The Varsity football team hosted a scrimmage last weekend vs DCL member school Acton Boxboro.  The players’ and coaches’ excitement and joy were palpable at the field!.

The team will open their official Fall 2 season on Saturday, March 12 vs Westford Academy. The Cheer and Dance athletes will be opening their season that day as well. The game will be played under DCL protocols for attendance. The varsity players’ families had received the lanyard identification. The DCL card allows two family members to attend the game. Fitted facemarks are required to enter the stadium, gaiters are not allowed.

This game will be their first game under the new stadium lights.

Spirit Gear will be sold by our Booster Club at the rotary just outside the stadium. Join us to celebrate this season!

The Sub-varsity team opening game is today at Westford Academy. Coaches Foster and Palmer are excited about the talent and dedication of their team.

The Girls volleyball program opened their Fall 2 season vs Westford Academy this week. Our teams swept the series with wins in all three levels!

The field house was decorated with supporting and welcoming signs for our athletes. The warm and colorful messages made a difference for our players.

Next week the Volleyball program will compete against Lincoln Sudbury. The 9th grade and Varsity teams will host them on Tuesday, March 16. Both games will be live-streamed.

You can follow their live-action at the NSHS Athletics YouTube channel or by using these links;

9th-grade Vb HOME vs LS at 6 PM

https://youtu.be/hvn_j9pJWn0

Varsity Vb HOME vs LS

https://youtu.be/LzouMU5w-rQ

The volleyball program welcomed a new member of the staff this season. Joining us is Michael Antonellis. Mike has many years of experience as a player and at the club level. He is currently employed by Brown Middle School.

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Welcome the new Board members of the Booster Club!

• Teri Ginsburg, co-President
• elissa Dietrich, co-President
• Lars Dietrich, Website & Marketing
• Tracy Lin, Secretary
• Kathy Winters, Treasurer

We are grateful for their commitment to collaborate with our department, to support our coaches, and to bring joy to our athletes.

Thank you for your service!
~ Newton South Athletics Department

With league games starting on Tuesday, March 9 we have some updates regarding spectators and individual sports news. Please notice that all current decisions are subject to change.

Spectators:

Indoor events

The DCL members’ schools voted to not allow spectators at their volleyball events due to local regulations in the majority of the districts. This regulation will be revised at the end of March.

Senior nights will be honored as in past seasons.

Our Indoor events will be streamed through the NSHS Athletic channel. Links will be posted on the athletic page and on social media ahead of the games. DCL member schools will also stream their home games. Please notice that not all of them will broadcast their home sub-varsity games.

Outdoor events:

Fitted masks are required to attend our sports events. Gaiters are not allowed by the Newton Department of Human Health. Proper distancing among family groups is also required.

Football, cheer, and dance

Each family of cheer, dance, and football athletes will receive a DCL lanyard that will allow for two family members to attend the games of their child. The lanyards are color-coded and will give access only to the game scheduled for the student.

Family spectators have to sign in and register at each venue for contact tracing purposes. At Newton South, we will do attendance by using QR sign-in.

Indoor track

The DCL is considering a schedule consisting of three virtual meets to take place in April.

More information will be released in the incoming weeks.

Cheer and Dance

Teams will not travel to the opponents’ sites at this time. Attendance is limited to 20 students in each squad at home games due to COVID restrictions as determined by MSSDA.

The DCL is considering the possibility of hosting one virtual competition at the end of April.

Unified Basketball

Unified Basketball started its practices on February 23. Game schedules had not been released yet.

Concession Stand

Food and beverages will not be sold at our games. We are asking for your collaboration in following our carry-in-carry-out request at this time.

Fall 2 season is underway! We welcomed 258 students and 19 coaches to our campus participating in Cheer, Dance, Football, Track, Unified Basketball, and Girls Volleyball.

Our athletes and coaches are working under strict Covid protocols as required by the MIAA, our district, and our league. Their resilience is inspiring and their collaboration to keeping everyone safe and healthy is very helpful.

Congratulations to our Boys Hockey DCL All Stars

• Ed Tarmey
• Nathan Cohen
• Ryan Quirk