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Volleyball Team Wins State Playoff Opener (By Andy Hutchison of the Newton Bee)
Newtown High School’s girls’ volleyball team had just a couple of nights to move on from its hard-fought conference tournament championship match setback with the start of the Class LL State Tournament on November 8. The host and No 11 seed Nighthawks defeated No. 22 Manchester 3-0 (25-9, 25-13, 25-16) in the first round.