Let’s get this cleared up right now before there’s too much hyperventilating going on around Republic:
No. Barry Hinson was not at Republic High School yesterday.
That rumor has been making the rounds in the past couple of days and RHS activities director Greg Garton confirmed Friday afternoon that there’s no truth to it. He will not be coaching the team or cooking lunches or anything like that.
What is true is that the search is progressing and Garton hopes to have a candidate selected by the end of next week. One source – a reliable one at that – has given us the names of two finalists and either one would do a great job for the Tigers, who are looking for a coach after Denny McHenry resigned late last week.
We’re not at liberty to release those names, but we will say they will be familiar to basketball fans in southwest Missouri. Yeah, really narrows it down, doesn’t it?
Enjoy the rest of your Friday, and your weekend. We’ll check in before Monday’s Class 3 District 11 Tournament with our thoughts on that field, where Republic is the top seed. Also coming Monday, State Golf at Rivercut. Can Knierim make all-state two years in a row?
–Jeff
