UPDATE The Westport Little League 12-year-old all stars tonight defeated Rye, N.H. 12-2 in their third victory in the New England Regionals at Bristol, assuring them a place in the semifinals.

Westport next faces Newton, Mass., on Wednesday at 4 p.m. in Bristol. The all-stars all but assured themselves of the top seed going into the Thursday semifinals.

Westport opened with six runs in the first inning and added five more in the third. Winning pitcher Harry Azadian went 2-for-4 with two RBIs, ending the game with an RBI single in the fifth when the game was called because of the 10-run mercy rule.

The winner of the New England Regionals moves on to the World Series in Williamsport, Pa., with the opening game Thursday, Aug. 15 at 7 p.m. against the Southeast Regionals winner.

Westport’s 12-year-old Little League All Stars tonight defeated Saco, Maine 8-0 as Chad Knight and Max Popken combined to throw a perfect game in New England Regional Little League pool play at Bristol.

The two threw a total of 14 strikeouts, Knight striking out 10 in four innings and Popken four in the final two innings.

Westport improved to 2-0 and next faces Rye, N.H. at 8 p.m. on Monday in the quest to make the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pa.

Westport fans react to tonight’s Westport 12-year-old Little League All Stars 9-2 win over Vermont in Bristol. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Caroline O’Kane for WestportNow.com

The Westport 12-year-old Little League All Stars tonight defeated South Burlington, Vt., 9-2 in a come-from-behind victory in the opener of the New England regionals at Breen Field in Bristol.

A third inning rundown involving Westport’s Matthew Brown allowed Westport to go ahead 3-2 in tonight’s game against Vermont. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Caroline O’Kane for WestportNow.com

If successful in the regionals, Westport would become the third team from Fairfield County in four years to reach the Little League World Series.

Westport was behind 2-0 when Harry Azadian broke open the game with a bases-loaded triple during a five-run fourth inning. He drove in four runs. Azadian tossed four perfect innings in relief of starter Chad Knight. His seven strikeouts helped earn him the win.

Westport next faces Saco, Maine, in pool play on Sunday at 8 p.m. Maine lost to Rhode Island 11-2 in its opener earlier today.

Scenes from tonight’s opening round Westport 12-year-old Little League All-Stars 9-2 win over South Burlington, Vt. in the Little League Regionals in Bristol.  Caroline O’Kane for WestportNow.com

Two members of the Staples High School Girls Golf Team were the medalists today at the Borck Jr Golf Tournament hosted by the Patterson Club in Fairfield. Two-time defending champion Faith Garcia (l), a Staples captain, was the overall medalist with a 78, and Anelise Browne carded an 85 as the 15 and under medalist. The girls advance to round one of match play Tuesday and hope to advance to round two in the afternoon. Finals are Wednesday, and Staples has a good chance of representation in the finals as two other Staples captains, Mary Bennewitz and Christie Cantor, also advanced. This is the 43rd year of the Borck, held in memory of Jay Borck, a young golfer who died of a cerebral hemorrhage in 1968 at the age of 16. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Contributed photo

The Westport 10-11 girls All Star softball team tonight defeated Enfield 14-7 in their semi-final game at Newington. The championship game for the state title is Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. at 150 New Britain Ave., Newington. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Contributed photo

The Westport 12-year-old Little League All Stars today defeated Coginchaug of Durham 9-1 in Southington to win the program’s first U12 state championship.

Westport now moves on as Connecticut state champs to the New England regional tournament which begins Friday in Bristol.

They will face South Burlington of Vermont at 8:15 p.m.

Pitcher Harry Azadian struck out 11 over four innings while Matt Brown had two hits, three RBIs and a solo home run.

The Westport 12-year-old Little League All Stars today defeated Coginchaug of Durham 8-2 in the first game of the best-two-of-three state championship series in Southington.

The come-from-behind victory in which Coginchaug scored two first inning unearned runs set up Westport for a possible sweep Sunday to win its first state title and determine Connecticut’s representative in the New England Regionals.

Westport came roaring back after the rough first inning, scoring five runs in the fourth inning, and three more in the fifth.

The Sunday game is at 3 p.m. If Coginchaug wins Sunday, the championship will be decided at 6:30 p.m. on Monday.