Bishop LeBlond High School has hired new boys and girls basketball coaches as they introduced the two Friday at a press conference.

Mitch Girres will take over the LeBlond boys’ program after eight years at Benton High School.  He coached the Cardinals’ freshman boys team from 2008 to 2010 and has been the JV and assistant Varsity girls coach the past six seasons.

Girres is a graduate of Cameron High School and Missouri Western State University.  He takes over for Tom Tewell, who spent three years as the head coach at LB.

Bryan Adkins will take over the Eagles’ girls program as he has 13 years of experience as a head basketball coach.

Adkins coached the Wathena/Riverside girls team for 11 years and then was the Riverside boys coach the past two years.  His combined record is 156-124.

He takes over for Jeff Sullivan who became the Bishop LeBlond principal last summer.