It’s only late January. But, then again, it’s already almost February, and Newtown High School’s boys’ basketball team went into Thursday’s visit to Stratford at 7 pm still unbeaten.

Newtown High School's girls' basketball team fell 61-53 at Notre Dame-Fairfield on January 18 and won 50-29 at Brookfield on January 22.

On a night in which senior captain Nik Accousti’s 100th career high school win was celebrated — he accomplished the milestone in Danbury’s tournament on December 29 — Noah Clark, a freshman newcomer to the sport, earned his first triumph on the mats at any level of organized wrestling. Newtown High School defeated visiting Masuk of Monroe 48-18 on January 16.

Each of Newtown High School’s boys' swimming and diving relay teams broke pool records in the team’s 111-45 win over visiting Bunnell-Stratford, on January 22.

Newtown High School’s girls’ and boys’ basketball teams squared off with South-West Conference foes Notre Dame-Fairfield on January 18. The boys were home and topped the Lancers 80-48.

Newtown High School's hockey team won its third consecutive one-goal game, and played its fourth straight nail-biter with a 4-3 overtime win over visiting East Haven, at Danbury Ice Arena on January 16.

Newtown High School's gymnastics team won its second consecutive meet, coming out on top in a visit to Pomperaug of Southbury, on January 15.

Every time visiting Joel Barlow of Redding made a run in the second half, Newtown High School answered in a boys’ basketball clash, at NHS, on January 15. The end result was another one in the win column for the Nighthawks, who improved to 9-0 (3-0 in the South-West Conference) with a 64-51 triumph over the Falcons.

Newtown High School’s girls’ basketball team overcame a high-scoring host Joel Barlow of Redding squad to earn a hard-fought 56-53 win on January 15.

Newtown High School’s girls’ basketball team combined strong defense and an ability to knock down long-range shots to earn a 49-30 triumph over visiting Bethel on January 11.