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  • NHS SoccerFest October 3

    Sports •
    Thursday, September 26, 2013

    Newtown High School’s annual SoccerFest is scheduled for Thursday, October 3 when the boys’ soccer team hosts New Milford at Blue & Gold Stadium at 7 pm. Up and coming youth players are encouraged to attend.

  • Field Hockey Team Unbeaten In First Five, Then Edged By Wave

    Andy Hutchison • Sports •
    Thursday, September 26, 2013

    The new-look Newtown High School field hockey team couldn’t have put together much better of a start to the season than it has had. The Nighthawks, led by first-year Coach Stephanie Paproski and with a roster almost entirely made up of newcomers, posted an impressive 3-0-2 mark in their first handful of games this season.

  • Ed Randall's Efforts Are A Hit; Wiffle Ball Players Take Swings Against Prostate Cancer At NYA

    Andy Hutchison • Sports •
    Thursday, September 26, 2013

    TThe teenagers and preteens who swung bats and fielded groundballs on the turf at NYA Sports & Fitness Center earlier this month were carefree, and feeling good. Men over the age of 40 — although maybe not as limber and free-spirited on the whole — may have about the same level of overall comfort in their health as these young athletes. But they are at risk of dealing with something that can become deadly if not spotted early and treated properly: prostate cancer.

  • Youth Wrestlers Grappling With Practice Space Issue

    Andy Hutchison • Sports •
    Thursday, September 26, 2013

    Since being displaced from their practice site — Sandy Hook Elementary School — in the wake of last December’s tragedy, Newtown Youth Wrestling Association (NYWA) members bounced around to wherever space has been available. That included locations out of town — in Bethel, Danbury, and in a Brookfield warehouse.

  • Sandy Hooks Beat Providence At Its Own Game

    Ray Shaw • Sports •
    Thursday, September 26, 2013

    The local vintage nine closed out its ninth regular season on a recent Saturday as the Newtown Sandy Hooks vintage base ball team swept a doubleheader from the 1884 Providence Grays on a spectacular day at Fort Adams in Newport, RI. The annual event in America’s First Resort is a highlight of Newtown’s season and all hands greet the day with vigor and expectation.

  • Led By Gray, Swim Team Raises Money For Special Olympics

    Andy Hutchison • Sports •
    Thursday, September 26, 2013

    Charlotte Gray says her favorite part about competing with the Newtown High School swimming and diving team is the connection she has with her teammates. The senior captain recently used that and another connection she has — one with challenged swimmers — to help raise money for Special Olympics.

  • Boys’ Soccer Team Bounces Back From Tough Ties To Nip Weston

    Andy Hutchison • Sports •
    Thursday, September 26, 2013

    Newtown High School’s boys’ soccer team earned at least a point in each of its first five games heading into a September 26 game against Joel Barlow of Redding. For the better part of the afternoon on September 21, the Nighthawks controlled the ball and dominated in scoring opportunities. The Hawks, however, settled for a 1-1 tie with visiting Bethel at Treadwell Park on September 21.

  • Girls’ Soccer Team Maintains Winning Ways And Focus

    Andy Hutchison • Sports •
    Thursday, September 26, 2013

    It would be easy to excuse members of the Newtown High School girls’ soccer team for having a lot of confidence and for starting to think repeat. Last year’s state champions have a new look with a mostly different starting lineup, but the Nighthawks picked up where left off a year ago — coming out on top game after game. They were unbeaten in five straight tilts to begin the season, but won’t make the mistake of believing they still don’t have a lot to prove.

  • Cross Country Teams Compete In Meets

    Sports •
    Thursday, September 26, 2013

    Newtown High School’s girls’ and boys’ cross country teams had strong showings in a pair of meets this past week. They competed in the 32nd Bethel Cross Country Invitational on September 21, then raced in South-West Conference action at Eisenhower Park in Milford on September 24.

  • Spikers Earn Wins, Seek Improvement

    Andy Hutchison • Sports •
    Wednesday, September 25, 2013

    Newtown High School’s girls’ volleyball team coasted to a 3-0 (25-12, 25-8, 25-21) win over visiting Notre Dame-Fairfield on September 23, improving to 4-2 overall. Newtown Coach Tom Czaplinski has been able to get everybody plenty of playing time throughout the season. In fact, not only did all ten varsity team members get into the match against now 1-6 Notre Dame, but junior varsity call-up Jamie Calandro also earned some varsity time.

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