Gilbert's Emily Arel and Northwestern's Maddie Topa, who recently joined the CIAC girls basketball 2,000-point club, are close friends who grew up in Winsted.

Partly cloudy. High chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm. Winds north to northeasterly 15 to 25 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to the low to mid 20s with daytime temperatures reaching ...