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Sunday, October 18, 2026

Showing Off Their Trophies

The Blue Jays are the 2012 Westport AA Little League champs, defeating the Devil Rays 9-6 on Saturday at White Field. Pictured are (l-r, front row): Willy Peter, Otto Cahill, Anders Ernberg, Josh Lapping, Carson Kranz, William Matar (second row): Gerard Allen, Alexander Toglia, Adam Kane, Mason Banks, Jack Fiala, Samay Alag, Graham Day (third row); John Allen, Cub Peter, Steve Kranz, Dave Lapping. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Contributed photo

Monday, June 18th, 2012

Softball Girls AAA Champs

The Tigers won the AAA girls spring
softball championship under the lights at Greens Farm School, defeating the Wolves 6-2. Pictured (l-r, top row:) Coaches Jarret Liotta, Lou Alfero, Dave Jonas, Sal Augeri; (middle row) Macey Lavoie, Margot Liotta, Sophia Alfero, Milei Wyatt, Abby Jonas, Tallula Goldberg; (front row) Mia Daignault, Roxanne Augeri, Sara Del Los Santos, Julia Grimes, and Allisyn Kercher. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Contributed photo

Sunday, June 17th, 2012

Westport Girls Lacrosse All Stars

Five Westporters participated today in the Conny all star girls lacrosse game at Yale University. The game is comprised of top players from different lacrosse teams in the state. This year the Westport PAL U13 team sent three players and the U15 team sent two players. Pictured (l-r) are Allie Shuldman, Kate Lesch (both 8th grade), Meghan Johnson, Abby Najarian, and Christine Taylor (all 6th grade). (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Contributed photo

Winners

The Westport AAA 4th grade team champions The Rockies following their victory. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Contributed photo

Swimmer Taken Ill in Triathalon, Later Dies

UPDATE A competitor in in the Targettrainig Sherwood Island Sprint Triathalon today was pulled from the water and CPR administered to the swimmer on the beach shorty after the event began, according to witnesses. He later died at Norwalk Hospital, according to a funeral home obituary.

Robert Hartline: died Monday at Norwalk Hospital. Contributed photo

A crew from Westport EMS was on standby for the event and responded to the man in distress on the East Beach. An ambulance transported the swimmer to Norwalk Hospital. Witnesses said he apparently suffered a medical complication while swimming, possibly a heart attack. He was brought to the beach by a kayak. No police escort boats or lifeguards were on the water as in many water sports events.

A spokeswoman for the Department of Energy and Environment, which oversees Sherwood Island State Park, said the man was a 62-year-old Wethersfield resident. An obituary from a Wallingford funeral home later identified him as Robert Hartline, a Navy veteran, who marked his 62nd birthday on Saturday.

It said he was an accomplished runner in the 1980s, having competed in the Boston Marathon.

Saturday, June 16th, 2012

Baseball Champs

Westport’s Yankees won the Little League Majors division championship in extra innings today, defeating the Red Sox 14-8 in a back and forth battle that saw them come from behind twice before taking the lead for good in a big top of the seventh. Solid pitching from winning right-hander Adam Feuer and closer Cayne Mandell was aided by timely hitting from Zack Bloom and Jack Lieder and all topped by a grand slam from Matty Fair helped secure their second victory over the top-seeded Red Sox in this double elimination playoffs. Pictured (l-r) are :(front row) Cayne Mandell, Grant Ballesteros, Jack Lieder, Will Casey, Zack Bloom; (second row) Adam Feuer, Skyler Celotto, Steven Niver, Griffin Lundquist, Matty Fair; (third row) Matt Feuer, Scott Bloom, Mike Lieder. Missing player: Thomas Nealon. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Matt Mandell for WestportNow.com

Thursday, May 31st, 2012

Staples Boys Lacrosse Advances in State Tourney

The Staples boys varsity Lacrosse team (13th seed) traveled to (4th seed) Norwich Free Academy Wednesday to compete in the first round of the state playoffs. They came away with a 11-4 victory with six of the goals scored by Junior Joey Zelkowitz. Staples meets (5th seed) Fairfield Prep Saturday at 4 p.m. at Prep in the quarterfinal round. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Ed Strauss for WestportNow.com

Friday, May 25th, 2012

A Mets Legend Visits Westport’s Legends

Mookie Wilson, 56, former center fielder for the New York Mets and the Toronto Blue Jays, today visited Westport’s Legends of the Game sports memorabilia shop, 1765 Post Road Eas,t for an autograph signing session. Wilson, 12-year major league player and a member of the New York Mets Hall of Fame, is best remembered for his role in Game 6 of the Mets vs Red Sox 1986 World Series when his ground ball in the bottom of the 10th inning went through the legs of Red Sox first basemen Bill Buckner allowing the winning run to score. Known in baseball history as the “Buckner play,” the Mets went on to win the World Series in Game 7. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

Saturday, May 19th, 2012

Halfway House More Than Halfway Done

Construction of a new Halfway House at Westport’s Longshore Park to replace one destroyed by fire in 2003 is more than halfway completed. A groundbreaking ceremony was held in March with a number of community volunteers who led the successful fund-raising effort of more than $200,000. Completion of the 750-square foot farmhouse-style structure is scheduled for early summer. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Phyllis Groner for WestportNow.com

Friday, May 18th, 2012

Soccer Talk at Staples

Staples High School Thursday night hosted the “Choices and Challenges: The Changing Face of High School Soccer” forum. Sponsored by the Staples boys soccer program, Top of the Hill Team and Westport Soccer Association, it drew almost 200 players and parents from around the state to the Staples auditorium. College coaches, high school and club coaches, and alumni discussed a wide range of topics, all stemming from a recent decision by the U.S. Soccer Federation that prohibits Development Academy players from playing high school soccer. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Carl McNair for WestportNow.com