Sports
Sunday, July 04, 2010
Seals Celebrate
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The Westport Seals, a travel baseball team for 12 and under, gathered on South Beach at Compo Beach tonight to celebrate the end of their season. The team came in second place in the East Shore team division. The Seals, comprised of sixth and seventh graders as well as two fifth graders, are coached by Westporters, Garrett Stonehouse, Andy Ludel, Mark Dulsky, Phil Casparius, and Jeb Backus. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Lynn U. Miller for WestportNow.com
Thursday, July 01, 2010
Westport Girls Under 8 All Stars Win Championship
The Westport Little League Girls Under 8 All Stars Wednesday night defeated Trumbull 15-14 at Trumbull for the championship. Pictured are (top row, l-r): Coach Meghan Rice, Coach Mark McWhirter, Coach Elise Stone; Middle row: Natalie Schenck, Madison Andrews, Julia Lombardo, Emily Stone, Charlotte Cohen, Kate Rutter, Ellie Klein, Charlotte Yin; Bottom row: Sophia Alfero, Kate Feinberg, Lydia Donovan, Michaela Pritchett, Erin McWhirter, and Charlotte Tirola. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Contributed photo
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Leopards Are Majors Softball Champions
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The Leopards became Westport Little League Majors Softball Champions on June 12 with a 10-7 victory over the Jaguars. The game was played under the lights at Greens Farms Field. Pictured are (front, l-r) Emily Wolfe, Hannah DeBalsi, Quincy Stein, Jackie Ortega, Olivia Wiener, Maddie Bernstein, Sarah Mahoney and Sydney Robison. (back, l-r) Coach Jeff Mahoney, Coach Steve Ortega, Madeline Schemel, Asst. Coach Philip Quagliariello, Sarah Quagliariello. Not pictured: Tessa Mall and Emily Greenberg. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Contributed photo
Saturday, June 19, 2010
Red Sox Are Major League Champs
The Red Sox are the Westport Little League Major League champs. The final game of the best of three series against the Cubs was played Friday at White Field with the Red Sox edging the Cubs 9-7 in extra innings. Pictured (back, l-r) are Cameron Felton, Karl Johnson, Jack Dulsky, Matthew McDermott, Andrew Ingber, Jake Berman, Adam Lehrman, Sebastian Zeman, Matthew Chernok, Matthew Beranek, Michael Bottone, Coaches Mark Dulsky and Rob Lehrman. Not pictured: Marco Latella. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Contributed photo
Softball Victory for Chargers
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The Westport Chargers won the Junior Division softball championship with a 9-5 victory over a strong Bridgeport Black Rock team at Meyer Field on Friday. The eighth graders’ tough road through the playoffs had them beating a Trumbull team, two Fairfield squads and another Black Rock club in the semifinals. During the awards ceremony following the game, coach John Friend said that after 10 years of coaching, he was retiring and “with this victory, it was a great way to go out.” Seated (l-r): Emma Moskcovitz, Katherine Friend, Maya Mandell, Sara Banbury, Ruby Steinberg. Standing: Coach John Friend, Katie Burke, Lauren Mushro, Kellen Smithson, Dana Segal, Marie McHugh, Ast Coach David Moskovitz. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Contributed photo
Royal Winners
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The Royals won the Westport Little League Minors Championship with a 7-0 victory over the Mariners in the best-of- three competition. They won the first game on Wednesday 10-8. During the regular season, these teams played an 11-inning, two-day marathon, with the Royals winning that one as well (1-1 tie after nine innings). Seated (l-r): Cayne Mandell, Miles Feuer, Matthew Costello, Sam Chinitz, Jon Fumega. Standing: Ethan Wolf, Daniel Melo, Jake Chinitz, Matthew Chinitz, Keenan Pucci, Anthony Petrosinelli.Coaches (l-r) Ross Chinitz, Eric Petrosinelli. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Contributed photo
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Celebrating
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Some of the fifth and sixth grade Westport PAL girls lacrosse team celebrated the end of the season at P.J. Romano Field at Saugatuck Elementary School. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Contributed photo
Monday, June 14, 2010
Celebrating Lacrosse Season
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More than 300 Westport lacrosse players—including both boys and girls—from grades 1-8, celebrated the end of the Westport PAL Lacrosse season tonight at a Compo Beach picnic. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Christy Casamassima for WestportNow.com
Sunday, June 13, 2010
Breaking Records
At Saturday’s New England Track and Field Championships outside Hartford, the Staples High School track team set records and scored some gold and bronze. The boys 4 x 400 relay team won in a close race against teams from Massachusetts seeded with faster times. With a time of 3.19.43, the relay team set a school record and ran the fastest time ever in the New England region. Junior Rafael Ray also won a bronze medal for his performance in the 400. Staples senior Jocelyn Henry won fourth place in the shot put event, also setting a Staples record with a distance of 39-feet-10-inches. Pictured is the 4 x 400 relay team: (l-r) Rafael Ray, Jack Roche, Sean Gallagher, and John Heil. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Emily Hamilton Laux for WestportNow.com
Victory
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On a wet and slippery track, Staples High School junior Rafael Ray brings home a victory in the last leg of the 4 x 400 relay at Saturday’s New England Track and Field Championships held outside Hartford. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Emily Hamilton Laux for WestportNow.com
Cool Coach
Cool, confident and dry before the race, Staples High School Track Coach Laddie Lawrence beams from under his umbrella Saturday at the New England Track and Field Championships outside Hartford. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Emily Hamilton Laux for WestportNow.com
Friday, June 11, 2010
Paying Tribute to the Longshore Olympian
Jim Corridon, brother of Longshore’s Olympian Marie Corridon, visited the Westport Historical Society’s exhibit “Longshore Memories” today to view a collage honoring his sister Marie who learned to swim at Longshore Club at the age of 5 in the ‘30s. Marie Corridon died May 26 in Norwalk at the age of 80 – two days before the exhibit opened. She won a gold medal in the 1948 Summer Games in London as a member of the U.S. 4 x 100 meter relay team, setting an Olympic record in the process. A replica of her gold medal is also on display. The exhibit runs through Sept. 4 in the Little Gallery and features a 26-minute film celebrating the 50th anniversary of the town’s purchase of Longshore. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Ellen Naftalin for WestportNow.com
Showing the Colors
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Today’s World Cup opening in South Africa is attracting interest around the world, including on Post Road East in Westport. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Bob Walter for WestportNow.com
Wednesday, June 02, 2010
Long Walk to the Locker Room as Staples Loses to Hamden
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The FCIAC title hopes of the Staples baseball team came to abrupt end today as the No. 2 seeded Wreckers (18-4) dropped their Class LL state tournament opening round game 7-3 to No. 31 Hamden (10-12). “We want to thank the seniors for their incredible accomplishments in the Staples baseball program, and for setting the standard for years to come,” said Head Coach Jack McFarland. “This was truly an elite class.” (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Pam Moss for WestportNow.com
Saturday, May 29, 2010
Staples Volleyballers Win Eighth Straight Title
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Westport’s Staples High School boys volleyball team Friday night won its eighth straight FCIAC championship with a 3-1 win over Darien. MVP Mike Fitzgerald and Tom Prendergast led the top-seeded and unbeaten Wreckers (19-0) to a 25-23, 25-18, 23-25, 25-17 win over the third-seeded Blue Wave (13-7) at Fairfield Ludlowe. staplesvolleyball.com photo
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