Greenwich Scores and Standings, Sept 5

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Greenwich's Andrew Johnson helped the U.S. legs/arm/trunk mixed four with coxswain team qualify for the finals on Sunday at the World Rowing Championships in Bled, Slovenia.

In Sunday's race, the crew finished sixth, which was good enough to advance to the Olympic Games next summer in London.

The team also included Stamford's Alex Stein, Eleni Englert (Oceanside, Calif.), Emma Preuschl (Indianapolis, Ind.)  and Eric McDaniel (Weeki Wachee, Fla.).

The team finished third in its semifinal on Saturday.

The Greenwich football team has filled its bye week with a contest against New London, which will be played at West Haven on Sept. 30.

The Fairfield County Sports Commission recently 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 Greenwich is L. J. Mazzilli, who helped lead the UConn baseball team to the Super Regionals, where the Huskies lost to eventual national champion South Carolina. Mazzilli is the son of former major league Lee Mazzilli.

The Fairfield County Sports Commission is a 501c3 non-profit organization that is the one-stop resource for the sports community in the area, with a mission of promoting fitness and personal development through sports. The Commission, with the exception of the executive director, is an all-volunteer group that gives financial support and its resources back to its communities, primarily focused on the 110,000 school age youngsters it can reach with its fitness awareness education programs.

For more information concerning tickets and sponsorship opportunities for Sports Night, visit www.fairfieldcountysports.com or call 203-251-8481.

Registration is ongoing for the The Volvo of Stamford Tour de Greenwich XXVII, a 20-mile bicycle race set for Sept. 18 at 7:30 a.m. The race starts at Greenwich High School.

The pre-entry registration fee is $35 with a cost of $45 on the morning of the race. Each participant will receive a long sleeve race shirt and a water bottle.

The day includes a post-race brunch,which will take place during the awards ceremony. A winner's jersey will be presented to the champion in each age group.

Entry forms may be obtained on the www.threadsandtreads.com website and at the Threads and Treads sporting goods store at 17 E. Putnam Ave. in Greenwich.

Max Lippolis of Pound Ridge, N.Y., won last year's race in 49:04 to edge Cos Cob's Alex Weil by three seconds.

Kristin Budden of Rye Brook, N.Y., was the woman's champion at 56:53, finishing a mere one second ahead of Darien's Rose Shabet.

The 13th annual Mats Wilander Celebrity Tennis & Golf Classic is set for Oct. 17 at the Westchester Country Club in Rye, New York.

Wilander and fellow tennis legend John McEnroe will be on hand for a full day of golf, tennis and entertainment. The day ends with an evening cocktail reception, auction and dinner.

Proceeds benefit the Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa Research Association (DebRA) of America. DebRA is the only national non-profit organization that funds research for the cure and treatment of Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB) and provides supportive services for patients and their families.

To learn more about this event or DebRA call 212.868.1573 X106, email events@debra.org or visit http://www.debra.org.