Newtown High School's girls' volleyball, girls' and boys' soccer, and field hockey teams all battled to the finish but fell in state tournament play November 8 and 9.

On the volleyball court, in Class LL action, the No. 6 Nighthawks fell 3-1 (21-25, 25-14, 24-14, 25-17) to No. 11 Greenwich in the second round, at NHS, on November 9.

Zosia Teraszkiewicz had a dozen kills and 11 digs; Liz Anesi logged eight kills and five digs; Addy Cordova had five kills and ten digs; Sara Heinen collected four kills and a trio of digs; and Gabby Soltis racked up 31 assists.

In first-round Class L field hockey action on November 8, No. 10 Newtown visited and lost to No. 7 Greenwich 3-0.

On the soccer pitch, in second-round Class LL play, the No. 17 Newtown girls fell 3-1 to top seed Mercy on November 8. The Newtown boys, No. 12 in Class L, fell 1-0 at No. 5 Suffield in second-round play on November 9.

Read more about these teams in the November 17 print edition of The Bee.