<p>The
Hays Board of Education approved the hiring of Len Melvin as the new Hays High
girls’ basketball coach at their meeting Monday night. </p><p>Melvin previously coached girls basketball at Hays Middle School from 2016-2018. During the time the team collected a 82-12 record. He also was the middle school boys coach (Felten Middle School) which had just an 8th grade team which was divided into three teams. The "A" team went 81-15 during those years. The 2003-2004 squads went a combined 45-0.&nbsp;</p><div><iframe width="100%" height="300" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" allow="autoplay" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/824203018&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true&visual=true"></iframe></div><p>Melvin also spent time as a high school assistant for boys basketball, football, softball and golf for a total of 16 seasons.&nbsp;</p><p>Melvin replaces Kyle Porter who resigned after one season
to take the head coaching job at Silver Lake.</p><p>Melvin becomes Hays High's fourth head girls' coach in four years.</p>

Melvin hopes to bring stability to HHS girls' basketball