Colfax community shows up to State B basketball championship in support of late Coach Jenkin

'Bigger than basketball': Colfax assistant coach continuing the standard his best friend and fallen coach set

Reece Jenkin was the best friend of Colfax High assistant basketball coach Ben Aune. So when Jenkin, head coach of the Colfax boys basketball team, succumbed to his battle with pancreatic cancer one week ago, Aune was devastated.

Allie Jenkin of Colfax up for Sports Illustrated HS Girls Athlete of the Week

Spokane, WASH. -- It's been an incredibly difficult couple weeks for the Jenkin family. The longtime basketball coach of the boys team at Colfax High School, Reece Jenkin, died from pancreatic cancer on Friday. That night his daughter, freshman guard Allie Jenkin, decided to lace up her shoes and play for her team. There was

Colfax community shows up to State B basketball championship in support of late Coach Jenkin

The Colfax high school girls basketball team tipped off the tournament with heavy hearts, just days after the boys head coach passes away from pancreatic cancer.