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Lady Rams end season on winning note
The Newton girls' soccer team may have missed out on the playoffs, but the Lady Rams left 2013 on a bright note winning three of their last seven.
Rams miss out on playoffs
Newton put everything it had into its final game of the 2013 season, but at times it was too much.
Newton falls in all-star game
The Rockdale all-stars shined the brightest in the annual Newton County vs. Rockdale County game at Rockdale High's gym Thursday.
Newton track tops Region 2-AAAAAA
The Newton boys' track team won Region 2-AAAAAA and the girls' finished second in a continuation of strong performances by both Rams teams.
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The real karate kid
A Newton High School freshman took championship in his fighting division in a six-day karate competition in Sacramento.
Newton girls beat Heritage 60-41
After a tough loss to Stephenson on Friday night, the Newton Lady Rams bounced back on Saturday afternoon with a convincing 60-41 win over the Heritage Lady Patriots.
Rams win sixth in a row against Heritage
The Newton Rams culminated their week of three road games with a 73-52 beat down of the Heritage Patriots on Saturday afternoon at Heritage.
Croone's 25 points leads Rams to win
The Stephenson Jaguars will not shed any tears when the new region alignments go into effect next basketball season. For the eighth straight time, Newton came away with a win after a 67-44 drubbing Friday.
Lady Rams rally to beat M.L. King
Newton's girls started slow but came on late to snatch a 56-45 win over M.L. King Friday. The Lady Rams used a 21-point third quarter to turn a three-point deficit into a seven-point lead heading into the fourth and outscored the Lady Lions 15-11 over the game's final eight minutes. "We played their game instead of ours' tonight. We played out of control and just didn't play our basketball until the second half," Newton coach ...
Triple-double leads Newton past ML King
Though you wouldn't know it by their record, the Newton Rams (12-5, 5-3 Region 2-AAAAA) have had a trying season so far. Of their five losses, four have been by two points or less including three as time expired. But the Rams looked like a team ready to go on a roll after Friday's 67-55 win over M.L. King.
Lady Rams falter down the stretch
The Newton Lady Rams saw their game against Luella slip from their grasp Tuesday as they dropped a one-point heartbreaker 56-55.
Croone's 22 leads Rams past Luella
The Newton Rams faced a much-improved Luella team Tuesday looking to bounce back from a disappointing loss to Alcovy over the weekend and did just that with a 58-47 win.
Rotary honors top football coach
The Covington Rotary Club gave its annual Newton County Champion award to Newton High School this year. Newton coach Cortez Allen accepted the trophy Tuesday afternoon, thanking the Rotarians over lunch. He described the program's difficulties this year, including losing two key players to injury.
Newton girls stun Alcovy 79-69
In the girls' contest, Newton played perhaps its best overall game from start to finish in earning 79-69 road win to split the season series.
Rams coast to 90-51 win over East Coweta
The Newton Rams took the long bus ride to East Coweta Friday hoping to rebound from their gut-wrenching loss to Westlake Tuesday. They did so and more as they came out of the gate firing on all cylinders and coasted to a 90-51 win. It was Newton's strongest offensive showing of the season and included 30 points in the opening stanza. "It was a great game for us, a good bounce back after a ...
Lady Rams' rally falls short
The Lady Rams also dropped a tough decision at home on Tuesday night as they fell to Westlake by a 55-51 final.
Eagles slip past Locust Grove 50-48
Eastside slipped held off a fourth-quarter rally to slip past Locust Grove 50-48 in overtime Tuesday to earn the season sweep and improve to 5-3 in Region 4-AAA play.
Another stunner
The Newton Rams took state-ranked Westlake to the limit before falling by a single point following a controversial call on the last play of the game. It was a game that saw numerous lead changes and a margin of difference of never more than five points before ending at 46-45.
State Bound
Newton wrestling is headed back to the Class AAAAA State Duals. After a four-year hioatus, the Rams punched their ticked to the team dual meet at Macon thanks to a spirited runner-up finish in the Area 2-AAAAA Duals Saturday. "The success was due to the entire team effort," first-year head coach Paul Nelson said. "Everyone stepped up their performance at different times." Newton went 4-1 in the area tournament. They defeated Langston Hughes handedly, ...
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