Mead lineman overcomes hurdles

Here’s a feature on Mead lineman James Volz (pictured above), who has overcome a health issue to succeed in athletics. In the classroom he’s off-the-charts smart. This is the centerpiece feature of our Thursday Prep Page.

HERE are other links to Prep Page stories and miscellaneous items:

COLUMN : If you haven’t watched a Coeur d’Alene football game, I would urge you to do so. The Vikings are a mighty fine team.

NOTEBOOK : John Owen resigns as West Valley’s wrestling coach.

PICK 6 : Here are my weekly prep football picks . I rebounded last week, going 5-1.

BRIEFLY : Lewis and Clark girls basketball standout Devyn Galland is headed to the University of Oregon.

ALSO : I’ll be at the Albi doubleheader tonight. I’ll post frequent tweets. You can follow me on Twitter at: srpreps