Scenes from today’s dedication ceremony of the new Halfway House at Westport’s Longshore Club Park know as Cliff’s Place. Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

With the Staples boys soccer season just a few weeks away, several Staples soccer players and their parents spent a hot, humid morning today weeding and preparing the Loeffler Field terrace. Next up: staining the benches. Pictured (from back to front) are: Bob Scott, Joe Greenwald, Tim Weiler, Connor Weiler and Jack Scott. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Contributed photo

The Longshore Women’s Golf Association held its club championship this week and announced the finalists today (l-r): Wendy Montanaro, runner-up third flight; Dolores Mockler, winner third flight; Jean Murdoch, runner-up champion flight; Jo Rasmussen, winner club championship; Johanna Swartley, winner second flight, and Jeanne Klinge, runner-up second flight. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Contributed photo

The new lights are in place at the football field at Westport’s Staples High School and undergoing adjustments in advance of the first regular season Wrecker game on Sept. 14. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) WestportNow.com photo

The Westport Little League 10U District team finished as the runner-up today in the Shelton Little Fellows tournament as they fell to Milford 7-6 in an exciting game with multiple lead changes. In order to reach the finals, Westport eliminated tough Fairfield American, Shelton National, Shelton American and Trumbull National district teams. Westport had beaten Milford National earlier in the tournament. This was the first time in several years that Westport had been invited to participate in the Shelton tournament which is limited to 16 of the top 10U district teams in the region. Members of the Westport team included (l-r, front row) Blake Lawrence, James Trinkle, William Eichhorn, Fraser Lyons, Teddy O’Kane, (middle row) Kevin Greer, Luc Yokoi, Andrew Moy, Adam Petro, and (top row) Coaches Petro, Yokoi and Eichhorn. Not pictured are Leo Aronson, Chris Calger and Michael Thompson and Coaches Thompson, O’Kane and Moy. Eichhorn, Moy and Yokoi were selected to the Tournament All Star team. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Contributed photo

Westporter Andrew Gai, 19, shot a 59 at Longshore Club Park on Wednesday, which is a new all time low score at the course. Nationally ranked as junior player, he was named player of the year in both 2010 and 2011 at the Metropolitan Junior PGA tour. As a varsity high school player since freshman year at Staples High school, he earned MPV, FCIAC, and All State awards. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Contributed photo

Westport men’s tennis tournament players stand while Dave Kardas, director of Longshore tennis and the head pro, gives the rules for today’s men’s singles tournament there. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Douglas Healey for WestportNow.com

UPDATE The Westport 10 U District All Star girls softball team could not make good tonight on a chance to do what has not be done since 1999 –- win the District 2 All Star Tournament. The team representing Westport was top seed in tonight’s District 2 championship game against Fairfield at Haydon Field in Fairfield but could not overcome the team it beat less than a week ago, losing 8-0. Fairfield now moves on to the sectionals of the Little League All Star Tournament. The tournament is being held this year in Westport at Meyer Field. Westport team members include (l-r, top row) Natalie Schenck, Reva Kale, Hannah Fischer, Madeline Howard, Catherine Connell, Erin McWhirter, Emma Straight and head coach Mark McWhirter. (bottom row) Ellie Klein, Ali Green, Emily Stone, Sophia Alfero. Not present: Maddie McGarry and assistant coaches Louis Alfero and Elise Stone. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Contributed photo

Five Westporters will represent Beachside Soccer Club at this weekend’s U.S. Youth Soccer Region I tournament in Lancaster, Pa. They play on three different teams, all of which won their respective age group state tournaments to qualify for the regional (Maine to Virginia) event. Pictured are (l-r) Paul Tricarico (U-14 boys), Jake Malowitz (U-17 boys), Harry Birch (U-16 boys), Taylor McNair (U-17 boys) and Claire Yin (U-14 girls). (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Carl McNair for WestportNow.com