Wreckers Wrestlers Workin’ At The Car Wash
Above: Members of the Staples Varsity wrestling team near the end of their “shift” on Sunday.
A car wash fundraiser was held on Sunday for the Staples Wrestling Team at the Shell Gas Station at 322 Post Road East in Westport. Damian Rousseau, one of the newly appointed captains of the wrestling team, decided he wanted to bring the team together to raise money for the upcoming winter season. This was Damian's first time ever planning something like this, and he only had a week to pull things together. Many of the team, and some freshmen to be, gave their commitment to help. The school's athletic director loaned out their competition singlets to make the event more fun as the team washed cars.
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They are: Front row left to right: Seamus Brannigan, Amere Miller Julian Rousseau. Back row: from left to right: Henry Goldman, Lucas Rosen (graduating captain), Colin Caricato, Damian Rousseau (current captain), Jessiah Jones, Jasper Haazen, Charlie Goldman, Mieshko Solowinski.
Other team members who had worked the car wash earlier included not included in the group photo were Liam Donaldson (graduating captain). Chase Watkins (graduating captain), Aiden Schacter, Michael Sarelli, David Sheng, Damian Schmutte, Ethan Ambrose. Wrestlers missing from this photo but who participated in the fundraiser are listed as follows: Liam Donaldson (graduating captain). Chase Watkins (graduating captain), Aiden Schacter, Michael Sarelli, David Sheng, Damian Schmutte, Ethan Ambrose.
The biggest challenge was finding a location for the car wash, and Raja Ali, owner of the Shell gas station and convenience market welcomed the fundraiser with open arms when he was asked. It was an amazing day seeing the Staples Wrecker Wrestlers, wearing their singlets proudly, holding signs to advertise the event while others worked nonstop washing a steady line of cars that came in.
Pictured above, right is Mieshko Solowinski who went all in to encourage drivers to pull in and leave with a now spotless ride. There was no cost for the car wash and we accepted donations of any size from those that were happy with the wash and wanted to support the team. There were so many generous people that came to our fundraiser today and it was great fun.
This Staples Wrestling team has a proud history of community service worthy of their competitive athletic results. Our amazing community responded in kind with generous donations to that the team will use for such things as scholarships, equipment and other necessities beyond what the school can provide. The event was by all measures an overwhelming success. The team wished to convey special thanks to all who came by!
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Staples LAX Crushes Wilton 9-1; Advance To FCIAC Semi-Finals
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Two-time defending state champion Staples Wreckers Boys Lacrosse were firing on all cylinders on Saturday facing the Warriors on their home field. The Wreckers not only had a balanced offensive attack, with seven players scoring goals, but defended their net in spectacular form, with goalie Josh Marcus allowing only one Wilton goal while coming up with 10 saves. The face-offs also told the story with the Wreckers prevailing on 13 out of 14.
Adam Udell and Charlie Clark reached scored one goal and 5 and 3 assists respectively. Adding one goal each were Cam Prior, Tyler DiMaio and Nick Weil. Both Tristan Schaefer and Hunter Pallai each added two additional goals.
The Wreckers take the field again in Wilton on Tuesday at 4:30 PM, facing top ranked New Canaan which is undefeated in league play after they dominated Fairfield Ludlow 13-1 on Friday.
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Enjoy Hot Coffee And Hotter Cars Saturday Morning At Interstate+Lakeland’s Westport Design Center
The Interstate+Lakeland Westport Design Center, 800 Post Road East, the area’s premier showroom for high end and luxury products for building or remodeling your dream home will be hosting “Cars & Coffee” at their Design Center on Saturday May 18th from 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM.
The WDC staff has numerous auto enthusiasts who have partnered with the Ridgefield Motor Club and The Auto Spa of Fairfield to present some of Fairfield County’s finest classic, vintage and late model exotic automobiles for car aficionados and admirers. Some of the world’s most renowned brands will include Ferraris, Porsches, Lamborghinis and others will be on view. All are welcome to visit and enjoy coffee, espresso, craft beverages and pastries served by Caffé Bon’s mobile coffee house.
Guests are invited to also visit the Design Center and see some of the finest in luxury building products, specialty doors and windows and their huge selection of high end home design hardware and accessories.
Design Center Manager Frank Bowron said, “The dramatic way we display our products at the IDC is similar to what you might find on the showroom floor of a high-end auto dealer. Just like you'd need to take a car for a test drive, you'll need to visit the Westport IDC to imagine yourself in your new home.”
Touch-A-Truck Proves It; Kids Love Trucks!
With many folks observing that kids are spending much of their time on screens of one kind or another one thing became perfectly clear on Saturday at the the annual Westport Touch-A-Truck; Kids love trucks! And so do their parents.
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Hosted by the Westport Weston Cooperative Nursery School and held at the Imperial Lot, 50 Imperial Avenue, Westport, hundreds of visitors wandered through an impressive array of all manner of trucks including big rigs, dump trucks, and industrial cranes and other heavy equipment which were available for viewing from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM. Kids made a beeline to Westport’s Fire, Police and EMS vehicles as well as a State Police cruiser manned by Westporter Joey Bairaktaris (below right) who recently became a trooper with the Connecticut State Police.
One of the big attractions was the Roaming Railroad which took attendees for a ride throughout the vehicles and equipment on exhibit. The popularity is clear from the long line which appears in the photo above and below.
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Westport Animal Control Officer Peter V.K. Reid (bottom, left) brought a couple of pups rescued by him with the hope that a potential adopter might fall in love. One of the more popular stops on the tour was an ambulance belonging to Westport Volunteer Emergency Medial Service. Crew Chief Jaimie Bairaktaris shows a couple of fascinated kids some of the life-saving equipment he and his EMS colleagues regularly employ to treat patients when responding to EMS calls.
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