After two first responders were killed and a third injured in an ambush attack on Canfield Mountain this past summer, Lake City High boys basketball players decided to wear a patch on their warmups this season honoring Coeur d'Alene Fire and Kootenai County Fire and Rescue personnel.
January 22, 2026
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“There’s more to life than basketball, and more to basketball than basketball, and we’re fortunate to be in this situation to have this platform to bring light to help people out,” said Anderson, a teacher and former girls basketball coach at Lake City, in his third season as the Timberwolves’ boys coach. “We talk about it every year — yeah, our objective is to win, but we have to have a purpose that’s higher than winning.”