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EPISODE · Apr 4, 2024 · 29 MIN

When Windsor became Wizards

from The Way it Was: A podpast · host Fort Collins Coloradoan

What’s in a name? For Windsor High School, quite the story. In 1924, the school’s boys basketball team did the unimaginable when it won the National Interscholastic Basketball Championship in Chicago. Team members came home heroes, with their whirlwind year leading to a mascot name switch that’s stuck around in the century since. Here’s the story behind that 1924 championship team and its magical season.

What’s in a name? For Windsor High School, quite the story. In 1924, the school’s boys basketball team did the unimaginable when it won the National Interscholastic Basketball Championship in Chicago. Team members came home heroes, with their whirlwind year leading to a mascot name switch that’s stuck around in the century since. Here’s the story behind that 1924 championship team and its magical season.

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