High school basketball season kicked off last night for some area high schools – but Mount Vernon’s brand new high school gym remains nameless.

Member of the school board voted last night on a motion to name the gym the Chagnon Center, but a 3-3 tie led the matter to fail.

The school moved into a new facility this year – the old gym was named for Stanley Chagnon – a legendary Mount Vernon basketball coach.

The school board had offered to sell the naming rights to the gym, but the gym still has no name.