Newfound girls soar past Gilford
Bailey Fairbank had the hot hand against Gilford, drilling five three-pointers. (Photo by Joshua Spaulding) (
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March 10, 2021BRISTOL The play-in round of the Division III girls basketball tournament saw the Gilford girls hoop team make the trip to Bristol to take on the Bears of Newfound on Tuesday, March 2.
The host Bears scored nine of the first 10 points and never looked back, taking a 62-32 win to advance on in the postseason. Looking at the scoring, all eight players scored, which is what we re trying to do, said Newfound coach Kammi Williams. It hasn t been that in every game, but they picked a good night for it to happen.
Travel policy exempts fully vaccinated from quarantine
March 10, 2021The Gilford School District will require any students or staff members who travel outside of New England to quarantine, with exceptions for those who are fully vaccinated.
The Gilford School Board adjusted its travel policy during the March 1 meeting based on recent guidance from the NH Department of Health and Human Services. Superintendent Kirk Beitler announced the changes on the Gilford Middle School s Web site.
The policy was updated based on Update #33 from DHHS on vaccine allocations and quarantine guidance.
Under the policy, staff and students who travel outside New England will need to quarantine for 10 days when they return to the region. There are some exceptions to this rule and ways quarantine can end earlier.
Eagles struggle in second half, fall to Gilford in finale
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KENNETT S Kyle Perry goes hard to the hoop against Gilford s Malik Reese in action last Thursday. (Photo by Joshua Spaulding) (
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March 03, 2021NORTH CONWAY The Kennett and Gilford boys basketball teams got in their final tune-ups before their respective postseason tournaments on Thursday, Feb. 25.
The visiting Golden Eagles used a strong second half to pull away from the host Eagles and advance to the tournament with positive momentum and a 54-30 win. We held them to 12 points in the second half, that was awesome, said Gilford coach Rick Acquilano of his squad s defensive effort. Like everybody, we re still trying to get better every day.
Golden Eagles finish strong, win finale
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Kennett s Kyle Perry goes hard to the hoop against Gilford s Malik Reese in action last Thursday. (Photo by Joshua Spaulding) (
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March 03, 2021NORTH CONWAY The Kennett and Gilford boys basketball teams got in their final tune-ups before their respective postseason tournaments on Thursday, Feb. 25.
The visiting Golden Eagles used a strong second half to pull away from the host Eagles and advance to the tournament with positive momentum and a 54-30 win. We held them to 12 points in the second half, that was awesome, said Gilford coach Rick Acquilano of his squad s defensive effort. Like everybody, we re still trying to get better every day.