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Courtney Steele of Newtown, a 2000 graduate of Newtown High School, will be joining the University of Scranton men’s basketball team for the 2001-2002 season, head coach Carl Danzig announced. Steele, who finished third on the all-time scoring list at Newtown High with 860 points, played at the St. Thomas More Prep School last year and helped the Chancellors finish 26-7 while scoring 25 points a game.

“I’m really excited to have Courtney join our program,” said coach Danzig. “He was a very dynamic player for Jere Quinn at St. Thomas and I think he is going to provide some needed athleticism for our program. He’s a kid who can play above the rim. He also has the ability to go inside or outside and has explosive capabilities.”

Lindsay Carley, a 1999 graduate of Newtown High School, recently completed her sophomore season on the Eastern Connecticut State University women’s lacrosse team. The Warriors qualified for the New England Women’s Lacrosse Alliance (NEWLA) playoffs for the fourth consecutive season after sharing the regular-season title. Carley scored 31 goals (third on the team) and assisted on eight others. She scored just five goals as a freshman.