NICK’S PICKS
Prep basketball: Jamboree
12 p.m. and 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 30 at Bellingham High School
Bellingham, Sehome and Squalicum basketball teams will begin the winter sports season with a jamboree at Bellingham High School. The girls teams will start at 12 p.m. and scrimmage against each other for about an hour. Once the girls teams wrap up, the boys will tip off their season at 1 p.m.
WWU: Men’s basketball vs. Douglas College
7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 26 at Carver Gymnasium
The Western men’s basketball team is off to a hot start with a 4-0 record as of Sunday, Nov. 17, including a buzzer-beating victory against No. 12 Cal State Dominguez Hills. The Vikings will play Douglas College to wrap up a three-game home series.
Thanksgiving Day XC World Championships XV
9 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 28 at Cornwall Park
Before eating a bunch of turkey, ham, collard greens and sweets, BBay Running will be hosting a 3.4 mile-long cross country run through Cornwall Park in the morning. People are welcomed to walk, jog or run and costume-wearing is encouraged. Food donations are requested and will be donated to the Bellingham Food Bank.
FULL CALENDAR
Friday, Nov. 22
Volleyball
Ferndale vs. Bellevue at 3A state tournament, Yakima Valley SunDome, 8 a.m.
Girls soccer
Bellingham vs Ridgefield at 2A state tournament, Mount Tahoma High School, 7 p.m.
WWU
Women’s soccer vs. Azusa Pacific, Pomona, CA, 1 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 23
Football
Nooksack Valley vs. Cashmere at Apple Bowl, Wenatchee, 1 p.m.
Archbishop Murphy vs. Lynden at Ferndale High School, 2 p.m.
West Valley (Spokane) at Anacortes, 2 p.m.
Sehome at Tumwater, 3 p.m.
Lynden Christian at Royal, 2 p.m.
Volleyball
3A state tournament at Yakima Valley SunDome, matchups TBD
Girls soccer
2A state tournament at Mount Tahoma High School, matchups TBD
WWU
Women’s and men’s soccer at NCAA Division II Championships first and second rounds at campus sites, matchups TBD
Women’s and men’s cross country at NCAA Division II Championships in Sacramento, California, times TBD
Volleyball at Alaska Fairbanks, 2 p.m.
Men’s basketball vs. Northwest at Carver Gym, 7 p.m.
Pro league
Seattle Kraken at Los Angeles Kings, 1 p.m.
Recreation
Greater Bellingham Running Club’s Turkey Trot at Squalicum Creek Park, 9 a.m.
Brown Pow Trail Day at Chanterelle Trailhead, 9 a.m.
Community Work Party at Cordata Park, 9 a.m.
Sunday, Nov. 24
WWU
Women’s and men’s soccer at NCAA Division II Championships first and second rounds at campus sites, matchups TBD
Pro league
Arizona Cardinals at Seattle Seahawks, 1:25 p.m.
Monday, Nov. 25
Pro league
Seattle Kraken at Anaheim Ducks, 7 p.m.
Recreation
Relaxing Restoration at Cordata Park Pavilion, 6 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 26
WWU
Men’s basketball vs. Douglas College at Carver Gym, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 27
Pro league
Anaheim Ducks at Seattle Kraken, 7 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 28
Recreation
Thanksgiving Day XC World Championships XV at Cornwall Park, 9 a.m.
Turkey Burn with Dar and Alicia at Birch Bay Activity Center, 9 a.m.
Friday, Nov. 29
WWU
Women’s basketball vs. Biola at CWU Thanksgiving Classic, Central Washington University, 12 p.m.
Pro league
Seattle Kraken at San Jose Sharks, 12:30 p.m.
Recreation
Whatcom Mountain Bike Coalition’s Trail Day on Cedar Dust, Galbraith Mountain parking lot, 9 a.m.
Saturday, Nov. 30
Football
1A, 2A state semifinals, matchups TBD
Boys basketball
Sehome, Squalicum, Bellingham jamboree at Bellingham High School, 1 p.m.
Girls basketball
Sehome, Squalicum, Bellingham jamboree at Bellingham High School, 12 p.m.
Ferndale at La Conner, 3 p.m.
Lynden Christian at Archbishop Murphy, 6:30 p.m.
Boys wrestling
Bellingham, Lynden, Meridian at Trojan Takedown Tournament, Meridian High School, 10 a.m.
WWU
Men’s soccer at NCAA Division II Championships third round, time, location, matchup TBD
Women’s soccer at West Regional final, time, location, matchup TBD
Women’s basketball vs. Westminster at CWU Thanksgiving Classic, Central Washington University, 12 p.m.
Pro league
San Jose Sharks at Seattle Kraken, 7 p.m.
Recreation
A Wildcrafter’s Workshop: Foraging and Wreathmaking in Maple Falls, 11 a.m.
Sunday, Dec. 1
WWU
Men’s soccer at NCAA Division II Championships third round, time, location, matchup TBD
Women’s soccer at West Regional final, time, location, matchup TBD
Pro league
Seattle Seahawks at New York Jets, 10 a.m.
Recreation
A Wildcrafter’s Workshop: Foraging and Wreathmaking in Maple Falls, 11 a.m.
CDN’s sports calendar is published online Thursdays and in print Fridays. To submit an event for consideration, email nickzellersingh@cascadiadaily.com. News Producer Eric Trent compiled the featured listings.
Nick Zeller-Singh is CDN's sports reporter; reach him at nickzellersingh@cascadiadaily.com; 360-922-3090 ext. 104.
