Newtown High Basketball And Swim Team Update
Newtown High Basketball And Swim Team Update
Newtown High Schoolâs girlsâ and boysâ basketball teams both battled Bethel on Friday, January 13 â the girls were on the road and came out on top with ease, 62-21. The boys hosted and fell to Bethel, 59-46, despite 13 points from Mike Daubert, 10 from Taylor Steimle, and nine dropped in by Kyle Wilcox.
The girlsâ team lost at Lauralton Hall of Milford, 63-48 on Tuesday. Bridget Power had 13 points, Erin Kenning scored 12, and Riley Wurtz and Jess Lynch each added 10.
The NHS boysâ swimming and diving team hosted Pomperaug of Southbury on Tuesday, and lost 101-77. Mike Lally earned second place in the 500-yard freestyle event, finishing in a time of 5:41.82, and Seth Barrett earned a runner-up finish in the 100 breaststroke, in 1:09.93.
The boysâ basketball team was scheduled to host Norwich Free Academy on Wednesday (after The Bee sports section went to press), and will visit Kolbe Cathedral in Bridgeport on Friday, January 20 at 7 pm. The girlsâ cagers will host Kolbe on Friday, at 7 pm. The girls will also be home on Tuesday, January 24 when they host Notre Dame-Fairfield at 7 pm.
Newtownâs swim team will be in action again on Tuesday, when Joel Barlow of Redding comes to town for a 4 pm meet. Itâs the second of five straight home meets for the Nighthawks as they work toward the postseason.