High schools: Coe-Brown girls’ hoops advances to D-II quarters with win over Pembroke, will play Bishop Brady next
Coe-Brown’s Olivia Noni (23) and Pembroke Academy’s Annelise Dexter (21) battle for a rebound during an NHIAA Division II girls’ basketball tournament game in Northwood on Friday. Coe-Brown won, 54-41. GEOFF FORESTER / Monitor staff
Coe-Brown’s Olivia Noni (center) steals the ball from Pembroke Academy’s Ashley Stephens during the second half of an NHIAA Division II playoff game on Friday night in Northwood. Coe-Brown won, 54-41, and will play Bishop Brady in Sunday’s quarterfinal. GEOFF FORESTER / Monitor staff
Pembroke Academy’s Ashley Stephens (left) and Coe-Brown’s Molly Ewing battle for the ball in the first half on Friday night in Northwood. GEOFF FORESTER / Monitor staff
Credit: West Virginia University
Healthcare sex discrimination protections for the LGBTQ community may be expanded under the Biden Administration, including safeguards against verbal abuse, physical abuse and the denial of bedside care, according to West Virginia University College of Law experts.
In a report published in
California Law Review, Professor Valarie Blake and students Ashley Stephens and Amy Post examined whether gender identity and sexual orientation should be included in healthcare sex discrimination laws, on the heels of the historic 2020 Supreme Court case Bostock v. Clayton County.
In that case, the Court ruled that sex discrimination includes gender identity and sexual orientation when it comes to employment standards. Yet the interpretation of whether it extends into healthcare access is vague.
High schools: Bow girls’ hoop snaps losing streak with big win vs. Brady
Brady guard Ami Rivera has no where to go as Bow forward Jess Chaimberlin is ready to defend during the first half at Bow High School on Thursday, February 25, 2021. GEOFF FORESTER Monitor staff
Bow guard Lindsey LaPerlo keeps the dribble while diving for the ball as Brady sisters, Ami and Isabella Rivera can only watch at Bow High School on Thursday, Februrary 25, 2021. GEOFF FORESTER Monitor staff
Brady guard Jaiden Bergeron (left) battles Bow freshman Juliette Tarsa for a rebound in the second half at Bow High School on Thursday, February 25, 2021. GEOFF FORESTER Monitor staff
High school basketball: Peaking Kearsarge as playoffs approach
Kearsarge’s Chris Stanchfield drives the baseline.
Kearsarge s George Jallah defends against Hopkinton during a boys basketball game on Feb. 23, 2021, in North Sutton. Jallah had 12 points and 10 rebounds as Kearsarge beat Hopkinton, 50-46. ANASTASIA GLAVAS Courtesy
Hopkinton’s Brendan Elrick blocks a shot by Kearsarge’s George Jallah during a boys’ basketball game Tuesday in North Sutton. Elrick had 14 points, but Jallah finished with 12 points and 10 rebounds and Kearsarge won, 50-46. ANASTASIA GLAVAS Courtesy
Published: 2/24/2021 4:29:58 PM
They’ve been playing against Division II teams for most of the season, and both Kearsarge and Hopkinton look ready to make deep runs when the D-III boys’ basketball tournament starts next week.