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Courtesy photo Cash Preston of Post Falls waits to be life-flighted from Ellensburg to Renton, Wash., after suffering extensive facial injuries in a rugby match in May.

Courtesy photo Cash Preston of Post Falls waits to be life-flighted from Ellensburg to Renton, Wash., after suffering extensive facial injuries in a rugby match in May.

October 22, 2026

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THE FRONT ROW with MARK NELKE: Five months after suffering extensive facial injuries in a rugby game, Post Falls High senior Cash Preston is making an impact on the football field
October 22, 2026 1:30 a.m.

THE FRONT ROW with MARK NELKE: Five months after suffering extensive facial injuries in a rugby game, Post Falls High senior Cash Preston is making an impact on the football field

"We didn't really know what was going on until we got to Seattle and they fully explained it to us," Cash said of his injuries. "In Ellensburg they just told me it was extensive facial fractures."