2021-02-09

Taking the prize

Lowery’s last-second shot gives Decatur top seed

Tied at 41 with 12 seconds left, Decatur’s Grace Lowery banked in a jump shot as time expired, helping Decatur defeat Bridgeport 43-41 and take the top seed in District 7-4A into the postseason.

Update for Tuesday, February 9, 2021

NORTHWEST CALLS BOND ELECTION — Northwest ISD voters will decide on a $745.7 million bond package May 1. Northwest ISD trustees Monday called the four-proposition bond election, which is $240.9 million less than the package overwhelmingly turned down by voters in November. The largest portion of the new package is the $712.4 million proposition A, which includes replacing Seven Hills Elementary in Newark, Hatfield Elementary and Pike Middle School, building two elementaries and a new middle school and making $160 million in improvements to Northwest High School.