Youth basketball has been played competitively here in Newtown for a half-century; the Newtown Youth Basketball Association (NYBA) is celebrating its 50th anniversary season this winter.

Newtown High School's girls' and boys' track and field teams had some stellar performances, including first-place results, at the February 8 South-West Conference championship meet, at Floyd Little Athletic Center in New Haven.

Newtown High School's cheerleading team put together and impressive routine loaded with dazzling choreography, tremendous athleticism, daring stunts, and sharp moves to earn the South-West Conference championship, on their home floor, February 7.

Newtown High School's boys' basketball team overcame a seven-point deficit heading to the fourth quarter and defeated visiting New Milford 52-50 on February 6.

They say timing is everything, and Newtown High School’s football team certainly captured the moment — just in time — winning the Class LL state championship on the last play of regulation on December 14.

Newtown High School's girls' and boys' indoor track teams have finished off the regular season and look ahead to the postseason, which gets underway with the South-West Conference championships at Hillhouse High in New Haven on Saturday, February 8 at 5 pm.

Close games have been the norm for Newtown High School’s hockey team this winter and a contest with the Brookfield-Bethel-Danbury (BBD) co-op at Danbury Ice Arena on January 31 was no exception. Newtown fended off the IceCats despite a flurry of chances in the third period, skating to a 3-2 victory.

Newtown High School’s boys’ basketball team suffered its first conference loss of the campaign in a 54-53 nail-biter to visiting Immaculate of Danbury on February 4.

Newtown High School's girls' basketball team defeated host Stratford 61-31 on January 31 and topped host Immaculate of Danbury 54-21 on February 4.

Newtown High School's boys' swimming and diving team defeated the visiting New Milford Green Wave 93-85 on February 4.