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With speed and aggression, boys basketball aims to continue upward path

Last year, the Blaine High School boys varsity basketball team had its best season since 2016, finishing with an 8–13 overall record. This year, its team is relatively young but with returning … more

Sportsmanship awards presented to athletes and coaches

The Blaine school district board of directors recognized several fall sports athletes with sportsmanship awards at the board’s November 25 meeting. Coaches and award winners pictured are, from … more

New girls bowling team off to a 1–1 start

Blaine High School added girls bowling to its lineup of winter sports options and the program is proving to be popular, with about 20 girls currently participating. “It’s really an … more

Blaine senior Taylee McCormick finishes strong at state cross country meet

Blaine senior Taylee McCormick capped her career with the Blaine cross country team with a strong finish at the 2A state cross country meet on November 9 at Sun Willows Golf Course in Pasco. … more

Lakewood beats Blaine soccer in action-packed final minutes

Blaine varsity soccer suffered a heartbreaking 2–1 overtime loss in a must-win playoff game at Lakewood on October 31. Making the defeat harder to bear, Blaine took a 1–0 lead … more

Liberty ends Blaine football season with 57–6 playoff win

Liberty quickly and decisively shutdown Blaine’s hopes to advance past the first-round playoff game at Blaine High School on November 1. The Patriots scored on each of its first three offensive … more

Blaine senior McCormick bound for state cross country meet

Blaine senior Taylee McCormick will fulfill her years-long goal of running in the state cross country meet this Saturday, November 9, at Sun Willows Golf Course in Pasco. At the qualifying meet, … more

Cross country teams break new ground

Blaine cross country teams broke new ground at the Northwest Conference meet on October 23 at Civic Stadium in Bellingham, with runners across the board hitting personal best times. The top boys … more

Varsity girls soccer heads to playoffs

The Blaine varsity girls soccer team is headed for the playoffs after finishing its regular season on October 28 with a 3–1 loss to Burlington-Edison at home. The Borderites’ regular … more

Football prepares for home playoff game

Blaine varsity football is preparing for its first home playoff game since 2013. Though the Borderites finished at the bottom of their division, they made the playoffs simply by being in the higher … more

Borderites lose 34–16, but offense stands out against top team

For Blaine football, the choice to play in the more difficult Sky Division rather than the lower Lake Division this year was partly a decision that improving as a football team is more important than … more

Volleyball hopes to improve playoff seed

Blaine girls varsity volleyball lost a tough game 3–1 against Nooksack Valley on October 22. After the loss, Blaine’s record is 3–7 in conference games. Nooksack Valley (6-4, … more

In other sports news...

Football Archbishop Murphy shut out the Borderites 43–0 on October 4 in Everett. Archbishop Murphy scored 26 points in the second quarter alone and ended the first half ahead 33–0. … more

Three runners finish invitational with sub-19 minute times

Blaine cross country athletes may not have placed high as a team on October 5 at the Nike Twilight Invitational in Marysville, but those results don’t tell the full story. In a first for head … more

Blaine achieves 3–0 volleyball victory

Blaine varsity volleyball beat Lakewood 3–0 in an away match on October 3 thanks to strong serving, defense, and few errors. The Borderites won with set scores of 25–17, 25–15 and … more

BHS grad receives college soccer award

Ashley Quesada, a 2016 Blaine High School graduate and soccer player at Cornell College, in Iowa, earned a Defensive Performer of the Week award from the NCAA Division III Midwest Conference for the … more

Mistakes cost Blaine in 28–18 loss at home

Blaine varsity football head coach Jay Dodd called his Borderites the better team after a 28–18 loss to Burlington-Edison at home on September 27, and the statistics back him up. Blaine … more

Blaine soccer wins two big ones in a row

After winning a pair of conference games in the past week, the season is heating up for the Blaine girls varsity soccer team. The Borderites beat Bellingham 3–1 on September 26 and Squalicum … more

Volleyball still looking for first victory

Blaine varsity volleyball is still looking for its first win, and it will have some chances in the next week. The Borderites lost 3–0 to Ferndale on September 24 and 3–1 against Lynden at … more

Soccer falls behind in pair of tough games

Blaine girls varsity soccer lost a pair of close games to bigger conference rivals Lynden and Ferndale over the past week. The losses make Blaine’s record 2–3–1. Blaine … more
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