Newtown High School’s boys’ volleyball team concluded the season with a trio of setbacks in mid May — 3-1 (25-17, 26-24, 19-25, 27-25) to Daniel Hand of Madison on May 17, and in a pair of road matches, 3-0 (25-20, 25-23, 25-21) on May 18, and 3-0 (25-16, 25-19, 25-16) to Pomperaug of Southbury on May 20.

Against Hand, the Nighthawks were led by senior right side hitter Ben Davis (3 kills, 6 digs, 1 ace, and a 100 percent serve receive percentage), senior outside hitter Nico Diaz (7 kills, 6 aces, 1 solo block, and 5 digs), and senior setter Braden Hazard (11 assists, 2 digs, and 1 ace).

Against Cheshire, Newtown was led by senior outside hitter Nico Diaz (8 kills, 13 digs, 1 ace, and 3 total blocks), sophomore right side hitter Nate Twitchell (2 kills and 7 total blocks), and junior outside hitter Charlie Hanson (3 kills, 11 digs, and 3 aces). The Rams were led by senior setter Matt Irizarry (26 assists, 1 kills, and 2 aces) and senior middle hitter Andrew Norcross (7 kills and 2 solo blocks).

In the Pomperaug match, the Nighthawks were led by senior outside hitter Nico Diaz (4 kills, 2 aces, 5 digs, and a 100 percent serve receive percentage), sophomore right side hitter Nate Twitchell (7 kills and 3 solo blocks), and senior setter Lucas Gomes (7 assists and 1 ace). The Panthers were led by senior setter Zack Farren and junior outside hitter Jack Mirabilio.

After a Panther-dominated first set, the Nighthawks captured a 10-5 lead in the second set thanks to strong serving by junior setter Matt Tomaj. Pomperaug fought back and flipped the lead in its favor, taking a 12-10 advantage. Both teams went back and forth until Pomperaug pulled away thanks to an ace by Ryan Ordway. Pomperaug closed out the match in the third set despite multiple kills by Diaz and Hanson.

The Nighthawks end the season at 4-15 (4-8 in the South-West Conference).

“The team would like to thank their seniors Ben Davis, Nico Diaz, Braden Hazard, Lucas Gomes, Kyle Malin, and Connor Adams for all they have done for the programs and wishes them the best of luck in their futures,” Newtown Coach Dan Nyitrai said.