KALIDA, Ohio — The winningest high school boys baseball coach in Ohio has been kept on by a school board that had hinted it wanted him to retire.

Wednesday night's decision means 75-year-old Dick Kortokrax will have at least one more year at Kalida (kuh-LY'-duh) High School in northwest Ohio.

Two years ago, he was diagnosed with bladder cancer and agreed to leave after the 2008-09 season. But his health improved and his team made it to the state championship this year, so Kortokrax asked to stay. Kortokrax has 785 victories in his 49-year career.