Career Magnet Named Sun Team of the Week
UNCASVILLE, CT. (January 30, 2007) — Hill Regional Career Magnet High School was selected as the Connecticut Sun High School Girls’ Basketball Team of the Week Tuesday after improving to 12-2 with victories over Cheshire and Mercy.
Ranked 8th in the latest New Haven Register Girls’ Basketball Poll, Career pulled out a 78-74 overtime victory against Class LL powerhouse Mercy on January 23rd, getting 24 points from Anisha Wilson and 22 points from Gabby Oglesby. Later in the week, Oglesby scored 29 in a 67-61 victory over Cheshire.
Each Tuesday during the high school girls’ basketball regular season, the Connecticut Sun will recognize one Team of the Week. That team will receive a commemorative plaque, courtesy of the Connecticut Sun and Barker Specialty. Hamden High, Fairfield Ludlowe, Norwich Free Academy, Holy Cross, Windsor and Windham are the other teams that have been recognized this season.
The Team of the Week is the latest in a series of initiatives undertaken by the Connecticut Sun to highlight local girls’ high school basketball, where future WNBA stars are already competing. The Sun also conduct a high school tour, host the CIAC Championship luncheon and recognize the four CIAC Class champions during a ceremony at halftime of a regular season game.
Past Sun Teams of the Week:
Windham
Windsor
Norwich Free Academy
Fairfield Ludlowe
Hamden
Holy Cross
