Newtown’s Jordan Conrad recently returned from Kicking Horse Mountain Resort, in the Province of British Columbia, Canada, where the skier won the Mayor of Freeride award, an accomplishment for his efforts in the North American, United States, and Canadian freeride community.

A lot of pieces have come together for Newtown High School’s baseball team to have the season it has thus far, — the Nighthawks are the only remaining team unbeaten in the South-West Conference, with just a handful of regular-season games to play — but the Hawks look to have as a good a chance (if not better) than anybody to win the South-West Conference because of the piece that is pitching.

Looking to bolster its playoff readiness, Newtown High School’s girls’ lacrosse team took on a pair of tough nonconference teams this past week. The Nighthawks saw their six-game unbeaten streak end in a hard-fought 12-10 setback at FCIAC foe Ridgefield on May 2.

In a battle of unbeaten South-West Conference boys' lacrosse foes, Newtown High School fell 17-5 to visiting New Fairfield, on May 4. The Nighthawks bounced back with a 19-1 win at Notre Dame-Fairfield in the next contest.

Newtown High School's boys' golf team, led by David Brestovansky's first-place score of 78, Newtown High School's boys' golf team placed second among 16 teams in this past weekend's Woodland Invitational. NHS shot 366, and Joel Barlow of Redding carded a 364 for the top score.

Newtown High School's girls' tennis team bounced back from a 5-2 loss to Joel Barlow of Redding on May 1 with a 5-2 victory over Brookfield the next day.

Newtown High School’s baseball team extended its winning streak to 11 games, highlighted by three consecutive shutouts. One trend spilled over into the next, beginning with the team’s fourth consecutive nine-run performance, a 9-0 blanking of Notre Dame-Fairfield on April 29.

Winners of four of five contests heading into the middle of this week — and thanks to owning tiebreakers over teams with similar records — the Newtown High School softball team appears poised to earn a first-round South-West Conference tournament home game. The Nighthawks will need to finish among the top four in the SWC to open the postseason on their familiar diamond.

Newtown High School’s boys’ volleyball team defeated a trio of Southern Connecticut Conference teams this past week. The Nighthawks beat visiting Cheshire 3-1, Amity 3-0, and Shelton 3-0.

Whether or not you follow golf, chances are you’ve heard at least a bit about the success, failures, and return to the spotlight Tiger Woods has experienced.