The Newtown High School Athletic Department is looking for a president, vice president, secretary, and treasurer for the Blue & Gold Booster Club.

SOUTHBURY — Newtown High School's gymnastics team was runner-up among 11 schools at the Pomperaug Invitational on January 11. Newtown scored 130.150 points. Fairfield Warde won the competition with 134.450. Hannah Jojo was third in the all around with a score of 33.9 and Marisa Choi came in tenth in the all around with a 32.250.

SOUTHBURY — A clash between South-West Conference rivals host Pomperag and Newtown High School, both of which came in with 6-1 overall marks — and that always seem to have competitive battles — not surprisingly provided for a close-throughout contest. Newtown came out on top 52-48 in this January 14 matchup, claiming a lead early in the third quarter and never letting it go despite a valiant effort by the Panthers.

The only thing that stopped Riley Ward from sinking 3-point shots was a late-game substitution out of the game. Ward canned five shots from downtown, all in the fourth quarter, as Newtown High School’s boys’ basketball team pulled away for a 68-46 triumph over visiting Pomperaug of Southbury on January 13.

It has been a challenging start to the season for Newtown High School’s hockey team, making a 5-3 triumph over visiting Northeastern at Danbury Ice Arena on January 11 all the more fulfilling.

Coach Ron Chivinski had a lot to be pleased with following his Newtown High School wrestling team’s 39-27 victory over visiting Pomperaug of Southbury on January 8. With the Nighthawks giving up a pair of weight classes with forfeits and up against some tough competitors, it was a match that could have gone either way.

Newtown High School’s boys’ basketball team, coming off a 62-33 win over Pomperaug of Southbury in the Newtown Youth Basketball Association sponsored Holiday Tournament consolation game on December 30, went on the road for a pair of nonconference tilts. The Nighthawks defeated Ledyard 56-43 on January 4 and lost a close one, 52-50 at Tolland two nights later.

Newtown High School's boys' swimming and diving team fell 100-80 to visiting Brookfield on January 7, but had some strong individual and relay race performances along the way.

Newtown High School’s girls’ basketball team put together its most thorough start-to-finish effort of the season, Coach Jeremy O’Connell said, when his Nighthawks trounced visiting Carmel of New York 65-27 on January 4.

Newtown High School's girls' indoor track and field team has youth but plenty of talent on its side. The boys' squad expects tough competition from the likes of Bethel, New Milford, Masuk of Monroe, and Weston, but is going for one of the top spots in the conference.