Staples senior Patrick Lesch (25) scores tonight against Fairfield Ludlow under the lights at home. Lesch scored three touchdowns for the second straight week as the Wreckers defeated the Falcons 52-23 to improve to 4-1 overall and 4-0 in FCIAC play. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Chris Greer for WestportNow.com

Wreckers Bobby Jacowleff (1) and Jack Mendillo (8) break up a Fairfield Ludlowe pass tonight at home. Staples beat the Falcons 52-23. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Chris Greer for WestportNow.com

Members of Westport’s PAL teams got a chance to be recognized tonight during halftime at Staples-Fairfield Ludlowe game at home. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Chris Greer for WestportNow.com

By Roy Fuchs

“Our pockets were vibrating” Westport Little League World Series team mother Elise Stone said today about text messages arriving during the team’s come-from-behind victory in Williamsport, Pa. against Sammamish, Wash.

Little League mom Elise Stone addresses today’s Sunrise Rotary Club meeting as Coach Tom Rogers and four players listen. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Hal Levy for WestportNow.com

She joined Coach Tim Rogers and four players, including her son, Matt, the team’s catcher, at the weekly Sunrise Rotary Club meeting to give the group a glimpse of their adventure that kept Westporters and many across the nation on edge during their quest for the title.

The game she talked about was the U.S. semi-final game against Sammamish in which the favored Westport team had fallen behind 13-6 by the time they came to bat in the bottom of the fifth inning.

As the score mounted against them, Stone said she was fielding what became 2,500 text messages. The first said “they did great.”

Since 2004, the Staples and Trumbull soccer teams have tied seven times.

Yousef Shahin cuts back from the end line as the Wreckers and Trumbull tied 1-1. Staples is now 8-1-2 on the year. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Kim Lake for WestportNow.com

The most recent came today at Loeffler Field. Andrew Puchala rammed in a bouncing ball off Jack Scott’s throw early in the second half. But the Golden Eagles knotted the score 11 minutes later on a left-footed free kick from the edge of the goal box.

Staples had several excellent opportunities to win, on shots by Diego Alanis, Yousef Shahin and George Kokkalis, among others. But the visitors threatened too. Wrecker goalkeeper Noah Schwaeber matched his Trumbull counterpart, with several superb punch and tip saves in the very entertaining second half.

The Westporters are now 8-1-2. They travel to Greenwich on Saturday, for a key FCIAC match (3 p.m.). The Cardinals are 8-0-1, and lead the FCIAC

Today was the launch of the Save the Children’s World Marathon Challenge, a global relay in which teams of children from around the world will band together throughout the month of October to complete a full marathon distance of 26.2 miles. The events kicked off in the United States when Save the Children supporters in Westport, where the organization is headquartered, raced one another at Staples High School to raise funds and awareness for programs focused on child survival and well-being. Among those participating were the Klein family of Westport. Pictured are (front) Ben Klein, 9; Elliot Klein, 7, (back) Camilla and Tom Klein.  (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Suzanna Klaucke for Save the Children

Eleven months ago, Norwalk ended the Staples boys soccer team’s season with a 1-0 defeat in the state tournament. The fact that the Bears went on to win the state championship was little solace.

Junior Patrick Beusse has become a midfield force for the Wreckers. He and his teammates got revenge on Norwalk today, 2-0. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Kim Lake for WestportNow.com

Today, a packed hill at Loeffler Field watched as the Wreckers gained revenge. They shut out Norwalk 2-0, with a solid performance that included a spectacular volley by co-captain Jack Scott.

Staples ran its record to 8-1-1. The Wreckers are off until Wednesday, when they host Trumbull at 4 p.m.

Scott’s volley, in the 76th minute, came off a long cross from Nate Argosh, in the left corner. Scott never hesitated, banging the ball home on the fly.

Charlie Leonard and Andreas Bru scored two goals each, and Jack Scott added a solo strike today as the Staples boys soccer team shut out Trinity Catholic 5-0 in Stamford.

Andreas Bru’s determination brought him two goals and one assist today. Staples defeated Trinity Catholic 5-0. Now 7-1-1, the Wreckers host Norwalk on Thursday, at 4 p.m. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Kim Lake for WestportNow.com

Bru, Andrew Puchala, Graham Gudis and Steven Sobel added assists. Noah Schwaeber and Brenden Price combined for the shutout. The Wreckers outshot the Crusaders 32-3, and led in corner kicks 10-2.

Staples is now 7-1-1. They host Norwalk on Thursday (4 p.m.), in a feature FCIAC match. The Bears are defending state champions.

They eliminated the Wreckers in the state tournament last year 1-0, on a goal in the final minutes of play.

Coming off a sloppy win over Wilton last week, the Staples football team was out to show themselves a much better team today—and they did just that, rolling over Westhill at Stamford 63-14.

The Wreckers improved to 2-1 on the season and 2-0 in the FCIAC.

Staples QB Jack Massie was dtermined to show early on he was in charge, passing for four touchdowns and rushing for another all in the first half.

Westhill’s woes just kept on coming. It had two interceptions returned for touchdowns, had a punt blocked in the first quarter, fumbled once and committed several costly penalties.