THE FRONT ROW with MARK NELKE: ‘I just feel very grateful’ — Jim Winger’s road to the Idaho Athletic Hall of Fame includes a bus ride, some chances taken, a perfect season ... and a supportive wife

JASON DUCHOW PHOTOGRAPHY In his final season as head coach, Jim Winger guided the Lake City Timberwolves to a 26-0 record and their first state title in program history.

Courtesy photo Jim Winger and his wife, Teri.

Courtesy photo Jim and Teri Winger, on their wedding day in 1988.

| April 6, 2025 1:25 AM

It was on a bus ride home, sometime in the early 1990s, after a tough loss to Kellogg.

Near the front of the bus was Donny Haynes, then the Coeur d’Alene High head boys basketball coach.

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