For every diving dig, timely block, or booming kill Newtown High School’s girls’ volleyball team came up with, Joel Barlow’s lineup had an answer — and then some. The now seven-time South-West Conference champion and top-seeded Falcons got pushed hard by the second-seeded Nighthawks in the November 3 conference championship match, at neutral site Weston High, but the Falcons prevailed 3-1 (25-21, 25-20, 21-25, 25-13).

Newtown High School’s football team was held to just one touchdown until the midpoint of the fourth quarter, its lead in jeopardy late in a visit to Brookfield on November 2. The zero Newtown’s defense hung doesn’t even tell the whole story of how dominant Newtown was opposite the ball either.

Due to a number of hike and destination changes this season for Newtown Hikers, hike coordinator Sally Cox has issued an updated schedule for the next few weeks.

The state tournament brackets are set for girls’ and boys’ soccer, field hockey, and girls’ volleyball. The Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference announced the seedings and pairings for these sports on November 2.

Newtown High School’s girls’ volleyball team proved to be the only squad to defeat perennial powerhouse Joel Barlow of Redding during the regular season, and Barlow was the only team to hand the Nighthawks a loss in South-West Conference action this fall.

After fending off a hard-working Pomperaug of Southbury squad for nearly ten minutes to begin the second half, Newtown High School’s girls’ soccer team got one of the November 1 championship game’s rare golden chances, and the Nighthawks capitalized.

The top cross country teams from all class sizes throughout the state competed in the State Open championship races at Wickham Park in Manchester on November 1.

The time for the football game between Newtown High School and host Brookfield, set for Friday, November 2, has been changed.

Newtown High School's girls' soccer team will take on Pomperaug of Southbury in the South-West Conference championship game, at neutral site New Milford High, Thursday, November 1, at 7 pm.

Newtown High School’s girls’ soccer team reached the South-West Conference Tournament championship game for the second year in a row with a win over the team that last year defeated the Nighthawks in the pinnacle game.