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The Westport-Weston team defeated Fairfield 9-3 to win the Trumbull 8U All-Star tournament. Seven teams from Fairfield County participated. Pictured: (front row l-r) Annabel Tabacchi, Ava Aspen, Sadie Vincini, Riley Grogan, Kayla Desser, Victoria Barker (back row) Melissa Pappas, Mina Goldberg, Dani Schwartz, Alex Hackett, Sophia Novello Coaches: Andrew Aspen, Jason Desser, Jeff Schwartz, Steve Vincini. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Contributed photo

Honored
Yankees Honor for Orphenians
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For the second consecutive year, the Staples High School Orphenians tonight sang the National Anthem at Yankee Stadium. The appearance followed a moment of silence for the Orlando massacre victims. See video here. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Morgaine Pauker for WestportNow.com
On the Field
Rugby Enthusiasts
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Rugby has been a varsity sport at Staples High School since 2004 and is one of the fastest growing sports in the United States today. Now, Westport PAL (Police Athletic League) is revving up its fifth through eighth grade boys to get them interested in the sport. It recently hosted its first youth rugby clinic at P.J. Romano Field. Helping out were the Staples staff and team as well as the Fairfield Rugby Club. In the middle of the front row are (l-r) Westport Police Officer Ned Batlin, Steve Perkins, Grant Heller, and David Lyme. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Contributed photo
Staples Goodbye for Both
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Staples salutatorian and nationally ranked track star Hannah DeBalsi today receives congratulations from assistant principal Karyn Morgan, who is retiring this year. DeBalsi, who will attend Stanford University, at Thursday night’s baccalaureate ceremony compared life to a final race. “The first lap goes by really quickly with all the adrenaline … on the last lap some people peter out and die,” she said. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com
Softball Champs
The Bobcats defeated the Leopards 13-7 at Meyer Field today to claim the Westport Little League Majors Division softball championship. Pictured are (l-r, front row) Lucy Zuckerman, 11; Mary Kessler, 12;, Romy Nussbaum, 11; Katie Davitt, 12. (back row) Coach Craig Carnahan; Leah Fisher, 12;, Coach Jim Westphal; Caroline Coffey, 12; Olivia Bernard,12; Kaytlyn Carnahan, 12; Jennifer Westphal, 12; Neah Navrange, 12, and Coach Richard Bernard. Team sponsor was MLB.com. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Contributed photo
Little League Majors Champs
The Angels beat the Royals 3-2 today at White Field to win the Westport Little League Majors championship. Pictured are (l-r, bottom row) Assistant Coach Don Turner, Jack Oakley, Charlotte Turner, Sam Haskel, Max Goldenberg (top row) Aidan Keaveney, Jasper Cahn, Coach Jim Haskel, Finn Popken, Jake Holmes, Coach Alfred Popken, and Evan Trock. Missing from photo: Jeffrey Shapiro, Ethan Moskowitz and Monty Goldberg. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Contributed photo
Winners
The Saugatuck Rowing Club juniors today achieved impressive repeat victories at the USRowing Youth National Championships in West Windsor, N.J, They won national championships for the second year in a row in the women’s lightweight 8+ and women’s 8+ events, capping off undefeated seasons for both crews. Bringing home the bronze in the men’s pair event were Oliver Bub and Lucas Manning, both of Westport. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Contributed photo
Westport Team Participates in Special Olympics
The Westport YMCA Special Olympics Swim Team competed today at the 2016 Summer Games at the Special Olympics of Connecticut held in Hamden where over 2,500 athletes, 500 coaches and 2,900 volunteers participated. It was the team’s first time participation in the games, according to Westport resident Marshal Kiev, whose daughter Chloe, 10, a Coleytown Elementary School student participated and won two gold and one silver medal. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Contributed photo



