Wilton Scores and Standings: Aug 29

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New Canaan's Andrew Campbell won his heat Sunday in the lightweight men's sculls to advance to the semifinals at the World Rowing Championships in Bled, Slovakia.

The 19-year-old Campbell, who will be a sophomore at Harvard, crossed the line just ahead of Italy’s Pietro Ruta. That allowed him to move on to Thursday's semifinals and spared him from having to row an extra race.

In the final strokes of his sprint, Campbell pushed his bow in front of the Italian sculler in lane two and finished first with a time of 7:04.01 to Ruta’s 7:04.31.

“I was pleased,” Campbell told USRowing.com. “My plan was just to qualify for the final and take it one step at a time.”

Campbell race was the first of the day and the first of the 15 U.S. crews that went to the line Sunday in the hopes of advancing in their respective events

Also reaching the quarterfinals was the lightweight men’s double sculls team of Rowayton's Brian de Regt and New Haven's Jon Winter.

The pair held second right off of the start and finished in 6:29.25 behind Italy, which measured a 6:24.25. With the top three boats moving on, de Regt and Winter will race next on Wednesday.

The men’s four crew of New Canaan's Charlie Cole, Scott Gault (Piedmont, Calif.), Brett Newlin (Riverton, Wyo.) and Giuseppe Lanzone (Annandale, Va.) did not qualify from its heat, but put in a good fight to the line against winner Belarus.

The U.S. crew chased Belarus the length of the course, made a desperate push in the last 100 meters and fell 0.02 off the mark with a time of 6:50.96 to 6:50.98. They will row again on Wednesday.

Old Greenwich's Alicia Dibos finished third last week in the championship fight of the LPGA Teaching and Club Pros championship at the Golf Club of Ballantyne in North Carolina.

Among other local players, Susan Ginter of Rolling Hills of Wilton placed fourth and Fairfield's Angela Aulenti, the head pro at Sterling Farms in Stamford, tied for seventh in the senior division.

Dibos posted a three-round total of 218, three shots behind winner winner Lori Atsedes, of Litchfield Park, Ariz. Dibos, who was born in Peru, improved each day, posting rounds of 75, 73, and 70.

Ginter (71-74-74) finished at 219 and Aulenti (74-77-74) signed for a 225.

The Wilton football team hosts Weston on Wedsday at 4:15 p.m. at Fujitani Field in the first of its three preseason scrimmages.

The Warriors host their annual jamboree on Saturday at 9 p.m. before visiting Bunnell on Sept. 8 in advance of the season opener at home against Bridgeport Central on Sept. 16.