DOWN BUT NOT OUT -- VIKING FOOTBALL OPENER AT MARINER SEES COACH & TEAM RALLY (36-34 WIN)
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By Mike Anderton/Journal Contributing Writer
In an emotionally harrowing opener of its 2008 football season at Mariner on Friday, Lake Stevens saw Coach Kyle Bigham collapse on the sidelines from a heart attack during the national anthem. After 45 minutes of intensive CPR, during which time "Coach Bigs" hovered near death, the teams took the field and L…
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