Opening Day Looms for Newtown High School Teams

NEWTOWN, CT — High school sports practices have been ongoing for nearly two weeks and many preseason scrimmages have been played, but the real deal begins Thursday - opening day of the regular season for many varsity teams.

Here are the scheduled opening contests for varsity teams at Newtown High School. For a complete season schedule of Nighthawk varsity, JV and freshman teams, visit the CIAC web site.

• field hockey - Thursday, 9/6, at Fairfield Warde, 4 p.m.
• girls volleyball - Thursday, 9/6, vs. Darien, 5:30 p.m.
• girls soccer - Thursday, 9/6, at New Milford, 6 p.m.
• boys soccer - Thursday, 9/6, vs. New Milford, 7 p.m.
• girls swimming - Friday, 9/7, at Stratford, 4:30 p.m.
• football - Friday, 9/7, vs. New Fairfield, 7 p.m.
• cross country - Tuesday, 9/11, at Weston, 4:30 p.m.

File photo credit: Tim Jensen

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