One phone call from the late Bruce Scheidegger about 10 years ago made all the difference in the world in the career of Julie Schroeder.

Scheidegger, athletic director and girls basketball coach at Sterling at the time, was looking to bring on an assistant coach. That person would have one season to prove herself/himself, and if it worked out, would take over the program when Scheidegger gave up his coaching duties to concentrate on being an AD.

Schroeder, 42, was a teacher and varsity girls head basketball coach at Burlington Central at the time. She had a 50-54 record in four seasons (2000-04) with the Rockets.