What A Season For The Nighthawks!

By ANDY HUTCHISON

Published: May 23, 2008 12:00 am

By Andy Hutchison

This has been a season to remember for Newtown High Schoolâs many varsity teams.

The baseball, softball and boysâ and girlsâ lacrosse teams all finished among the top four squads in the South-West Conference, thus earning home games in the first round of their respective SWC tourneys. This, of course, created an opportunity for students to support their classmates at the home digs and gave the local teams an opportunity to play first round games on their familiar fields. Whatâs more, the NHS golf, track, and tennis teams all had double digit-win campaigns.

It is one thing to have a handful of strong teams in the same season, but for all of the squads to excel is really something else. The combined regular season record of Newtown Highâs nine varsity spring season teams heading into this week: 109-33-1.

The baseball team, its coach and players will tell you, overachieved. This was supposed to be a rebuilding year and the Hawk sluggers surprised themselves with a dozen wins to lock up the SWC Tournamentâs No. 4 seed. On the softball diamond, the Nighthawks outscored their opponents 127-30 during a 16-win effort. On the lacrosse fields, the boys outscored the opposition 205-105 and the girls handled their counterparts by a cumulative 246-101 margin. Talk about domination.

The boysâ tennis team qualified for the four-team SWC tourney for the first time in six years.

There were plenty of individual efforts that have been noted in The Bee as this stellar overall season has unfolded. Among them was track standout Elise DeRoo breaking a nearly-20-year-old 1600 meter school record (and then breaking her own mark twice in the regular season and this week in the SWC Championships). DeRoo also set the school record in the 3200 and broke SWC records in both the 1600 and 3200. â¦ Softball pitcher Jenna Legros tossed a perfect game in a win over Joel Barlow.

These winning ways make for an exciting time for the Hawks and assure that the spring season will continue into late May and spill over into early June with state tournament action.

The season may be winding down, but playoff time is heating up and NHS has nine strong teams to watch carefully as the SWC and state tournaments unfold.

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We love you, Minerva and Marklin, and we wish you all the best. We'll miss you and your delicious food. We have many fond memories of Mexicali Rose, as our children grew up nourished by your food and your love. You've spoiled us--nobody makes mole like you do, and we'll never find chicken-filled chili rellenos like you make anywhere else. Your homemade chips and salsa were expected at gatherings we've had. We look forward to a Mexicali Rose cookbook!

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Renee, Monica and I worked together for years as Assistant Town Clerks. Together we hoped to provide you with a positive, and even fun, experience and hoped you left satisfied and with a smile on your face. In these sometimes difficult times, please give Renée a chance to bring that back to the Town Clerks Office. Leaving with a smile on your face goes a long way and hopefully gets paid forward. Once again, good luck Renée! It’s time.

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Anne, your first paragraph condemning Charlie Kirk’s murder is commendable and appreciated. Sadly, it needs to be said. Newly on campus, a college student I know found himself surrounded by people who thought Charlie had it coming to him, and this student can’t help but wonder if they’d want him dead, too, for holding similar views to Charlie’s. No, this student isn’t a bigot, intolerant or exclusionary—but quite the opposite, as was Charlie Kirk quite the opposite. It seems that, to paraphrase Ronald Reagan, so much of what you know about Charlie Kirk just isn’t so. It makes me wonder whether you have actually listened to a Charlie Kirk Show or to one of his civil debates. I hear the term “Christian nationalist” bandied about these days. I’m a Christian and I’m a nationalist—that is, I’m devoted to what’s in the best interests of our nation--as was Charlie. Does that make us “Christian nationalists,” which you say is “utterly anti-American”?? Charlie had deeply held Christian beliefs that seemed to shape all his actions and speech. As the devout Christian that he was, Charlie would likely have wanted others to see the joy and salvation of holding similar beliefs. (He’d still be alive today if his assassin had followed Christ and the 10 commandments, including, “You shall not murder.”) But, did Charlie ever say that only Christians are welcome in our country? Certainly not that I’m aware of. You talk about the “separation of church and state” in our founding documents. You must be referring to the U.S. Constitution’s first amendment, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof…” Did Charlie call on Congress to make a law to establish a state religion or to prohibit people from practicing the faith of their choice? Certainly not that I’m aware of. There seems to be a lot of misinformation about Charlie out there. For example, the NY Times recently had to issue this retraction, "A correction was made on Sept. 11, 2025: An earlier version of this article described incorrectly an antisemitic statement that Charlie Kirk had made on an episode of his podcast. He was quoting a statement from a post on social media and went on to critique it. It was not his own statement." I urge you to not just listen to the propaganda, but actually watch some of Charlie’s videos (unabridged) and see for yourself. You might still disagree with his views, but perhaps you will no longer feel the need to call him a bigot, intolerant, exclusionary and anti-American. Perhaps you’ll see for yourself how Charlie was all about inviting his opponents to a civil debate, not about “disregarding, diminishing, discarding, despising, demonizing” others. Perhaps you’ll see Charlie’s example as a way in which we can all treat one another rather than engaging in name calling, intimidation, or violence.

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I had the pleasure of working with Renee for years as an Assistant Town Clerk. Everything she states in this letter is true and if I was still a resident of Newtown, I would gladly vote for her. As an Assistant Town Clerk, the only opportunity for advancement is to run for Town Clerk. Renee has proven her dedication to the community and deserves the chance to serve Newtown in that capacity. I wish you the best of luck, Renee! Ann LoBosco

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