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Some of John Schreiber's fondest memories are from when he shoveled snow off McEuen Field in early spring so Coeur d'Alene High School's baseball season could start on time.
“Back in those days, we really didn’t have much in the way of off-season training facilities," the 1986 Coeur d'Alene High School graduate said Monday morning.
Schreiber, who now lives in California and Arizona, went on to play at the university level. His late father Dave Schreiber was a coach, an active supporter of CHS athletics and a past president of the Viking Booster Club. His mom, Susan Schreiber, graduated from CHS in 1960 and taught English at the school for 14 years. His brother Dan Schreiber graduated in 1993 and sister Emily Schreiber-Sheets graduated in 1995.
The Schreiber legacy will continue at CHS, where John has donated $200,000 to help construct a new baseball practice building he named for his parents the Dave and Susan Schreiber Hitting Facility.
Lake City (18-6) will play host to third-seeded Lewiston (14-11) today at 4 in the regional championship game for a berth to state. Lewiston won at No. 2 seed Coeur d’Alene 13-3 in five innings.
Coeur d’Alene (14-11) will play host to Post Falls (10-14) today at 4 in a loser-out game.
It seems like just a few days ago, I was roaming the sidelines as Rigby and Coeur d’Alene kicked off the football season at Washington-Grizzly Stadium in Missoula.