Mercedes coaching vacancy down to three finalists

Three finalists are being considered for the Mercedes Lady Tigers girls basketball coaching position, according a list obtained by The Monitor through a Freedom of Information request.

The finalists are Edinburg Economdes’ Rosendo Garcia (boys basketball assistant), Sharyland High’s Monica Meza (girls basketball assistant) and Sharyland Pioneer’s Cristina Treviño (softball assistant).

The Mercedes ISD board of trustees will decide the program’s next coach at a meeting on June 23.

Former coach Marissa Gutierrez left the Lady Tigers earlier this month to coach the PSJA Memorial girls basketball team. Mercedes won a second straight district title last season with a 13-1 record in District 32-5A.