Latest Slidescroller coverage mentioning Leileigh Hammons across Baseball, Soccer.
Friday night saw the Newton softball team lose 2‑1 in nine innings to East Marshall and the baseball squad fall 6‑3 to Winterset, setting the stage for a quick turnaround against PCM and Des Moines Christian.
Newton's baseball and softball squads posted convincing wins over Clarke, setting the stage for upcoming doubleheaders against Dallas Center-Grimes.
The Newton softball team rolled past Oskaloosa with a 21‑run outburst, and the baseball squad split a doubleheader, winning the opener before a fifth‑inning collapse.
The Newton High School girls soccer team fell 5-0 to North Polk in the Class 2A Region 6 Semifinal, while the softball team cruised to an 8-0 victory over Des Moines Lincoln, both teams now looking ahead to their next challenges.