Park Hill South head basketball coach resigns

Park Hill South High School varsity head basketball coach Anthony Perry has resigned from his coaching and physical education teacher positions with the school. He also served as an assistant coach on the track and field teams.

Park Hill South Athletic Director John Sedler confirmed the resignation earlier this week only saying it had been issued two weeks ago and at the time he had been on vacation. With this week being the first in a new school year, questions have arisen to the circumstances behind Perry's sudden departure and whether the resignation was on personal grounds or from a situation involving his responsibilities with the school. Calls to district administrators went unreturned as of Tuesday evening.

As far as the basketball program is concerned, Sedler said there were still some things to be sorted out, but indicated there would be a new head coach in place by the beginning of preseason workouts in November. He did not say whether a new coach had been decided upon, if a search was underway internally within the school, or if the position would be opened up to outside applicants. Sedler also did not rule out the possibility of an interim head coach filling the position for the 2011-2012 season until a more long-term replacement would be named.