Sandy Hook, CT — Coming off winning the South-West Conference title, the postseason and winning ways continued for the Newtown High School girls' lacrosse team in the Class L State Tournament on May 30. Newtown entered as the sixth seed in the state bracket and hosted No. 11 Fairfield Ludlowe in the first round. It was a rematch of a hard-fought 17-13 Newtown win on May 13. This time around, the Nighthawks had to come from behind and hold off a late-game Falcon rally to advance. The Nighthawks won 11-10 and moved on to face No. 3 Wilton on the road in the second round on Thursday, June 1, at 7 pm.

Southbury, CT — For the first time since 2017, Newtown High School's girls' lacrosse team is at the top in the South-West Conference. The Nighthawks defeated New Fairfield 12-7 in the conference title game at neutral site Pomperaug High on May 24.

Sandy Hook, CT — Coming off a hard-fought victory in its previous matchup with Pomperaug of Southbury, the Newtown High School girls' lacrosse team made the necessary adjustments to cruise to a convincing 17-5 win when it really mattered.

Sandy Hook, CT — The top-seeded Newtown High School girls' lacrosse team got eight goals from Summer Harrell en route to a 19-6 win over No. 8 Bethel in the South-West Conference Tournament quarterfinals, at Blue & Gold Stadium, on May 18.

Sandy Hook, CT — Sure, there are all of the goals — so many of them — saves, and ground ball scoops that load up the stat sheet. Then there are the things often not tracked that also add up to help teams win.