The Staples High School cheerleaders were on hand to entertain today at the Super Bowl tailgate party at the Westport Center for Senior Activities. Guests dined on hot dogs and fixings as well as cake at the afternoon pre-game event, now in its 11th year.  (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Phyllis Groner for WestportNow.com

Scenes from today’s Westport Center for Senior Activities 11th annual Super Bowl tailgate party. Among those honored were the highly successful Staples High School Boys Cross-Country Track team and Girls Field Hockey team. Phyllis Groner for WestportNow.com and contributed photos

The Staples High School Boys 4×800-meter relay team today competed at the Armory Track Invitational in New York City, placing second in a school record time of 7:54.37. This time is currently the second fastest high school time in the country this year, putting the team in a good position for indoor track national championships in early March. Pictured (l-r) are Will Landowne, Ben Seiple, Brian MacCordy, and Zak Ahmad. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Contributed photo

Staples High School gymnastic team member Soleil Molesworth finishes a back pike at a recent meet with Wilton. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Mark Molesworth for WestportNow.com

Westport resident Mike Greenberg, one-half of one of the longest-running partnerships in sports radio, is moving to television, SI.com reported today. Quoting multiple sources, it said that ESPN executives are moving forward with the plan to shift Greenberg, a partner in the “Mike & Mike” radio show on ESPN Radio with Mike Golic since October 1998, into a new role as the lead host of a television show that would air in the mornings on ESPN. The new show will have elements of “SportsCenter,” which currently airs at that time, as well as a traditional morning show. It is expected to be based in New York City with the transition taking place sooner than later, the report said. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Photo by Joe Faraoni / ESPN Images

For 26 years, John Cooper has been Longshore Club Park’s golf pro, the town appointed guy who runs the golf pro shop, a non-salaried position that allows him to draw proceeds from shop inventory, golf cart fees and the money from buckets of balls used on the driving range.

John Cooper: Longshore golf pro. LinkedIn photo

Now, his tenure is in question as his contract ends Dec. 31, and the Parks and Recreation Commission has gone out to bid for the role.

The town has received four bids from the request for proposals sent out this fall. One of the four was from Cooper, and it’s not clear whether he is still under consideration.

That has generated a groundswell of concern among golfers on a local blog, suggesting Cooper is no longer in the running.

The Staples Cross Country team members, New England champs and Nike Northeast Regional runners up, are in Portland, Oregon today preparing for the Nike Cross National Championship to be held Saturday at Glendover Golf Course in Portland. Coverage will be live streamed beginning at 1 p.m. EST at http://cdn.runnerspace.com/nxnlive.html. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Contributed photo

The Staples Boys Cross Country team competed today in the Nike Cross Regional – Northeast Region Cross Country Championships at Bowdoin Park in Wappingers Falls, N.Y. Forty teams competed with Staples, which placed second, 10 points behind perennial powerhouse Christian Brothers Academy of New Jersey. The top two teams from each of eight regions qualify to compete at the national championship to be held in Portland, Ore. on Saturday, Dec 3. The race will be live streamed beginning at 12:30 p.m. EST at http://cdn.runnerspace.com/nxnlive.html. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Contributed photo