Mercedes Mayer of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram covers the TCU and Big 12 women as well as being the national women's college basketball writer for the paper. Luckily, she also finds time to read this blog and could fill in the missing names in our "winningest coaches" entry. Says Mercedes:

One of our local coaches, Leta Andrews, from Granbury, Texas (just southwest of Fort Worth) became the winningest high school girls coach in the country last season on December 10. She now has 1,228 wins and is still going strong in now her 45th year as a head coach at Granbury High.

Mercedes was also able to help on the other top girls basketball coaches:

1,217 wins, Jim Smiddy, Tennessee, 1948-93
(historical note: Smiddy coached at Charlston High School before taking over the Bradley Central High School Bearettes and was a member of the inaugural class of the 1999 Women's Basketball Hall of Fame)

1,152 wins, Bertha Teague, Oklahoma, 1928-70
(historical note: Teague coached in an era when a concerted effort was made to ban high school basketball competition. Teague's Byng High School teams won eight state crowns and amassed a record of 1,152-115. Also part of the WBHOF inaugural class, Teague was one of the first three women inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame)

Final note of interest from Mercedes: Andrews is still active, and each win brings her closer to the all-time winningest coaches, girls or boys. The two coaches ahead of her are:

Robert Hughes, 1333 wins, 1959-2005, Texas, Fort Worth High School
Morgan Wootten, 1274 wins, 1957-2002, Maryland, DeMatha Catholic High School