Westport Little League and Babe Ruth baseball are taking registration for the spring programs.
Families who wish to register must do so online at www.westportlittleleague.com.
The registration form—which is printed and mailed with payment—is located on the Web site.
The deadline for registration is Feb. 1.
The Staples High School boys basketball team will be hosting its 12th annual Martin Luther King basketball clinic on Monday, Jan. 21, at the school’s field house.
The single session will run from 9-11 a.m. Sign-in and warm-ups will be held from 8:30-9 a.m. The cost is $40 per child and $70 for two siblings.
The clinic is open to all boys from second to eighth grade who are interested in developing their basketball skills with the Staples junior varsity and varsity boys basketball players and their coaches.
Participants will be grouped by skill level to ensure personalized attention. Basketballs will be provided. Bottled water and snacks will be available for sale during the clinic. All participants will receive a Staples Hoops T-shirt and a complimentary season pass for all home games.
The state finalist 2006 Staples High School soccer team has added another honor: it is one of only four Connecticut boys squads to earn National Soccer Coaches Association of America/adidas honors for academics. 
The 2006 Staples soccer team: third academic win in four years. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Kerry Long for WestportNow.com
For recognition, the average GPA of all varsity players must be at least 3.25.
This is the third time in four years the Wreckers have won the award, and the sixth since it was instituted in 1999.
“I’ve always been proud of our team’s accomplishments, in the classroom as well as on the field,” said head coach Dan Woog. “I’m glad the NSCAA recognizes them too.”
Staples coach Marce Petroccio has some season-ending words of thanks to his Wreckers following their 28-14 loss to Bunnell tonight at Trumbull. Staples ended with an 8-2 record. It was the seventh successive state playoff appearance for the Wreckers. Said Petroccio: “I feel awful for my seniors who worked so hard all year. It’s hard to fall short like this. It’s a new feeling for me. It doesn’t quite feel right that there’s a state championship game going on and we’re not going to be there.” (CLICK TO ENLARGE) WestportNow.com photo
Staples running backs Colin O’Shea (7) and Hampus Hellermark (6) put the stop on a Bunnell Bulldog tonight in the Class L semi-final at Trumbull. Despite the best efforts of No. 4-ranked Staples, the No. 1-rated Bulldogs of Stratford prevailed 28-14. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) WestportNow.com photo
Staples junior Hampus Hellermark scampers into the end zone for the second Wrecker touchdown in tonight’s 28-14 Staples loss to Bunnell of Stratford in the Class L semi-final played at Trumbull High School. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) WestportNow.com photo
Staples senior BJ Lerner (70) and senior Patrick O’Leary (9) combine efforts to bring down a Bunnell Bulldog in tonight’s Class L semifinal at Trumbull. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) WestportNow.com photo
Staples senior Zack Frimet can only watch in frustration as Bunnell completes a pass in tonight’s Class L semi-final at Trumbull. The Wreckers fell 28-14. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) WestportNow.com photo
Staples quarterback Mike Samela gains ground against Bunnell of Stratford in tonight’s Class L semi-final game at Trumbull. The Bulldogs defeated the Wreckers 28-14. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) WestportNow.com photo
Staples Coach Marce Petroccio (c., partially hidden) has some consoling words for his players after today’s 37-0 defeat at the hands of the Greenwich Cardinals at Staples for the FCIAC championship. Before the game, Petroccio told his players: “There’s no way that we lose to Greenwich on this field as long as I am here.” (CLICK TO ENLARGE) WestportNow.com photo
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