The Saugatuck Rowing Club women’s junior 4+ won a silver medal in today’s Head of the Charles regatta in Boston. Pictured (l-r) are SRC Junior Girls Head Coach Gordon Getsinger, Elisabeth O’Brien, Camilla Meyer-Bosse, Isabelle Grosgogeat, coxswain, Imogen Ratcliffe and Sophie Pendrill. Grosgogeat, Meyer-Bosse and Ratcliffe are Westporters attending Staples high school.

The Staples boys soccer team today played one of its best matches of the year with a large Loeffler Field crowd cheering them on. But an opportunistic corner kick with six minutes to play gave Wilton a narrow 2-1 win, in a tense battle for an FCIAC playoff spot. The Wreckers scored first, as Spencer Daniels rebounded in a shot by Daniel Perez Elorza. The Warriors responded with a pair of second half goals. It was Staples’ first loss since opening day, 10 games ago. The Wreckers travel to Fairfield Warde on Monday (7 p.m.), to tackle the FCIAC leaders. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Armelle Daniels for WestportNow.com

Staples quarterback Andrew Speed (7) scores from a yard out tonight in a Weecker 35-0 win over Stamford at a homecoming game —the homecoming was postponed from two weeks ago because of bad weather. It was the third shutout of the season for the Wreckers, who improved to 5-0. Speed left the game in the third quarter after a hard hit. The Staples players wore pink to promote Breast Cancer Awareness Month. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Tony Riggio for WestportNow.com

Staples quarterback Andrew Speed (7) hands off to Evan Gillian (8) during tonight’s 35-0 win over Stamford at home. Gillian scored the first of the Staples five touchdowns. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Tony Riggio for WestportNow.com

Staples tight end Ryan Fitton (87) hauls in a pass from sophomore quarterback Dan Thompson tonight to score a Wrecker touchdown in the third quarter. The Wrecker 35-0 win over Stamford was the third Staples shutout of the season and improved their record to 5-0. Staples faces Ridgefield next week away. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Chris Greer for WestportNow.com

The Staples girls swim and dive team today defeated the Ridgefield Tigers 105-79 at home to advance to top status in the FCIAC’s. Record board status was reached in almost all events with three 1996 records broken. With the win, the Wreckers moved into a first place tie in the FCIAC’s western division and improved to 6-2 on the season. Mike Laux and Dan Long are swim and dive coaches respectively. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Contributed photo

Westport’s Boys White U12 celebrate after winning their division at the Bethel soccer tournament today. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Contributed photo

A car wash fundraiser for the Staples High School Girls Swim and Dive and Boys Water Polo Teams did a brisk business today at 8 Myrtle Ave. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

Staples quarterback Andrew Speed completes a pass to Ryan Fitton tonight as the Wrecker defense held back Norwalk’s Brien McMahon to shut out the Senators 28-0 at Norwalk. Staples improved to 4-0 while McMahon dropped to 1-3 with the loss. Staples next takes on Stamford Friday night at home. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Chris Greer for WestportNow.com

A strong Staples defense helped shut out Brien McMahon 28-0 tonight at Norwalk. Senior running back John Maragos, in for an injured Ethan Burger, scored two touchdowns. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Chris Greer for WestportNow.com