Sudden lightning storm brings early end to Medical Lake's season-opener; Home opener is Friday at Holliday Field versus St. Maries
Medical Lake's Phillip Murray tumbles into the end zone with an Orofino defender wrapped around him, scoring the Cardinals' only touchdown in last Friday's season-opening 19-7 loss to the Maniacs in a weather-shortened game.
Friday's season opening nonleague football game in Orofino left Medical Lake head coach Wes Hobbs wishing for more.
Playing 28 minutes of a 48 minute game where he found his team close to putting it all together on a number of occasions, Hobbs, his Cardinals and the home standing Maniacs had to defer to Mother Nature.
A rainstorm, much-needed to douse area wildfires, but accompanied by copious lightning strikes, rolled into the Clearwater River Valley just after halftime, forcing the cancellation of the rest of the game with Orofino leading 19-7.
"I've played in plenty of storms and whatnot bu...
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