The teams had to wait a day to play due to wind-related road closures the day after a Halloween night storm, but did not have to wait long for the first touchdown.Beginning with an opening-minute score, Newtown High School’s football team had its way in a 38-0 victory over visiting Stratford, at Blue & Gold Stadium, on November 2.

The top-seeded Newtown High School field hockey team shut out eighth-seeded Joel Barlow of Redding 6-0 in the South-West Conference Tournament quarterfinals at Blue & Gold Stadium on November 2.

Newtown High School’s girls’ soccer team scored twice in the first 11 minutes and change and held off the host Masuk Panthers for a 2-1 victory in the South-West Conference tournament quarterfinals on November 1.

Due to an overnight storm that has left many roads in Newtown closed after trees and/or wires fell in high winds and rain, Newtown schools have been closed for the day. As a result, many athletic events that had been scheduled for today have been rescheduled.

If you receive a phone call from a business seeking sponsorship for the high school sports teams, keep your credit card in your wallet and be on the alert. Newtown High School Athletic Director Matt Memoli said Texas-based Touchdown Sports has been calling Newtown businesses, attempting to scam people, saying they are accepting donations for athletics at the school.

Newtown High School’s field hockey team achieved perfection during the regular season, winning all 16 games, including a 10-0 mark in South-West Conference play. The No. 1 seed Nighthawks look to continue their success in the SWC playoffs when they host No. 8 Joel Barlow of Redding in the quarterfinals on Saturday, November 2, at 4 pm.

Newtown High School’s girls’ soccer team, coming off a regular season with a whopping seven ties, has a lot of unfinished business that won’t be taken care of, but there will be at least one matchup that gets settled when the Nighthawks begin the postseason. The fifth-seeded Nighthawks will visit fourth-seed Masuk of Monroe, a team it tied 1-1, in the South-West Conference tournament quarterfinals on Friday, November 1, beginning at 3:45 pm.

Desperate to get the tying goal, Newtown High School’s boys’ soccer team did everything but knot the score in a hard-fought 2-1 loss to visiting Brookfield, at Treadwell Park on October 24. The defeat was not only tough in its own right, but determined which of the South-West Conference rivals would qualify for the conference tournament.

Newtown High School's girls' swimming and diving team capped the regular season with a 99-82 win over host Masuk of Monroe on October 29. The Nighthawks finish the regular season at 9-1.