State B championship games of 1B and 2B boys and girls at the Arena, Saturday, March 7, 2015.

Lummi Nation High has been in Spokane at the State B tournament six times prior to this year. In the six previous visits, all in what is now known as the 2B ranks, the Blackhawks’ best finish has been sixth. But after Friday night’s 66-47 rout of Seattle Lutheran, they will play for their first State 1B basketball title. And that means something.

Colton continues to add to its legacy. The Wildcats qualified for their eighth straight girls State 1B championship game and are seeking their seventh straight title after winning their 70th straight game with a 69-23 rout of Neah Bay on Friday at the Arena. Next up is Sunnyside Christian, 71-59 winner over previously unbeaten Republic at 3 p.m. today.

There’s a 1980s sense of nostalgia to this week’s State 2B boys basketball tournament. Match Burnham and his Liberty Lancers are at the heart of this trip down memory lane.

The White Swan Cougars had upset on their minds Friday night at the Arena. But they didn’t pay enough mind to Okanogan center Jill Townsend, who turned in her second straight dominating performance to carry the Bulldogs into the championship game of the State 2B girls tournament with a 43-33 win over the Cougars.

State B semifinal action of the 1B and 2B boys and girls at the Arena, Friday, March 6, 2015.

Evergreen Lutheran received an early morning wake-up call by Republic in the 9 a.m. opener of the State 1B girls basketball tournament Thursday at the Spokane Arena. Six minutes into the contest the Eagles (17-9) trailed 21-1 and things didn’t improve as the Tigers cruised to a 64-34 triumph and a date at 3:45 this afternoon against Sunnyside Christian, whose 75-44 pasting of Crosspoint Academy that followed mirrored Republic’s romp.

For sure, the Colfax Bulldogs had a decent shot at defending their state girls 2B title. But the shots wouldn’t fall, costing the Bulldogs dearly in a 39-37 quarterfinal loss to White Swan on Thursday afternoon at the Arena.

State B action with the 1B and 2B boys and girls kicks off at the Arena, Thursday, March 5, 2015.

The Colfax girls basketball program has enjoyed the most success in its rich history under coach Corey Baerlocher. Ask him how he’s been able to add to the history in his 13 years as head coach and he steadfastly takes no credit.