PONY EXPRESS TOURNAMENT – Monday
@ PHIL WELCH STADIUM
Cameron 4, Central 3
Savannah 8, Lafayette 7 (9 inn.)
@ MISSOURI WESTERN
Benton 9, Chillicothe 1
Maryville 6, Bishop LeBlond 3
Bishop LeBlond High School announced Tuesday that Steve Vertin will not return next year as boys’ basketball coach of the Eagles.
Vertin just finished his 13th season at LeBlond as they finished 9-15.
He had a career record of 198-126 and led the Eagles to three district championships, a Class 3 quarterfinal appearance in 2008 and a fourth-place finish in 2002.
Bishop LeBlond principal Solon Haynes released a statement Tuesday. Haynes said, “We greatly appreciate coach Vertin’s commitment and dedication to the basketball program at Bishop LeBlond.”
Vertin missed 10 games this winter after having heart surgery in October, but came back after the first of the year and finished the season on the bench.
Vertin never had a team that finished below .500 until they went 5-19 during the 2009-2010 campaign, but now they’ve been under .500 for three consecutive seasons.
BOYS
Central 58, Ruskin 53
Lafayette 55, Chillicothe 41
Savannah 62, Benton 55
St. Joseph Christian 66, South Holt 43
GIRLS
Savannah 37, Benton 24
Smithville 62, Bishop LeBlond 25
Central 70, North Kansas City 53
Lafayette 58, Maryville 46
CAMERON INVITATIONAL
Smithville 58, Bishop LeBlond 45
KING CITY INVITATIONAL
St. Joseph Christian 57, Stewartsville 20
GIRLS
CAMERON INVITATIONAL
Central 66, Chillicothe 49
KING CITY INVITATIONAL
St. Joseph Christian 67, Stewartsville 42