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Weston-Barlow Scores and Standings: Sept. 5
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Weston's Nick LaCava was on the lightweight men’s eight crew that competed in the finals Sunday in the World Rowing Championships in Bled, Slovenia.
The team finished fifth with a time of 5:51.24, which allowed it to qualify for the Summer Olympics next summer in London. Australia won the gold medal in 5:44.57.
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The U.S, also included coxswain Jack Carlson, (Belmont, Mass.), William Newell (Weston, Mass.), Jimmy Sopko (Mathews, VA.), Edward King (Ironton, Mo.), Matt Kochem (Burnt Hills, N.Y.), Christian Klein (Herndon, Va.), Kenny McMahon (Ladysmith, Va.) and Austin Meyer (Cohoes, N.Y.)
A Weston native currently living in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Lacava graduted from Phillips Exeter Academy in 2005 and Columbia in 2009. He has been on the national team for three years.
Lacava finished 10th in the lightweight four at the 2010 World Rowing Championships.
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Easton's Alyssa Lyon participated in the Jack Kelly Junior Tournament of Champions at the Fox Hopyard Golf Club in East Haddam on Sunday.
The 15-year-old Lyon climbed to seventh on the Connecticut Section PGA Junior Golf Tour and competed against top 20 players on Sunday.
The top-10 ranking marked an impressive four-year climb for Lyon. In the 2008-09 season, she just made the cut for the Jack Kelly Invitational before falling to 25th. Last year, she finished just outside of the top 10 with a 12th-place finish.
Lyon is a member of Barlow's girls tennis team, which limits her opportunities to play golf in the spring.
Still, Lyon joined the Connecticut PGA Junior Golf Association at age 11. This summer, she recorded second-place finishes at the PGA Pro-Junior Invitational and 18-Hole Manchester Junior Open and finished tied for third at the 18-Hole Glastonbury Hills Junior Open.
The Fairfield County Sports Commission today announced its 2011 Sports Persons of the Year in each of the 15 communities the Commission serves.
The local sports honorees will be recognized at the annual Sports Night awards dinner, Monday, Oct. 17 at the Hyatt Regency Greenwich at 6 p.m.
In each of the 15 communities, a committee headed by a local town representative of the Commission, selected a Sports Person of the Year. Each winner was deemed to have had the most positive impact in their sports community from Aug. 2010-Aug. 2011.
The winner from Easton is Will Boe-Wiegaard, who is a world-ranked professional tennis player.
The winner from Weston is Jon Pressman, a sports community leader and soccer organizer.
Easton's Alyssa Lyon will participate in the Jack Kelly Junior Tournament of Champions at the Fox Hopyard Golf Club in East Haddam this Sunday.
The 15-year-old Lyon has climbed to seventh on the Connecticut Section PGA Junior Golf Tour and will compete against top 20 players on Sunday.
The top-10 ranking marks an impressive four-year climb for Lyon. In the 2008-09 season, she just made the cut for the Jack Kelly Invitational before falling to 25th. Last year, she finished just outside of the top 10 with a 12th-place finish.
Lyon is member of Barlow's girls tennis team, which limits her opportunities to play golf in the spring.
Still, Lyon joined the Connecticut PGA Junior Golf Association at age 11. This summer, she recorded second-place finishes at the PGA Pro-Junior Invitational and 18-Hole Manchester Junior Open and finished tied for third at the 18-Hole Glastonbury Hills Junior Open.
