Weston-Barlow Scores and Standings: July 28

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After a loss on a rainy Monday night snapped their unbeaten streak, the Weston Super 8's rebounded in a big way Wednesday, scoring six runs in the first inning en route to a 10-4 victory over Fairfield 10-4 at Bisceglie-Scribner Field. 

Daniel Bello highlighted the hattack with a long double, and shutout pitching from Myles Lehrman, Nicholas Sacchetta and Dante Esposito preserved the victory. Andrew Castro also starred on the mound in the field and at the plate

The Super 8's are now 7-1 heading into an afternoon match with Norwalk this Saturday at 12:00; again home at Bisceglie.

Longshore's Austin Alianiello won the 42nd annual Jay Borck junior golf title Wednesday at Aspetuck Valley Country Club in Redding. 

The medalist in qualifying with a 71, Alianiello, 17, defeated 15-year-old Max Catucci of Weston 4 and 2 in the final. Alianiello, who will be a senior at Staples in the fall, held a commanding 4-up lead after 10 holes before closing out the match on No. 15.

In the semifinals, Alianiello edged Jacob Henny of Oak Hills, 1-up

Catucci, who plays out of the Country Club of Fairfield, bested Tyler Figgis of Mill River 2-up to reach the final.

In the girls final, Faith Garcia of Tashua Knolls defeated Abbey Toski of Tashua Knolls, 6 and 4

Playing his third straight round in the 60s, Danbury's Frank Bensel put the finishing touches on a victory Wednesday in the 77th Connecticut Open at the Brooklawn Country Club in Fairfield.

Bensel never gave his pursuers a chance to catch him as he carded a 2-under 69 for a 54-hole total of 8-under 205 and a two-shot victory over Greenwich's Daniel Balin and amateur Tom Mccarthy of Twins Hills.

An assistant golf professional at Century Country Club in Purchase, N.Y., Bensel claimed his second Connecticut Open, having won the title in 2009 at Hartford Golf Club. A conflict with a Metropolitan PGA prevented him from trying to defend his championship last year at the Country Club of Fairfield.

McCarthy, who started the final round at 1-under, made the biggest charge of the day, posting a 5-under 66. He ripped off three straight birdies on Nos. 10-12 to get to 7-under for the tournament, but bogied the par-4 18th to finish at 6-under.

After playing bogey-free golf through 15 holes, Bensel gave back a shot with a bogey on the par-3 16th, but finished with two pars to match his margin he enjoyed at the start of the day.

Balin, who plays out of Burning Tree, completed a solid week with a 68 after a 70 on Monday and a 69 on Tuesday.

Tunxis Plantation's Dave Szewczul, a 2010 Connecticut Golf Hall of Fame inductee and two time defending CSGA Senior Player of the Year, finished fourth at 208 after posting a 70 on Wednesday.

Wilton's Brian Murphy was thought to have an advantage playing on his home course, but couldn't get much going Wednesday, shooting a 2-over 73 to finish in a tie for ninth at 213.

Kensington's Kyle Gallo was seeking a record fifth Connecticut Open title, but never seriously challenged during the tournament. He finished with a 1-over 72, putting him in a tie for 15th at 215.

Among other local players, Stamford's Mike Ballo Jr. finished in a tie for 17th at 216 after his second straight 71.

Shorehaven's Jerry Courville struggled to a 76 Wednesday, leaving him in a tie for 21st at 216 after playing the first two rounds in 1-under

Redding's Jim St. Pierre also posted a 76, which dropped him to 25th at 218.

First-round leader David Pastore of Greenwich faltered after an opening-round 66, which matched McCarthy for the low score of the week. He went 76-77 over the final 36 holes, falling to a tie for 26th at 219.

Jack McConachie, the head golf professional at Pine Valley Country Club in Southington, finished fifth at 210 after a final-round 210 with his second.

McConachie fell short in a bid for a unique mark in Connecticut golfing annals. With a victory, he would have set a record for the longest period between Connecticut Open victories, having previously won the tournament in 1984 at Tumble Brook Country Club.

Richard Siderowf holds the mark, going 14 years between his second and third victories in 1959 and 1973.

Weston's Graham Anderson (men's sculls) has been named to the U.S. Junior National Team that will compete in the 2011 World Rowing Junior Championships in Eton Dorney, Great Britain from Aug. 3-7. Anderson will compete with New Canaan's Charlie Campbell.

World champions will be crowned in 13 events including the men’s single sculls, women’s single sculls, men’s double sculls, women’s double sculls, men’s quadruple sculls, women’s quadruple sculls, men’s pair, women’s pair, men’s four, women’s four, men’s four with coxswain, men’s eight and women’s eight.

At the 2010 World Rowing Junior Championships, the U.S. brought home a record four medals including gold in the men’s eight, silver in the women’s eight and women’s four, and bronze in the men’s single sculls.

Sisters Rosie Grinalds (women's pair) and Lucy Grinalds (women's four) of Southport also earned spots on the team.

The squad also includes three rowers from Westport: Max Meyer-Bosse and Alex Perkins in the men's eight) and Elizabeth Youngling in women's quadruple sculls.

Anderson, who competes for the Maritime Rowing Club in Norwalk, participated in the junior world championships last year.

Other local athletes named to the team include New Canaan's Jonathon Rosow (men's 4x) and Diedre Fitzpactrick (women's 8x) and Ridgefield's Maria Maydan (women's double sculls).

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