Westport’s Compo Beach lifeguards celebrate tonight after winning first place in both the men’s and women’s divisions of the Mid-Fairfield County Chapter American Red Cross Lifeguard Triathlon at Compo. The relay event included a half-mile swim, a 1.5 mile run, and a half-mile rescue board race. Other lifeguard squads competing included Norwalk, New Fairfield and Springfield, Mass. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Jack Harder for WestportNow.com

Hall of Fame baseball player Rod Carew made a stop at the Legends of the Game sports memorabilia store on Westport’s Post Road East today. Carew, who will attend the All-Star game at Yankee Stadium on Tuesday, played in 18 All-Star games during his career with the Minnesota Twins from 1967-1978 and the California Angels from 1979-1985. Carmela Fortin of Seymour photographed her husband Bob with Carew. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

UPDATE Saturday’s 30th annual Westport Weston Family Y Point to Point Compo Beach Swim has been postponed five weeks until Aug. 16, the Y announced today.

It was postponed due to an “increase in jellyfish activity,” said Martin Slattery, senior director, aquatic and fitness.

Check-in will be at 9 a.m. with a 9:45 a.m. start.

Registration information is available on the Y Web site.

Members of Westport’s Staples High School varsity football team engage in a “body blast” workout at Westport’s Compo Beach.  (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Contributed photo

A Staples High School lacrosse coach arrested by Westport police on drunken driving charges pleaded guilty Tuesday in Norwalk Superior Court to reduced charges of two motor vehicle infractions, The Hour reported today.

It said Scott Smith, 24, paid $327 in penalties and court fees and will also enroll in alcohol education classes.

The Wilton resident, head coach of varsity lacrosse, was arrested May 12 and sources later told The Hour he went on a “profanity-laced tirade” at police headquarters.

His attorney, John Thygerson, told the court that his client was so embarrassed about how he acted that the next day he sent a letter of apology and a fruit basket to the Westport police department, the newspaper said.

Coach Phil Ross’s Westport Allstars drove to the second game of their double header today with Fairfield-American in a hydrogen-powered BMW 7 Series-Hydrogen, on loan to player Ryan Baer’s family from BMW of North America.  The vehicle, a hybrid/flex-fuel/bi-fuel car that can run on both hydrogen and gasoline, is one several being used by BMW to raise national awareness of zero-emissons hydrogen-powered vehicles and of the company’s prowess in clean technology. The Allstars went on to win their game 11-2. Pictured (l-r) are: Julian Ross, Noah Yokoi, Ben Thaw, Spencer Gabor, Dylan Dreyfuss, Cameron Chottiner, Ryan Baer, Evan Gilland, Sam Ahlgrim, and Daniel Cozzi. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) David Dreyfuss for WestportNow.com

Kirsten Coe of North Hollywood Calif., riding 9-year-old Starlight, won the $25,000 Fairfield Grand Prix today at the annual Fairfield County Hunt Club June Benefit Horse Show.  The Westport event, one of the country’s oldest horse shows, has been in existence for 84 years and provides a venue for national and local level competitive events. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Larry Untermeyer for WestportNow.com

Noah Yokoi, slugger for Coach Phil Ross’s Westport All Stars, does a Babe Ruth, pointing to where his next hit will go in this evening’s game against Easton. Yokoi’s rip into the outfield drove in three runners, putting Westport ahead by three runs. Westport went on to win the game 6-5. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) David Dreyfuss for WestportNow.com

Westporter Jeff White, an adviser to the Boston Red Sox, former chief financial officer of Major League Baseball and head of Westport Little League, talked about the business of baseball today at the Westport Center for Senior Activities. He said baseball owners’ profits are not as large as some may think and that their real opportunity to make a financial windfall is by one day selling their franchise. White, who wears his 2004 Red Sox World Series ring on his right hand, said the Red Sox will distribute their 2007 World Series rings on Monday. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) WestportNow.com photo