Big Wins For Staples Sports On Tuesday
Boys Lacrosse Celebrates Senior Night; Pounds Glastonbury 15-4
It was an awesome night celebrating Staples senior class, which includes 24 players who have worked so hard to push the program to new heights. The Wreckers riding and faceoff play, led by Henry Dodge, was outstanding, as was our defense. On defense, seniors Gabe Chinitz and Nick Augeri stepped up and locked down their top players. Offensively, scoring was spread out across a great senior class who have worked really hard to be selfless. coach Will Koshansky said, “I am proud of the way our boys played against a non-conference Connecticut team. We sent a message to the rest of the state with a dominating performance.”
Staples Scoring: Henry Dodge - 2 goals, Won 21 out of 23 face-offs, Ryan Thompson - 2 goals ,Max Udell - 1 goal, 2 assists, Aidan Best - 2 goals, Charlie Howard - 2 goals, 1 assist, Mason Schaefer - 2 goals, Derek Sale - 1 goal, 1 assist
Staples is now 11-2 overall, 7-1 in the FCIAC. They next face Bergen Catholic Thursday at Sacred Heart University, which will be the site of the CIAC championships.
And on Saturday the Wreckers are home against rival New Canaan. This is our Hall of Fame Day with a halftime ceremony inducting 4 players into the Hall Of Fame
Hall Of Fame Inductees: Bill Rexford – Staples Class of 1986, Ryan Kubie – Staples Class of 1996, Paul McNulty – Staples Class of 1964, Head Coach 2009 – 2018, and The 2010 Team – 16-0 Undefeated Regular Season
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Staples Girls Tennis Scores Shut-Outs Against Norwalk High & Brien McMahon
Staples Girls Tennis continued their undefeated streak with 2 shut-outs (7-0) this week against both Norwalk high schools. On Tuesday, the Wreckers played Brien McMahon High School, scores below. It’s a busy week for the girls. Staples girls have 4 matches and Karenna (#2 singles ) will complete her match against Darien today.
The team is looking forward to the FCIAC tournament which begins on 5/16.
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Match Results: Staples players shown first:
Singles: Allie Francis vs Cici Anderson 6-0, 6-1, Karenna Birns vs Briela McManamon 6-0, 6-0, Maddie Hendley vs Caroline McClung 6-3, 6-2, Rhiya Anand vs Caroline Torfonzi 6-0, 6-0
Doubles: Jordana Latzman/Audrey Kercher vs Isabella Bartilucci/Keira Conrad 6-1, 6-0, Caroline Caggiano/ Sofia Palumbo vs Ashlee Colona Rose Pierre 6-2, 6-0, Lauren Hess/Giselle Oldani vs Isabella Kutlr and Zoe Ingbar 6-0, 6-0
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River Ripples
Wednesday night reflections from Saxon Lane homes along the Saugatuck. WestportLocal.com photo
Town of Westport Public Meeting Schedule
Board of Selectwomen - REVISED: 9:00 AM
WestPAC: 7:00 PM
Conservation Commission Special Meeting - REVISED: 7:00 PM
Board of Finance-REVISED: 7:30 PM
Morning Weather Report
Today
Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. Northeast wind 9 to 13 mph
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Northeast wind 3 to 6 mph
Tomorrow
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 70. East wind around 7 mph
Tomorrow Night
A 20 percent chance of showers after 2am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 54. Light east winds
The Cottage Names new Chef de Cuisine
Press Release: Chef/Owner Brian Lewis today announced that The Cottage has named Danny Oddo Chef de Cuisine at its Westport location.
“As we recently opened the fourth restaurant for our company, Full House Hospitality Group, the true heart and soul of each location is truly the team I have in place,” said Lewis. “I am thrilled to announce the addition of Danny to our team at The Cottage Westport and am looking forward to working together to continue to offer innovative dishes that celebrates the best of seasonal, local ingredients. As I work towards spreading my time at all of our locations throughout the week, I’m confident in the work Chef Danny will do to continue the vision of The Cottage.”
Prior to joining the Full House Hospitality Group, Oddo served as Executive Sous Chef at The Simone, a New York Times designated 3-star French fine-dining restaurant in New York City. He also worked for Marc Murphy’s restaurant group, which included Landmarc in Tribeca, and was part of the opening team at the Paloma in the Hotel Hendricks.
“Growing up in New Jersey, my love of cooking stemmed from visiting local farms and spending time in the kitchen with my mother and grandmother,” added Oddo. “I am inspired to have the opportunity to work with Chef Brian and his entire team to bring my experience and background to our guests, and to work with local farmers and purveyors to offer new flavors, textures and colors on our menu.”
To learn more about The Cottage or to make a reservation, visit www.thecottage.kitchen.
Westport COVID-19 Cases Up 21; State Hospitalizations, Positivity Rate Up
The State Department of Public Health reported 21 more cases in Westport over the past day. The State’s daily test positivity rate was up to 12.39% while hospitalizations were up 40 patients, with 316 patients currently hospitalized for COVID-19 throughout the State.
Westport total positive or probable cases: 4,642 cases.
Westport total COVID-19 Deaths: 36 deaths
State Daily Test Positivity: 12.39% [up from 11.30%]
State Hospitalizations: 316 patients [+40]
Morning Weather Report
Today
Sunny, with a high near 70. Northeast wind around 16 mph
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 45. Northeast wind 9 to 11 mph
Tomorrow
Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. Northeast wind 10 to 13 mph
Tomorrow Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. East wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening
Nearly Full
With Westport fuel docks open and marina staff back for the season, the ER Strait Marina at Longshore had nearly all berths filled late today as blue skies and warm weather gave summer feelings to those who went out onto the choppy Sound today.