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Lewiston, Idaho Lewiston is a city and the county seat of Nez Perce County, Idaho, United States, in the state's north central region. It is the second-largest city in the northern Idaho region, behind Coeur d'Alene, and ninth-largest in the state. Lewiston is ...

, the only traditional high school in the Lewiston School District. The

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of LHS are purple and gold and the mascot is Joe Bengal. After 92 years of service, the 1928 building (1114 Ninth Avenue) closed in 2020, and the new campus is approximately southeast.

Athletics

Lewiston competes in IHSAA Class 5A with the largest schools in the state, and its conference is the Inland Empire League (5A) with Coeur d'Alene, Lake City, and

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; all about two hours north in

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. Lewiston has long-term rivalries with adjacent Clarkston and also with

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, about north on the adjoining

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. The football rivalry with Clarkston started in 1906, and was formerly played on

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day. The origin and first use of "Bengal" as the mascot is not precisely known, but the local newspaper used it for the LHS basketball team in early 1925. The former compact campus opened in 1928, and LHS athletics are conducted at various venues During football season, it has become a tradition for the LHS Bengals to host, "Battle of the Bridges," a football game in which the Lewiston Bengals go against their Clarkston rivals the Bantams. During basketball season, LHS hosts "Golden Throne." This is arguably the most advertised sports event for the Bengals, and is the basketball game of the Bengals versus the Bantams. This is an annual competition where the winning school is decided on student-section spirit (cheers, rule-following, sportsmanship, etc.) and points scored during the basketball game. The winning school is given the "Golden Throne," which is a golden toilet placed upon a stand with each year in plaques with the winning school's colors as the year's background.

State titles

Boys * Football (2): ''fall'' 1993,1996 (A-1 Div.II, now 4A) * Basketball (4): 1926, 1943 (north), 1948, 2009 idhsaa.org
- Basketball champions - through 2011 * Baseball (12): 1947, 1949, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1977, 1979 1984, 1986, 1993, 1995, 2006
''(baseball records not kept by IHSAA, state tourney in late 1940s, canceled in 1950, re-introduced in 1971)'' * Track (5): 1918, 1919, 1920, 1938, 1956 * Golf (5): 1971, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1995 idhsaa.org
- Golf champions - through 2011 * Tennis (1): 2013 * Wrestling (1): 2012 idhsaa.org
- Wrestling champions - through 2012 Girls * Volleyball (2): ''fall'' 2012, 2013 * Golf (3): 1999, 2010, 2012 * Basketball (3): 1976, 2011, 2012

Notable alumni

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, NFL wide receiver (2001–2007), class of 1996 * Mike Kingsley, member of the

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(1994–1997) * David Leroy, state

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(1979–1983),

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(1983–1987), class of 1965 * Lori McCann, member of the Idaho House of Representatives *

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, NFL

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(2004–2012), class of 1999

References

External links

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''The Bengal's Purr''
– student newspaper
Lewiston School DistrictVideo: LHS Lip Dub 2013
– (December 12, 2012) {{authority control Public high schools in Idaho Lewiston, Idaho Schools in Nez Perce County, Idaho 1888 establishments in Idaho Territory