The defending OHSAA girls basketball Division I state champions are seeking a new head coach for the 2026-27 season.Jeremey Finn has stepped down from his position effective immediately.Finn has accepted a position as an assistant coach with the Wittenberg womens basketball program, according to Fairmont athletic director Chris Weaver.Finn had been the head coach at Fairmont for seven seasons and compiled a 124-42 overall record. He led Fairmont to its first undefeated season in school history during its 2025-26 campaign in which the Firebirds won the OHSAA Division I state championship. They beat Princeton 61-55 in overtime at UD Arena.Finn won multiple OPSMA D-I Coach of the Year awards with Fairmont and coached several players that went on to play collegiately, including Ms. Basketball winner and McDonalds All-American Maddy Westbeld.Weaver said a search for a new coach is already underway. The school hopes to have a new coach named by the end of August.Fairmont is losing six seniors, as well as one of its star juniors, from its 2026 state championship team.