http://www.thenewtonrecord.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Wed, 07 May 2008 15:01:00 +0000 http://www.thenewtonrecord.com/newtonhighschool/local_story_128144954.html http://www.thenewtonrecord.com/newtonhighschool/local_story_128144954.html The Newton Tigers finally have a new football coach. After months of searching, Newton hired James Johnson to be the school’s next football coach. He replaces Tim Moore who stepped down after three seasons with the Tigers. Wed, 07 May 2008 14:42:00 +0000 http://www.thenewtonrecord.com/newtonhighschool/local_story_128144203.html http://www.thenewtonrecord.com/newtonhighschool/local_story_128144203.html Newton’s Natalya Brown is trying to put her name with some of the legendary names of Newton past such as Bender and Moncrief. Wed, 26 Dec 2007 13:16:00 +0000 http://www.thenewtonrecord.com/newtonhighschool/local_story_360131525.html http://www.thenewtonrecord.com/newtonhighschool/local_story_360131525.html Both Newton basketball teams came away with Division 5-2A wins on Dec. 17 at Union. Wed, 19 Dec 2007 14:57:00 +0000 http://www.thenewtonrecord.com/newtonhighschool/local_story_353145816.html http://www.thenewtonrecord.com/newtonhighschool/local_story_353145816.html The Newton Tigers proved last week that they are certainly among the state’s elite basketball teams. Wed, 19 Dec 2007 14:54:00 +0000 http://www.thenewtonrecord.com/newtonhighschool/local_story_353145617.html http://www.thenewtonrecord.com/newtonhighschool/local_story_353145617.html It wasn’t exactly the week that Newton coach Crandal Porter had hoped for. After knocking off Philadelphia the week before to take early control of the Division 5-2A race, the Lady Tigers lost two straight last week and evened its record at 6-6 on the season. Fri, 14 Dec 2007 12:09:00 +0000 http://www.thenewtonrecord.com/newtonhighschool/local_story_348121103.html http://www.thenewtonrecord.com/newtonhighschool/local_story_348121103.html For the past four years, Newton and Philadelphia have staged some of the best high school girls basketball games in the area. Last Tuesday night’s game is bound to be among those. Wed, 05 Dec 2007 15:46:00 +0000 http://www.thenewtonrecord.com/newtonhighschool/local_story_340111125.html http://www.thenewtonrecord.com/newtonhighschool/local_story_340111125.html Newton didn’t get a rematch with Northeast Lauderdale in the East Central Community College tournament finals this year. Wed, 28 Nov 2007 12:03:00 +0000 http://www.thenewtonrecord.com/newtonhighschool/local_story_332120420.html http://www.thenewtonrecord.com/newtonhighschool/local_story_332120420.html Normally, Choctaw Central is a team that give Newton trouble in boys basketball. But not this time. Tue, 20 Nov 2007 14:43:00 +0000 http://www.thenewtonrecord.com/newtonhighschool/local_story_324144410.html http://www.thenewtonrecord.com/newtonhighschool/local_story_324144410.html Newton basketball coach Crandal Porter has been begging, pleading, complaining, shouting, encouraging or anything else he could think of to get his Lady Tiger basketball team to play with a little more effort. Wed, 14 Nov 2007 11:29:00 +0000 http://www.thenewtonrecord.com/newtonhighschool/local_story_318112531.html http://www.thenewtonrecord.com/newtonhighschool/local_story_318112531.html After losing two straight games to open the season, the Newton Lady Tigers got in the win column against Newton County last Tuesday with a 57-40 victory. Wed, 07 Nov 2007 13:43:00 +0000 http://www.thenewtonrecord.com/newtonhighschool/local_story_311134459.html http://www.thenewtonrecord.com/newtonhighschool/local_story_311134459.html The girls basketball season has started out like Newton coach Crandal Porter would have liked. After being ranked in the Class 2A poll by the Clarion-Ledger, the Lady Tigers have staggered out to an 0-2 start, losing 71-50 to Yazoo County and 84-51 to Noxubee County. Wed, 07 Nov 2007 13:27:00 +0000 http://www.thenewtonrecord.com/newtonhighschool/local_story_311132640.html http://www.thenewtonrecord.com/newtonhighschool/local_story_311132640.html Two of the things that all football coaches hate are offensive turnovers and negative plays. There’s a good reason why, they generally lead to bad things. Wed, 31 Oct 2007 11:38:00 +0000 http://www.thenewtonrecord.com/newtonhighschool/local_story_304113737.html http://www.thenewtonrecord.com/newtonhighschool/local_story_304113737.html Lake football coach Bill Ingersoll told his team after the game that he was getting too old for those fiery halftime speeches. But apparently he’s still pretty good at them. Wed, 24 Oct 2007 12:27:00 +0000 http://www.thenewtonrecord.com/newtonhighschool/local_story_297122834.html http://www.thenewtonrecord.com/newtonhighschool/local_story_297122834.html It wasn’t the first half that Newton coach Tim Moore was looking for, but it was certainly the end he was hoping for. Newton overcame a 20-8 halftime deficit and scored 24 unanswered points behind 201 yards rushing from Brandon Gill to beat homestanding Kemper County 32-20 Friday night. Wed, 17 Oct 2007 11:40:00 +0000 http://www.thenewtonrecord.com/newtonhighschool/local_story_290113803.html http://www.thenewtonrecord.com/newtonhighschool/local_story_290113803.html It’s all a matter of one’s perspective. Newton’s 25-0 win over Union last Friday night at E.L. Morgan Field was definitely the high-water mark for head coach Tim Moore in his three years with the Tigers.