It was one of the toughest meetings Eli Ernst ever endured. The Purdy girls coach summoned his players to his room near the end of the school year and blindsided them with the news that he would not be their coach for the 2017-2018 season. “They thought they were coming in to get their summer workout schedule,” Ernst said. “It was heartbreaking for me to look them in the eye and tell them I was moving on from the program.”...