Mayor Domenic J. Sarno presents Springfield New Leadership School's Bilqis Abdul-Qaadir with a plaque for breaking the state's all-time high school basketball scoring mark. More photos

The senior point guard at New Leadership Charter School now has 2,736 career points, after scoring the three she needed to surpass the long-standing state record of 2,710 set by Rebecca Lobo of Southwick. Read the Republican story