THE FRONT ROW with MARK NELKE: Education the hardwood way — Caden Symons, the youngest in a well-known basketball family, is closing out a record-setting career at Coeur d’Alene High

“Just playing with older, faster, stronger kids all my life has really helped me,” Caden Symons said. “It developed my mental game more than anything, because when you play against guys that are bigger and stronger than you, you have to find ways to impact, and score, and play defense; find smart ways to play the game.