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Newton’s postseason baseball run came to a close Saturday, but not before the Eagles delivered an impressive regional performance that included a dominant shutout victory over Robinson and a hard-fought battle against Effingham. Newton opened regional play on May 27 with a convincing 7-0 win over Robinson at Evergreen Park.

Eagles 4×400 Relay Earns State Medal at IHSA Class 1A Finals The Newton Eagles brought home a state medal Saturday at the IHSA Class 1A Boys Track and Field State Finals in Charleston, highlighted by a ninth-place finish in the 4×400-meter relay. The relay team of Matthew Haskett, Parker Harris,

The Newton Lady Eagles wrapped up their 2026 track and field season with an impressive showing at the IHSA Class 1A State Finals on May 23 at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, bringing home multiple state medals against the top competition in Illinois. The highlight of the day came from

The Newton Lady Eagles battled until the final inning Wednesday but came up just short in a 3-2 loss to Teutopolis. Newton actually outhit the Wooden Shoes 4-3 in the contest, with senior Izzy Meinhart leading the way offensively with two hits. The Lady Eagles struck first in the top

The Newton Eagles turned in a strong sectional performance, earning multiple state-qualifying marks and several top finishes across the track and field events. Matthew Haskett led the way in the 400 meters, winning the sectional title with a time of 51.12 seconds to qualify for state. Henry Will followed close

The Class 1A Girls State Track Preliminaries were held Thursday at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, and the Lady Eagles punched tickets to Saturday’s state finals in three events. Sophomore standout Stella Schackmann led the way individually for Newton, qualifying for the finals in the 100-meter dash after placing eighth

The Newton Lady Eagles put together a strong sectional performance, finishing second as a team with 106.5 points behind Robinson’s 131. Layna Marshall led Newton with a first-place finish in the 3200 meters in 12:00.61 and also qualified in the 1600 meters, placing second in 5:34.00. Newton’s 4×800 relay team

The Newton Eagles picked up a strong shutout victory over Casey-Westfield on Monday before falling in a tightly contested battle with Edwards County on Tuesday. Newton showed solid pitching in both games, allowing just two total earned runs across 14 innings. Against Casey-Westfield, Newton broke open a scoreless game with

The Newton Lady Eagles celebrated Senior Night in winning fashion Monday evening, defeating Lawrenceville 6-2 at home while honoring seniors Izzy Meinhart, Karly Deckard, Audrie Reich, and Hydi Bierman before the game. Newton wasted little time getting on the board, scoring twice in the bottom of the first inning. Lexie

Newton picked up three victories against Greenville, but the Eagles ultimately fell 6-3 in varsity tennis action. Michael Shamhart earned Newton’s lone singles win at No. 2, defeating Isaiah Sussenbach 8-2. The Eagles added two doubles victories. At No. 1 doubles, Kahlin Michl and Shamhart defeated Max Edwards and Sussenbach