Cards' rookie coach's first victory is notable one

For new Medical Lake girls’ basketball head coach Kyle Lundberg, his milestone initial high school victory could not come soon enough.

He had to wait three games into his career but got that memorable “W” last Friday, 39-35 at Freeman in the Northeast A League opener. It completed a 1-1 week for the Cardinals (1-2) who dropped a nonleague contest to Lind-Ritzville/Sprague, 75-43, Tuesday, Dec. 9.

“It was a great win,” Lundberg said. And it was made even more special. “I was told that was the first time Medical Lake had beaten Freeman, so being part of that and seeing how excited our girls were...