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Coach Gary Orr with assistant coaches Alice Anne Glasgow and Amber Deline. Special to the Enquirer/Jim Meadows.

Hartselle Lady Tigers’ coach Gary Orr announces retirement

Hartselle Lady Tigers basketball coach Gary Orr announced his retirement following the Lady Tigers’ loss in the Northwest Regional semifinals Friday.

“I’ve told the girls, so I don’t guess it’s much of a secret anymore. Today was my final game,” Orr said while holding back tears.

Orr has coached the Lady Tigers since 2007. He has led Hartselle to one Final 4, seven regionals and nine subregionals – and there could have been more, but the AHSAA records are incomplete for some of those years.

Multiple players Orr coached have signed college scholarships, including Masyn Marchbanks and Moriah Taylor. Marchbanks signed with Samford, and Taylor signed with Georgia State.

“Coach Orr is someone you want in your corner. He’s been a big part of my life since I was 12 years old, and his belief in me has helped me believe in myself along the way. I’ll carry that with me for the rest of my career,” said Marchbanks. “He was always open-minded to new ideas or suggestions. He cared for his players like they were his own. He’s a man of principle, whose focus was to build our character – not just our athletic ability.”

Coach Orr’s final graduating seniors have been with him over the last four years, with Marchbanks playing for him for six years.

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