Jerome Jenkins, former Sacramento State University Men’s Basketball coach, was hired in June of this year, and aims to build on the existing foundation of players and staff of the men’s team at Whatcom Community College this season and beyond. Jenkins is entering his eighteenth year of head coaching, and…
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New Athletics Director settles in
Danny Day is looking forward to his first full season with the Orcas. Danny Day, the recently hired Athletic and Recreations Director at Whatcom Community College, is in the process of adjusting to his new role and responsibilities. “The Whatcom position was something that I felt really strongly about, said…
Sister cities come together for Ski to Sea
By Issei Tanaka Hikaru Yasuma is a Whatcom Community College student who will graduate in spring quarter 2019. Hikaru Yasuma is the president of the Japanese club. Her father Yoshihisa Yasuma came to Bellingham 26 years ago to participate in the 1993 Ski to Sea race. Yoshihisa Yasuma participated in…
Global 6K: Running for clean water
By Eva Mo The Covenant Kids Congo 6K for Water held by the Bellingham Covenant Church, was held on May 19 at Lake Padden Park. The main organization of this event is World Vision. They have provided a website for people to register for the event by their own, and World…
Soccer season ends on high note
By Keenan Gray Whatcom Community College women’s soccer team capped off the 2018 season finishing second in the Northwest Athletic Conference North Division and clinched a playoff spot, only to lose it in the first round of the playoffs in double overtime to Tacoma Community College 3-2. The women’s soccer…
Men’s basketball reaches new heights
By Keenan Gray Whatcom’s men’s basketball program is known for recruiting tall, post players from local high schools around Whatcom County. The men’s basketball team lacked the size last season and were unable to qualify for the conference tournament, finishing fifth in the North Division with an overall record of…
‘Food fight’ nets 1,633 lbs. in donations
By Jeremy Clopton Skagit Valley College challenged Whatcom Community College to a charity “food fight” that began Nov. 1 of last year and ended Jan. 18, with Whatcom collecting the most weight in non-perishable foods for its own Orca Food Pantry. Whatcom brought in a total of 1,123 pounds, 15…
Player profile: Grant Balvanz
By Keenan Gray As a senior in high school, Grant Balvanz began attending Whatcom Community College through the Running Start Program, with a plan of transferring to Western Washington University for a finance major, after receiving his Associates Transfer Degree. Currently a sophomore at Whatcom, Balvanz is a guard for…
Player profile: Gabriella Edison
By Keenan Gray Gabby Edison had no intentions of continuing her athletic career after high school. She planned to attend Western Washington University as an accounting major. However, taking a whole year off from playing basketball and volleyball made her realize how much she missed playing these sports.
Men’s soccer wins North Conference Title
By Kaila Cove The Whatcom men’s soccer team has won the North Conference title, a competition between regional community college soccer teams. The team has defended this championship title for the second year in a row. Bakary Dibba, a forward on the Whatcom men’s soccer team, is satisfied with the…