HARLINGEN — The names are in and a total of 17 applicants applied for the Harlingen South and Harlingen High baseball head coaching positions at the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District.
A break down of the list revealed 13 coaches applied for the South position and four applicants are penciled in for the Harlingen High spot.
One of the names in line for the Harlingen South position is Santa Rosa’s head baseball coach Steven Mendoza, who guided the Warriors to the bi-district playoffs this past season.
Other notable names on the list are Greg Pena, assistant coach Los Fresnos, Chris Gracia, a former assistant coach at South, and Jimmy Young, who is an assistant coach at San Benito.
The Cardinals are replacing former head coach Bryan Aughney, who departed Harlingen High this summer to take the head coach position at Our Lady of the Lake University in San Antonio. Aughney spent five seasons at Harlingen and made three playoff appearances.
Harlingen South, meanwhile, is replacing longtime head coach Tony Leal, who was named the Hawks’ head coach in 2005 and quickly turned the program into a state powerhouse leading the Hawks on to the UIL Class 5A state championship in 2007.
WHO’S LEFT?
The finalists up for the head baseball coach at Harlingen South and Harlingen High
HARLINGEN FINALISTS:
Kevin Lewis
Jameson Wicks
Fernando Cantu
Arturo Hernandez
SOUTH FINALISTS:
Jameson Wicks
Fernando Cantu
Antonio Hernandez
Matthew Quintanilla
Kevin Lewis
Leroy Rodriguez
Aaron Guerra
Gregorio Peña
Christopher Gracia
Aucensio Garza
Steven Mendoza
Joshua Silva
Jimmy Young