THE FRONT ROW with MARK NELKE: Playing together, years later — and years apart

In 2016, when Max McCullough was wrapping up a splendid career with the Post Falls High boys basketball team, Caden McLean was wrapping up the seventh grade at River City Middle School. Little did they know that, six seasons later, they would be teammates.

THE FRONT ROW with MARK NELKE: A perfect fit

Former Post Falls High star Max McCullough has had a record-setting basketball career at Eastern Oregon, where he is beloved in La Grande — and it isn't over yet

"He runs this town; there’s something to be said for that," said Eastern Oregon interim men's basketball coach Chris Kemp, who was an assistant at North Idaho College in the 2016-17 season. "He knows everyone; he’s the guy. If there’s a celebrity in La Grande, Ore., it’s him."