Under-13 soccer: Storm sinks Fairfield

Thursday, 05 November 2009 12:14

The Weston Storm under-13 boys soccer team travelled to Fairfield on Sunday and came home with a 6-1 win. Jordan Ellis-Sayegh and Micah Zirn had two goals each for the Storm.

Under-11 soccer: Weston tops Fairfield

Thursday, 05 November 2009 12:13

The Weston boys under-11 blue travel soccer team played a superb team- oriented game on Sunday against FUSA Fairfield. Weston won the match 5-2 but it could have easily scored more had the team not focus on defense in the second half. Weston responded well and cleverly used the time to its advantage. It got off to a good start with a goal from Nikholas Parker and later Fairfield was caught red handed with a violation in which Weston was awarded a penalty kick. Murray Riach calmly took the shot past the left side of the Fairfield goalie for a 2-1 Weston lead.

Girls swimming: Trojans soak Falcons

Written by Olivia Clark
Thursday, 05 November 2009 12:10

The regular season ended on a good note for the Weston High girls swim team last week.

Taking on Joel Barlow, the Trojans dominated most of the events. In most they would take first place as well as several of the spots that followed. Such was good enough for a 97-78 win at the Newtown High pool on Wednesday, Oct. 28.

League champs

Thursday, 05 November 2009 09:41

Team Thunder won the Weston Little League AAA championship by beating the Bats 10-5. From fron row, left are Will Rosenthal, Oliver Zych, Adam Love and Andrew Harwood. From second row, left are Jack McStocker, Will Bunkoci, Roman Scavone, Christopher Fruhbeis and Christopher Alwang. From third row, left are head coach Jen Fruhbeis and assistant coach Barry Love.

State finalists

Written by Rocco Valluzzo

The Weston under-14 boys travel soccer team qualified for the finals of the state finals of the Connecticut Cup. The game will be played this Saturday.

Hornung helps Martime win gold

Thursday, 05 November 2009 09:27

Ali Hornung of Weston was the coxswain of the Maritime Rowing Club’s women’s four boat that won the gold medal at Head of the Schuylkill Regatta in Philadelphia on Oct. 24 at Boathouse Row.

Maritime Rowing Club finished first in 16:35, 30 seconds faster than the nearest competitor, Manhasset (N.Y.) High School. The women’s four boat was looking to prove its mettle after some tough luck the previous weekend at the Head of the Charles.

Middle school cross country: Weston hangs on for win

Monday, 09 November 2009 09:37

The Weston girls middle school cross-country team defeated Fairfield Ludlowe 26-29 on Oct 26. Kiersten Daly ran an outstanding race, winning with a time of 10 minutes, six seconds.

Ludlowe took the next two spots, but August Schweitzer and Haley Singer finished a close fourth and fifth. Ludlow looked to be the winner, as it was holding the next three spots, but Devon Tyler sprinted past all three in the final stretch, nailing down sixth place and the victory for Weston. The final scorer was Caitlin Coates in 10th.

Volleyball: Barlow upsets Weston

Tuesday, 03 November 2009 12:40

The Weston High varsity volleyball team lost 3-0 to Joel Barlow in the South-West Conference quarterfinals on Monday. Details will follow in this week's issue.

Middle school cross country: Ludlowe tops Weston

Monday, 09 November 2009 09:35

Competing without one of its top runners, the Weston boys middle school cross-country team lost Fairfield Ludlowe 23-32 on Oct. 26.

Oscar Morris led the way, finishing first on the 1.5-mile course in a time of eight minutes, 58 seconds. Brian Babyak also ran a very strong race, finishing fourth, but Ludlow then packed in its next three scorers, securing the victory.

The other Weston scorers were Emerson Litvak in eighth, Henry Scavone in ninth and James Murphy in 10th.

Boys cross country: Weston is Class SS champ

Monday, 02 November 2009 08:15

The Weston High boys cross country team placed first at the state Class SS finals on Saturday. Details will follow in the next issue.