There are a few more chances to see high school hoops played in June

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Winter sports teams are set to finish up their adjusted seasons next week as the boys basketball team currently sits tied for fourth in the conference standings. All home games for boys and girls basketball are live streamed on the athletic department’s “Borderites Live” YouTube page.

Boys basketball

After a buzzer beater-loss to the winless Squalicum away at the beginning of last week, the Borderites quickly got back to their winning ways – winning three games in three days – only to be narrowly beaten again, this time at home.

On June 2, the boys basketball team stomped on Meridian at home with a 33-point margin. The game ended 73-40 with senior Josh Russ and sophomore Carson Lehnert scoring 14 points each. They then traveled to Lummi Nation the next day where they won 60-45. Juniors Cole Thomas, Jaxon Kortlever and Scott Baldwin led the scoring with 15 each. The following day, the boys had their fourth game in five days at Mount Baker. With Russ scoring 15, Baldwin 14 and Kortlever and Lehnert with 10 each, the Borderites powered past the Mountaineers 66-61. Returning home June 8 to face Burlington-Edison, the Borderites lost in their second two-point game of the season. The game finished 63-61, ending another winning streak. Their conference record is 6-3 and overall record is 7-3.

The boys are scheduled to travel to Mount Vernon Thursday, June 10. They will then close out their season with two home games Wednesday, June 16 and Friday, June 18 against Ferndale and Lynden.

Girls basketball

The Lady Borderites lost all three of their games last week but started this week strong with a win on the road in Oak Harbor.

After beating Oak Harbor at home May 26, the girls had nearly a week break until their next game. They rallied in the second half with freshman Alia Ball scoring six in the fourth quarter but it wasn’t enough to catch Squalicum. The Borderites lost 30-25.

They then traveled to Meridian June 3 where their offense couldn’t get going – junior Hailey Pike scored 10, Ball had six and the rest of the team combined managed eight points. The Trojans double their score and then some, beating the Borderites 55-24. The girls were back at home for a narrow loss to Mount Baker when another fourth-quarter comeback came up short. In the 49-44 loss, Pike had 13 points and 13 rebounds, freshman Deja Dube had 11 points and Ball had 9 points and 7 rebounds. With four games left in their season, the girls got a boost of confidence to finish the season strong with a 35-23 away win in Oak Harbor June 7.

The girls are scheduled to host Sedro-Woolley and Mount Vernon this week with games on Thursday, June 10 and Saturday, June 12. The Lady Borderites will finish out their season next week with a game at home Tuesday, June 15 against Sehome and on the road Thursday, June 17 at Ferndale. Their record so far this season is 3-6.

Wrestling

The boys wrestling team was scheduled to host an in-conference meet June 9. The Borderites will travel to Anacortes for another in-conference, multi-school meet Saturday, June 12.

The girls team had a meet in Bellingham scheduled for June 7 canceled. On Tuesday, June 15, they are scheduled to host Mount Vernon, Nooksack Valley, Oak Harbor and Squalicum for a conference competition.

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