sehome, 4:30 p.m.
Lynden Christian at Nooksack Valley, 4:30 p.m.
Meridian at Mount Vernon, 5:30 p.m.
Squalicum at Anacortes, 6 p.m.
Boys soccer
Lynden Christian at Burlington-Edison at 6:30 p.m.
Sehome at Mount Vernon, 7 p.m.
Lynden at Ferndale, 7 p.m.
Blaine at Sedro-Woolley, 7 p.m.
Lake Stevens at Squalicum, 7 p.m.
Boys golf
Bellingham, Meridian, Nooksack Valley, Squalicum at Avalon Golf Links, 3 p.m.
Girls tennis
Anacortes at Squalicum, 4 p.m.
Lynden at Mount Vernon, 4 p.m.
Sehome at Blaine, 4 p.m.
Bellingham at Ferndale, 4 p.m.
NHL
Seattle Kraken at Las Vegas Golden Knights, 7:30 p.m.
Recreation
Recreation Roundtable, 3 p.m., Corner Taphouse
Friday, March 22
Fastpitch Softball
Mount Baker at Burlington-Edison, 4 p.m.
Sedro-Woolley at Blaine, 4 p.m.
Meridian at Granite Falls, 4 p.m.
Lynden at Auburn, 4 p.m.
Boys soccer
Anacortes at Nooksack Valley, 4:30 p.m.
Track and field
Bellingham, Squalicum at Twilight in the Ham Invite, 3:30 p.m., Civic Field
Blaine, Ferndale, Lynden, Meridian, Mount Baker, Nooksack Valley at Bedlington Invite, 3:30 p.m., Lynden Christian High School
WWU
Track and field at Oregon Preview, all day, at University of Oregon
Softball vs. Academy of Art, 11:30 a.m., Turlock, California
Softball vs. Cal State Bernardino, 7 p.m., Turlock, California
NHL
Seattle Kraken at Arizona Coyotes, 7 p.m.
Saturday, March 23
Baseball
Lynden at Cedarcrest, 12 p.m.
Overlake at Blaine, 12 p.m.
Lynden Christian at Friday Harbor, 12 p.m.
Lynnwood at Ferndale, 12 p.m.
Chief Sealth at Nooksack Valley, 12:30 p.m.
South Whidbey at Bellingham, 1 p.m.
Mount Baker at Granite Falls, 1 p.m.
Fastpitch Softball
Peninsula vs. Lynden, 9 a.m., at Auburn Riverside High School
Bellingham at South Whidbey, 12 p.m. and 2 p.m.
Orcas Island at Sehome, 12 p.m.
Nooksack Valley at Friday Harbor, 12 p.m.
Coupeville at Blaine, 2 p.m.
Boys soccer
Blaine at South Whidbey, 1 p.m.
Sultan at Lynden Christian, 1 p.m.
Lynden at Bellingham, 6 p.m.
WWU
Track and field at Oregon Preview, all day, at University of Oregon
Softball vs. Cal Poly Humboldt, 2 p.m., Turlock, California
Softball vs. Cal State San Marcos, 7 p.m., Turlock, California
Recreation
Honeywagon Runs, 8 a.m., Nooksack Valley Middle School
Full Moon (almost) Snowshoe Adventure, 11 p.m., Civic Athletic Complex
Sunday, March 24
WWU
Track and field at UBC Invitational, all day, at University of British Columbia
Softball vs. San Francisco State, 12 p.m., Turlock, California
NHL
Montreal Canadiens vs. Seattle Kraken, 6 p.m.
CDN’s sports calendar is published online Thursdays and in print Fridays. To submit an event for consideration, email connorbenintendi@cascadiadaily.com. News Producer Eric Trent compiled the featured listings.
Connor J. Benintendi is CDN’s sports editor; reach him at connorbenintendi@cascadiadaily.com; 360-922-3090 ext. 104.
