With a schedule front-loaded with tough opponents, members of Newtown High School’s girls’ basketball team certainly expected a difficult start to the season. After defeating Danbury 55-37 in the Dece...

Two seasons ago, Newtown High School’s hockey team raised a Division III state championship banner. Last winter, inexperience — ten players graduated from that title-winning bunch — led to a four-win ...

Although Newtown High School’s boys’ swimming and diving team has to overcome the loss of 11 graduates from a year ago, expectations are high this season. How high? Newtown Coach Zach Gauvin has never...

Newtown High School’s girls’ basketball team will raise money for an outdoor basketball court at Sandy Hook Elementary School when the Nighthawks play home games this weekend and early next week. Dona...

Opportunity abounds for players to step up and try to help Newtown High School’s boys’ basketball team return to the postseason. Coming off a 14-8 campaign, the Nighthawks will have an entirely differ...

Coming off a stellar season that culminated with South-West Conference, Class LL, and State Open titles — a hat-trick of championships of sorts — Newtown High School’s wrestling team is again looking ...

No sense putting your toe in when you can jump right in to truly test the waters. Newtown High School’s girls’ basketball team is doing a collective/proverbial cannonball splash into action once again...

Newtown High School athletes earned All State and All South-West Conference accolades for their efforts during the fall season. Selections have been announced for all sports with the exception of foot...

Newtown High School’s football team never led, but hung close throughout its Class LL state playoff visit to top-seeded Shelton, in a 35-28 semifinal-round loss, on December 7. The fourth-seeded Night...