Huge congratulations to the Staples High School boys lacrosse team.
That is: the state championship Staples laxmen.
The Wreckers used talent, smarts, power, poise and patience, outlasting Darien 7-6 yesterday in the “LL” (extra large schools) final at Fairfield University.
The #3-ranked Wreckers got the game-winner in the back-and-forth battle from — who else? — University of Michigan commit Adam Udell, with 1:44 to play in the 3rd quarter.
University of North Carolina-bound goalie Josh Marcus kept the#4-rated Blue Wave scoreless — and Staples did not score again — through the final period.
Coach Will Koshansky has created a juggernaut. The seniors graduate with 3 state championshps in their 4 years — and an FCIAC title the one year they were denied the Connecticut crown.
Well done, Wreckers!
From left: Senior captains Tristan Schaefer, Josh Marcus and Adam Udell, with their hardware.
Celebrating the win …
… and posing for the championship picture. (Photos/JC Martin)
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The Westport Country Playhouse’s 95th season will feature 3 plays.
Each — an Oscar Wilde comedy, a 2024 Pulitzer Prize winner and a classic Agatha Christie mystery — will run for 3 weeks.
That’s just the first act. The Playhouse will also offer 3 shorter-run events: a play based on a best-selling memoir, a family holiday show, and a big band celebration of Broadway musicals.
Wilde’s famous “The Importance of Being Earnest” kicks off the mainstage season (October 28-November 15).
“Primary Trust” — an uplifting, gentle and powerful exploration of change, friendship and quiet courage — runs April 14 to May 2.
“The Murder of Roger Ackroyd,” by Christie, closes out the 2025-26 year July 14 to August 1.
The add-on productions include Mitch Albom’s “Tuesdays with Morrie” (September 4-6), the Playhouse tradition “A Sherlock Carol” (December 13-21), and “Big Band Broadway” (January 29 to February 1).
Season ticket packages are now on sale at the box office. Online sales begin June 18. Single tickets are available July 15. To purchase, and for more information on the upcoming season, click here.
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No one wants to hear “DNR.”
Especially when there are doctors around.
Unless they’re the ones playing in a rock band named for the medical shorthand “Do Not Resusciate.”
The (nearly) all-doctor group entertained their many fans — some of them, perhaps, patients whose lives they’ve saved — last night, at the Westport Library.
The benefit for the Library’s programs went off without a hitch.
Everyone danced.
And no one had to be resusciated.
DNR, in action.
(Photos/DinkinESH Fotografix)
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Robert Stock brings his new menswear collection to Stephen Kempson London.
Stock — co-founder of Robert Graham, and the creative force behind his new menswear line, STOCK, will be on hand for the special trunk show.
This Friday’s event (June 20, 4 to 6 p.m., 5 Post Road West) includes Piloti driving shoes, plus cocktails by Tuck Gin.
The trunk show continues Saturday (June 21, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.).
A Robert Stock shirt.
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Our “Westport … Naturally” photos often highlight vegetation. Sometimes they show deer.
Today’s image, from Long Lots Road, shows both. Well, at least it shows what deer can do when they’re hungry.
Which they almost always are.
(Photo/Richard Fogel)
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And finally … in honor of the Staples boys lacrosse team (story above):
(“06880” Roundups are often filled with good news like big wins, information like Playhouse shows, and odd stuff like cones in the road. If you appreciate any of this, please click here to support us!)
Just a guess but sometimes cones are used to protect sprinkler heads in the grass edge.
Hey that Stephen Kempson in home wardrobe consultation for $195 for 90 minutes is a fabulous deal. Save that much with one smart purchase.
I think those trees look FABULOUS!!