Newtown High School’s softball team finished the regular season with a nine-game winning streak, capped off by a 9-0 shutout victory at Masuk of Monroe, on May 18, and an 8-1 thumping of visiting New Milford on Senior Night, the next day.

In the victory at Masuk, Lauren Wilcox was dominant in the pitcher’s circle, striking out eight batters and allowing only a trio of hits. Mikayla Kuligowski delivered three more hits; Sara Kennedy had four hits, including a triple, and drove in four runs; Emily Woznick had three hits and a pair of RBI and Katie Laaksonen added two runs batted in.

Gillian Galante struck out seven batters and allowed only three hits in Newtown’s finale, against New Milford. Laaksonen went 2-for-3, including a homer to deep left, drove in a pair of runs, and scored three times; Woznick went 2-for-3, with a double and triple, knocked in three runs, and scored once; Megan Goyda was 2-for-2 with an RBI; and Haley Ryan also had a 2-for-2 day at the plate.

The South-West Conference playoffs, originally scheduled to begin on Saturday, will start on Friday, May 22, when Notre Dame-Fairfield visits for a 4 pm start. Newtown, which went 16-4 overall, and 13-1 in conference play, is the top seed, and Notre Dame is seeded eighth.