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Van Troxel.
October 19, 2023
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August 29, 2024 1:30 a.m.
THE FRONT ROW with MARK NELKE: ‘He was so much more than a coach; he was a mentor’ — Longtime Lake City High football coach Van Troxel to be honored Friday night
“When the tide turned a little bit (in Coeur d’Alene’s favor), he was always very respectful and gave us our due," Coeur d'Alene coach Shawn Amos said. “He would say, ‘Hey, you guys are doing a great job.' “When he was winning, he was still good. And when he wasn’t, he was still Van Troxel.”
October 19, 2023 1:30 a.m.
THE FRONT ROW with MARK NELKE: Timing right for Lake City to honor longtime football coach Troxel
“It just feels like the full circle of probably the best player he (Troxel) has ever coached, and one of the most inspirational leaders (Hout) coming into the building and coaching for us now,” Lake City athletic director Troy Anderson said. “To see it come full circle, it just made it feel right.”