Women enjoy their time in local bowling league
By Wendy Nugent, Newton Now On Monday night, a lone pin stood at the end of the bowling lane—a pin that was the only……
Read MoreSports
Fore! Two NHS golfers, Seirer, Warsnak, qualify to compete for Railers at state
By Wendy Nugent, Newton Now It seemed appropriate for a train to clickety-clack on the railroad tracks on Friday near Sand Creek Station Golf……
Read More
Taking hits: Three girls on middle-school football teams
By Wendy Nugent, Newton Now Chisholm Middle School student Margaret Bates carefully marked her steps—some to the back and some to the side. She……
Read More
Double trouble: Hamm, Gillispie do well on the tennis courts
By Wendy Nugent, Newton Now Newton High School tennis courts at practice on Friday afternoon looked like an alien landscape with fluorescent yellow balls……
Read More
‘Bring It On’: Railiners dancers perform at basketball, football games
By Wendy Nugent, Newton Now While sitting on the wooden Santa Fe 5/6 Center gym floor, the three seniors’ heads turned rapidly to watch……
Read More
Drag racing: Newton native wins national championship
By Wendy Nugent, Newton Now There’s nothing like American muscle cars. Men and women alike love them. They race them, work on them or……
Read More
Not falling down with tumbling: Thaw, Meyer have been in gymnastics since they were toddlers
By Wendy Nugent, Newton Now Newton High School gymnastics team members junior Toria Thaw and senior Becca Meyer have developed a bond only people……
Read More
Not passing on soccer, football: NHS captain’s been playing since age 4
By Wendy Nugent, Newton Now There’s one game that stands out for Newton High School soccer player Xander Valdivia. He was in the zone…….
Read More
Down but not out: Injured football captain hopes to still play this season
By Wendy Nugent, Newton Now Smack. Smack. Grunt. Smells of sweat and testosterone. That’s what it was like on Thursday afternoon at the Newton……
Read More
Record-breaking event: Lehmans witness Simone Biles’ historic performances
By Wendy Nugent, Newton Now Ashley Lehman did repeated back walkovers while others strolled alongside her on Thursday afternoon, upstairs at the Flip Flop……
Read More