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Fair Grove championship-winning head coach Jenny Talbert to take over Nixa girls' program

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Dominoes continue to fall in southwest Missouri high school girls' basketball coaching moves as one of the biggest schools in the area filled its void as a state champion now looks for its next head coach.

Nixa named Jenny Talbert as its next girls' basketball coach just a few months after she led Fair Grove to its first-ever state championship. She replaces Jennifer Perryman who decided to pursue other career opportunities.

Talbert served the last 13 seasons as Fair Grove's head coach and led it to a Class 3 state championship this past year while earning the state's coach of the year honor.