Fall Sports
As we get ready for spring sports tryouts and practices, a few reminders
- All members of N.H.S. teams must have a complete physical examination before they can try out for a sport. The physical must be documented on the blue health form: https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/sde/school-nursing/forms/health_assessment_record.pdf and is good for thirteen months and from the date on the form. These forms can be found in the nurse's office, athletic director's office, main office or on nighthawksports.com.
- Please email this form to the NHS nurses office, dalys@newtown.k12.ct.us
- All members of N.H.S. teams must register for their respective sport online through FamilyID. This link is on the homepage at nighthawksports.com and here: https://www.familyid.com/organizations/search?query=
- Pay To Participate Fee: All fall sports are $205. There is a family cap of $500
- The pay-to-participate fee will be due during registration. If a student does not make a team, this fee will be immediately reimbursed.
- Tryouts/first practice dates for cross country, field hockey, soccer, volleyball, swimming and boys golf will be Monday August 18th. Boys golf will begin Monday Aug 11th, with Football on August 14th. Cheer and dance practices have already begun, please reach out to those coaches if you have a question. (Contact information below.)
- The first day of school is Monday August 25th
- All coaches' names and email addresses can be found below.
If you have any questions, please email:
Matt Memoli memolim@newtown.k12.ct.us
Stacey Nasser
nassers@newtown.k12.ct.us
Unified Sports-Soccer
Head Coach: Kimya Knecht knechtk@newtown.k12.ct.us
Unified soccer will begin once school is back in session. We will have exact dates on the website during the first week of September!
Dance
Head Coach: Emily Marks nhs_dancemarkse@newtown.k12.ct.us
Cheerleading
Head Coach: Susan Bridges shebridge@aol.com
Boys Golf
Head Coach: Shawn Tierney tierneys@newtown.k12.ct.us
Tryouts for the boys golf team will begin on Monday August 11th. Please reach out to coach Tierney for further information.
Girls Cross Country
Head Coach: Christina Caron cmangini10@hotmail.com
Assistant Coach: Megan Guarino guarinom@newtown.k12.ct.us
Girls Cross Country practice will start Monday August 18th from 3:00-4:30pm. Please meet at Fairfield Hills by the soccer fields and be prepared with your own water.
Boys Cross Country
Head Coach: Carl Strait straite@newtown.k12.ct.us
Assistant Coach: Sara Strait straits@newtown.k12.ct.us
Cross Country practice will be as follows:
- First practice date: Saturday, August 23rd at Fairfield Hills 8:00am-9:45am.
- When school is in session, we will practice Monday-Friday from 3:00pm-4:30pm.
- Meets are held on Tuesdays throughout the season. Please reach out with any questions in advance to the emails listed above.
Please meet at Fairfield Hills by the soccer fields and be prepared with your own water.
Volleyball - Girls
Head Varsity Coach: Tom Czaplinski: ob1tmc@hotmail.com
Head JV Coach: Lisa Burbank: bburbank1@yahoo.com
Head Freshman Coach: TBD
Monday August 18th
- 9:00-10:00 am: Juniors and Seniors
- 10:15-am-11:45 am: Freshman
- 12:00-1:30pm: Sophomores
- 2:00-4:00pm: Varsity Tryouts
Tuesday August 19th
- 9:00-10:00 am: Varsity Conditioning
- 10:00am-12:00pm: Freshman and Sophomores
- 1:00-3:00pm: Juniors & Seniors
Field Hockey
Head Varsity Coach: Megan Goyda goydam@newtown.k12.ct.us
Head JV Coach: Tessa Albrecht tessaalbrecht03@icloud.com
Head Freshman Coach: Ellen Goyda Egoyda@hotmail.com
Field hockey tryouts
- Monday August 18th 9:00-11:00am at Treadwell
- Tuesday 3:00-5:00 Treadwell Town Park
- Wednesday 9:00-11:00am Treadwell Town Park
Girls Swimming and Diving
Head Swim Coach: Lisa Irving lmirving@gmail.com
Assistant Coach: Ryan Eberts ebertsr@newtown.k12.ct.us
Dive Coach: Keristen Raccio racciok@newtown.k12.ct.us
Practices will be at the NHS pool beginning Monday August 18
- Monday 8/18 - Friday 8/22: 8:00 - 10:30 am
- All info and updates will be posted on SportsYou
Boys Soccer
Head Varsity Coach: Ryan Lyddy rlyddy5@gmail.com
Head JV Coach: Chris O’Heran oheronc@newtown.k12.ct.us
Head Freshman Coach: Adem Selmani selmani1616@icloud.com
Boys Soccer Tryouts will be Monday August 18th-Wednesday August 20th from 3:30-6:30 on the NHS backfields.
Girls Soccer
Head Varsity Coach: Adam Bourret coachbourret@newtown.k12.ct.us
Assistant Coach: Tiona Watts
Head Freshman Coach: TBD
Girls Soccer tryouts at Tilson Field August 18th and 19th:
- Seniors, Juniors + Returning Varsity 9:00-11:30am
- Sophomores + Freshman 2:30-5:00pm
- August 20th: All players 2:00-5:00pm
All additional information can be found on sportsYou. Please contact Coach Adam for the access code. Follow @NewtownGSoccer on X (Twitter) for team updates.
Football
Head Varsity Football Coach: Dan Farina coachfarina@newtown.k12.ct.us
Football weight training is currently in session. Please reach out to coach Farina for more information.
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