Girls’ Golf Team Posts Wins
Newtown High School’s girls’ golf team defeated visiting Joel Barlow of Redding 199-247 at Newtown Country Club on April 10. Lucia St Lorenzo shot a 43, Riley Ragan carded a 46, Maddy Watson 53, Amanda Faircloth 57, and Sarah Gore 60.
After some time off for spring break, the Nighthawks visited Stratford at Mill River Country Club on April 23 and carded a 210 to win. Stratford had only two golfers and did not score as a team. Defending South-West Conference individual champion Lauren Ogradowicz, of Stratford, shot a 39 for medalist accolades. Newtown was led by Faircloth with a 51 and a balanced score sheet of 53s from Madelyn Marcisz, St Lorenzo, and Ragan, along with a 57 from Watson.
The Hawks, after three consecutive scheduled road matches, return to Newtown Country Club Tuesday, April 30 when Immaculate of Danbury and Pomperaug of Southbury visit at 3 pm.