The 28th Annual Y Masters Groundhog Swim Meet took place today at the Westport Weston Family Y. This year’s meet, sanctioned for U.S. Masters Swimming by Connecticut Masters, attracted 85 competitive swimmers 18 years and older from Connecticut, New York and New Jersey, and across New England. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Contributed photo

Today’s 28th Annual Y Masters Groundhog Swim Meet at the Westport Weston Family was hosted by the Y Masters swimmers and coordinated by Mike Laux, pictured with nationally ranked Y Masters swimmer Sheila Stolarski of Weston. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Contributed photo

Eight senior football players at Westport’s Staples High School today were selected and honored by the Connecticut High School Coaches Association All-State Football Luncheon in Southington. Pictured (l-r) are: Chris Spear, Jared Levi, Will Patrick, Coach Marce Petroccio, Kyle Vaughn, Joey Zelkowitz, James Fruciante, and Nick Kelly. Missing is Pieter Hoets. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Contributed photo

Westport 12U Wrecker Catherine Connell readies for the spring softball season with Olympian Jennie Finch at a recent New Jersey clinic. Finch pitched for the USA national softball team and the Chicago Bandits and helped lead Team USA to the gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics and a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Contributed photo

Three eighth grade Westport PAL Football players—Louis Colosimo, Ryan Fitton and Nick Roehm—have been selected along with athletes from around the state to the Southwest Connecticut All Star team to play in the FBU (Football University) Youth National Football Championship Tournament. 

Three Westporters headed to national football tournament—-Louis Colosimo, Ryan Fitton and Nick Roehm. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Contributed photo

Football University (www.footballuniversity.org) is an invitation-only, one-of-a-kind football training experience for the nation’s most elite youth and high school players, training football athletes grades 7 – 12 nationally through its camps, and sponsorship of the U.S. Army High School All-American Bowl, Eastbay Youth All-American Bowl, and Youth National Championship Tournament.

The Connecticut team, led by Head Coach Ron Marsilio, also from the Westport PAL Football program, won its Round 1 game in Greenwich on Saturday, beating New York 35-6, and won its second round game on Sunday, beating Long Island 28-0. Colosimo is the starting quarterback, Fitton a starting tight end, and Roehm a starting tackle.

The team will head to Columbus, Ohio this weekend to face a powerful Massachusetts team on Saturday, and either the Maryland or Chicago team on Sunday. A win in both games earns them the right to play in the National Championship game in San Antonio, Texas on Jan. 4.