Newtown High School's wrestling team scored a 56-12 victory over host Bethel on December 19. The Nighthawks got three wins via pin and a pair in major decisions, with the rest all by way of forfeit.

Newtown High School's hockey team overcame an early Milford co-op team lead for a 7-4 win at Danbury Ice Arena, on December 19. The Nighthawks skated into a December 22 home game with Trinity Catholic of Stamford with a 2-1 record.

In a meet that was a nail-biter throughout, host Brookfield High School's boys' swimming and diving team prevailed 93-92 over Newtown High on December 19. The Nighthawks had eight individual event wins but fell to 1-1 to begin the campaign as Brookfield's depth proved to be too much for the Hawks.

Newtown High School’s wrestling team defeated the visiting New Fairfield Rebels 49-27 in the season-opener on December 12, then came in sixth in the Guilford Invitational on December 15.

Newtown High School’s hockey team dropped its season-opener 4-2 to Staples of Westport at Milford Ice Pavilion on December 12, then defeated host Mount Everett of Sheffield, Mass., 8-1 on December 15.

It's time to select the winner of the Newtown Bee's Award For Sportsman of the Year - named in honor of former Newtown Bee Sports Editor Kim Harmon. The award will go to someone who has had a significant impact on Newtown sports within the last year.

Newtown High School's boys' swimming and diving team defeated three-time South-West Conference runner-up and six-time state champion Weston in the season opener, 96-73, at NHS on December 13.

Basketball games certainly aren't won the opening quarter, but Newtown High School's boys' cagers seized a 16-7 lead after one stanza then withstood every comeback effort by visiting Torrington, never relinquishing the lead en route to a 65-55 victory in the season-opener, at NHS, on December 13.

Newtown High School's girls' basketball team defeated host St Joseph 70-50 in the conclusion of the Sandy Hook Tip Off Tourney on December 12. The Nighthawks had beaten Danbury 54-41 in the opener, also in Trumbull, two days earlier.

Becky Knapp takes over head coaching duties for Newtown High School’s indoor track and field team this winter. Knapp, who was an assistant coach with the South-West Conference champion girls’ soccer team this fall, is looking to continue the success of the track program, which is both striving to stay at the top and also take care of some unfinished business from a year ago at the same time.