Sports: Lynden football tops local stories of the year

Whatcom County athletes and teams provided numerous unforgettable images in 2011, but the best might have been saved for last. Anybody lucky enough to make the drive south to Tacoma on Dec. 3 likely will always remember the almost unimaginable series of events that led to the Lynden football team claiming its fourth Class 2A state championship in six years with a thrilling, come-from-behind 17-16 victory over Archbishop Murphy.