The three-time South-West Conference champion Newtown High School football team is looking forward to continuing its run of success in conference play as the 2015 campaign kicks off. Newtown’s season opens with a Friday, September 11, visit to Pomperaug of Southbury, beginning at 6 pm.

Coming off a season that featured six team record-setting performances, a runner-up finish in the South-West Conference championship meet, and the program’s best-ever performance in the state open, the girls’ swimming and diving team is again looking to be in the mix among the best in the conference and state. The regular season begins on Friday, September 11, when Joel Barlow of Redding visits NHS for a 7 pm start.

Read more about these teams on the sports web page, and get full coverage in the September 11 print edition of The Bee. Check back for previews of the soccer, cross country, field hockey, volleyball, and cheerleading squads.