Our prayers go out to the family of Post Falls High School head football coach Jeff Hinz, who lost his battle with cancer earlier this week. Hinz had been battling non-smokers lung cancer since 2013.
According to KREM2.com, Hinz remained on the field until April when he had to take a leave of absence to continue his battle with the disease.
Jeff is an award-winning journalist and expert in the field of high school sports, underscored with his appearance on CNBC in 2010 to talk about the big business of high school football in America.Jeff turned to his passion for high school football into an entrepreneurial venture called High School Football America, a digital media company focused on producing original high school sports content for radio, television and the internet.Jeff is co-founder and editor-in-chief of High School Football America, a partner with NFL Play Football.