Windsor Interim Schools Superintendent Terrell Hill had the interim tag removed Tuesday as the board of education voted 5 to 4 down party lines to hire him following a national search. He becomes the first Black superintendent in district history, but Hill questions why Republicans school board members voted against his hiring. Hill, 52, and the assistant superintendent for human resources .
Senior guard
Breanna Fowler made sure to change that thinking.
She scored 24 points, made five steals, grabbed three rebounds and dished three assists to help lead the Spartans to a 57-55 first round upset over No. 8 seed, The Classical Academy, on Tuesday (March 9). For her efforts in leading the upset, Fowler is this week s
Townsquare Media High School MVP.
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Fowler and Berthoud now take on No. 9 seeded Grand Junction Central at 5 p.m. Thursday (March 11) in the Class 4A Sweet 16. The Spartans are the lowest seed left in their class but hope to keep their Cinderella run going.
Local roundup: Potter’s two-way play sends Hartford boys hoop past Fair Haven
Brandon Potter
Modified: 3/10/2021 12:00:49 AM
FAIR HAVEN, Vt. The second half belonged to the Hartford High boys basketball team in a VPA Division II showdown at Fair Haven on Tuesday night. The Hurricanes erased a seven-point halftime deficit to beat the host Slaters, 57-51, in a potential postseason preview.
Hartford’s Brandon Potter drew the assignment of guarding Fair Haven star Kohlby Murray and Potter was more than up to the task, holding Murray to just 13 points. Potter countered that with 13 points of his own to settle that battle at a draw.
RUTLAND It took an unbeaten VPA Division I foe to hand the D-II Hartford High boys basketball team its first loss of the season. Host Rutland erupted for 30 points in the first quarter and then held the Hurricanes at bay for a 70-50 win on Tuesday.
Local roundup: Goodwin guides MVCS past Woodstock
Rachel Horner-Richardson
Modified: 3/2/2021 6:28:21 PM
WOODSTOCK Hayley Goodwin scored 23 points as the Mid Vermont Christian Academy girls basketball team picked up a 57-38 victory on Monday night over Woodstock at Dailey Gym.
The Eagles held a 34-16 lead through two quarters and were up, 49-30, entering the final stanza.
Sydney Goodwin finished with 13 points and Rachel Horner-Richardson added 11 for MVCS (6-0). Woodstock was led by Emma Tarleton’s 12 points, and Morgan Myers had six.
The VPA Division II Wasps and D-IV Eagles weren’t scheduled to meet, but both teams feature players with COVID-19 facemask exemptions, which has made playing games difficult. Monday night’s contest was only the second time this season Woodstock (3-2) has actually played a game. The Eagles were previously scheduled to travel to Long Trail on Monday.