Stamford Scores and Standings: Aug 10

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For the fourth  straight day, play in the 25th annual Sharkey Laureno baseball tournament was postponed due to rain. Here is the updated schedule:

Wednesday: (14) Stamford Lions vs. Rye Brook, 5:30 p.m.

Thursday: (14) Stamford Legion vs. Danbury Mohigans, 5:30 p.m., (15) Stamford Warriors vs. Throgs Neck, 7:30 p.m.

Friday: (15) Stamford Blue Jays vs. TBA, 5:30 p.m., (15) Harlem RBI vs. TBA, 7:30 p.m.

14-year-old championship, TBA

15-year-old championship, TBA

A few years ago, the CIAC introduced an option allowing football teams in the state to forego traditional spring practice to start their summer practice a week earlier.

Teams could chose one or the other but not both. A total of 69 schools, including Stamford, opted for the latter. That means the Tigers will start conditioning on Tuesday and conduct their first formal practice on Aug. 22.

Interestingly, however, Ridgefield and Stamford were the only FCIAC schools to take that route.

Here is a list of the 69 schools, according to the CIAC, who will get things going on Tuesday:

(The teams that went the tradition route won't be able to begin conditioning until Aug. 22 and their first practices until Aug. 27):

Here is the complete list of schools that decided to start early the fall:

Abbott Tech

Avon

Bacon Academy

Bloomfield

Bulkeley

Bullard Havens Tech

Canton

Capital Prep/Classical Magnet

Cheney Tech

Conard

Derby

E.O. Smith

East Catholic

East Hampton/Vinal Tech

East Hartford

East Haven

Ellington/Somers

Fermi

Fitch

Foran

Gilbert/NW Regional

Glastonbury

Granby Memorial

Griswold

Haddam-Killingworth

Hall

Hartford Public

Housatonic/Wamogo

Immaculate

Joel Barlow

Jonathan Law

Killingly

Maloney

Middletown

Morgan

New Fairfield

New London

Nonnewaug

North Branford

Northwest Catholic

Norwich Free Academy

Notre Dame-Fairfield

Notre Dame-West Haven

Plainfield

Plainville

Pomperaug

Putnam/Tourtellotte/Ellis Tech

RHAM

Ridgefield

Rockville

Sacred Heart

Seymour

Simsbury

SMSA/University

South Windsor

Southington

St. Bernard/Norwich Tech

Stamford

Stamford Academy

Stonington

Stratford

Waterford

Watertown

Wilby

Wilcox Tech

Windsor

Windsor Locks/Suffield/East Granby

Wolcott Tech

Woodstock Academy

For the third straight day, play in the 25th annual Sharkey Laureno baseball tournament was postponed due to rain, pushing back the finals even further. They are now slated for Friday. Here is the revised schedule:

Tuesday: (14) Stamford Lions vs. Rye Brook, 5;30p.m.; (15) Stamford Warriors vs. Throgs Neck, 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday: (14) Stamford Legion vs. Danbury Mohigans, 5:30 p.m.

Thursday: (15) Stamford Blue Jays vs. TBA, 5:30 p.m., (15) Harlem RBI vs. TBA, 7:30 p.m.

Friday: 14-year-old championship, 5:30 p.m.; 15-year-old championship., 8 p.m.

Alex Rossetti carded a 78 Sunday to win the Stamford City Golf Championships at Sterling Farms.

A former Westhill High standout, Rossetti entered the third and final round tied for the lead with Jim Rominello and Cahal McMonagle at 147 after the first 36 holes last weekend. Rossetti ended up posting a one-stroke victory.

In the women’s division, Debbie Johnson, who plays out of Sterling Farms, shot a final-round 77 to win her second straight title and fourth overall.

It is hard enough to compete in a triathlon but add intermittent torrential downpours, and Sunday's 25th annual Volvo Stamford-Greenwich Cup may have qualified as a quadrathlon.

On a course that would normally see the winner finish in an hour or less, the heavy winds on the sound and the wet pavement forced the athletes to navigate the half-mile swim, 15-mile bike and three-mile run course with extreme caution.

Race founder, sponsor and organizer Mickey Yardis, of Threads and Treads, walked up and down the beach and transition stage reminding the athletes that, “even though EMS is all over the course, we would not like to use them.”

Mitch West, 41, of Wilton, was the first elite wave finisher. He navigated the course in a time of 1:10:49. Kevin Farley, 30 and Brian Mailo, 40, both of whom traveled from NYC’s Upper West Side to compete in this event, were second and third, respectively.

In the woman’s elite, Kelly Montgomery, 30, of Wallingford came across the finish line in 1:16:30. She finished sixth overall in the elite division and was followed by Rose Shabet, 30, of Darien, the only other woman to compete at the elite level.

The North American Hockey School Summer camps will take place at Terry Conners Ice rink in Stamford during August.

The All Phases Camp (power skating, shooting, defensemen) with Ryan Hughes and Eric Lund is Aug 15-19 for ages eight through bantams and midgets. Aug 22-26 features power skating, shooting, defense and goalie camps.

The complete hockey skills camp is Aug 29-Sept 2. To register, call toll-free 888-752-8394 or call 203-979-4232 or e-mail info@northamericanhockeyschool.com or visit www.northamericanhockeyschool.com

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