Tuesday, May 18  – The annual Nighthawk Golf Tournament, sponsored by the Newtown High School Blue & Gold Booster Club, will be held Tuesday, May 18, at Whitney Farms Golf Club in Monroe. The tournament is one of three major fundraisers the B&G conducts each year in its continuing efforts to improve the capabilities of its athletes, teams, and facilities. The current list the B&G is striving to provide include an improved sound system for the high school pool, dugouts for the baseball field, a scoreboard for the softball field, stands for the back fields, and the construction of a equipment storage building and rest room facilities for the back fields. The help achieve those goals, the B&G is seeking sponsors for the golf tournament. There are several levels of sponsorship available and with each goes a certain amount of pride and recognition: Nighthawk ($500) – All tournament communication/advertisement; Gold ($350) – All tournament advertisements; Blue ($200) – All tournament communication with B&G; Tee ($125) – Golf tee sign; Cart ($75) – Golf cart sign. In addition, all B&G sponsors will be recognized via the Blue & Gold message board at the Blue & Gold Stadium snack shack at the start of the fall sports season. In you can support the B&G, contact Dan Barrett or mail a check to NHS Blue & Gold, c/o Dan Barrett, 5 Black Walnut Drive, Newtown, CT, 06470 (make sure to include a note that states specifically how you want the sponsorship to read). In the meantime, get a foursome together to participate in the tournament. A fee for each foursome is $500 ($125 each) and includes breakfast, lunch, and refreshments on the course. The day will include raffles, door prizes, 50/50, and individual competitions such as long drive contests. Contact Dan Barrett at 270-1927 to register your foursome.

Saturday, April 24 - The Regional YMCA of Western Connecticut will hold a Miniature Golf Tournament on Saturday, April 24, from 9 am to 12 noon, at Golf Quest, 1 Sand Cut Road, in Brookfield. Entry fee is $100 per foursome and includes a round of mini-golf, lunch, and t-shirt for each participant. There will be tons of fun activities and competitions for everyone. Rain date is April 25. Call the YMCA at 744-1000 for further information.