Published on December 20th, 2023
… of Ava Hoberman, on December 17. Nicky was a key member of the 2006 FCIAC champion and state finalist team. He later served as Staples’ reserve team coach. She, he and mom Rachel Guralnick are [&hellip... Read More →
Published on December 12th, 2023
Mike Noonan is a national champion. Again. The star of Staples High School’s 1978 state championship team coached Clemson University to the NCAA Division I national title last night. The 2-1 victory over Notre Dame was [&hellip... Read More →
Published on December 9th, 2023
200 guests enjoyed the varsity slideshow, at last week’s banquet. Now they — and Staples soccer fans around the world — can enjoy it again and again. Stephanie Moore Girling’s great work — featuring compelling photos [&hellip... Read More →
Published on December 9th, 2023
Mike Noonan ’79 knows what it takes to win championships. In 1978, he helped lead the Wreckers to the state “LL” title. He was a key part of coach Jeff Lea’s squad that beat Greenwich 3-2, [&hellip... Read More →
Published on December 4th, 2023
Avery Mueller and Sam Rossoni won Staples sports’ biggest honors — Block “S” awards. Cormac Mulvey won Staples soccer’s great honor: #15. And Adam Syah was the recipient of a new award. Those were highlights of [&hellip... Read More →
Published on December 1st, 2023
Dan Woog’s book — We Kick Balls: True Stories From the Youth Soccer Wars — is perfect for any soccer player. Or soccer player’s parents, siblings and friends. The former Staples head coach’s look back at [&hellip... Read More →
Published on November 24th, 2023
More than 3 dozen Staples soccer players — including 1974 co-captain Dave Wilson, and several current Wreckers — filled Wakeman Field Thanksgiving morning. Alumni parents watched too. The annual Turkey Bowl game continued, under brilliant skies [&hellip... Read More →
Published on November 9th, 2023
One of Staples soccer’s best tradition returns! The Turkey Bowl — a decades-old ritual for all Staples alumni and current varsity players — will once again be played Thanksgiving morning, at 10 a.m. The site is the Wakeman [&hellip... Read More →
Published on November 7th, 2023
For Ridgefield, the third time was the charm. The Tigers made their third visit of the fall to Wakeman Field today. The first time — opening day of the FCIAC season — saw Staples jump out [&hellip... Read More →
Published on November 3rd, 2023
The state soccer tournament is a 32-team affair. All teams with a .400 or better record qualify. Some years, the #1 team gets a bye. The Wreckers — with a 12-1-3 regular season record — are [&hellip... Read More →
Published on October 30th, 2023
The first time Staples and Stamford met this year — in the fourth match of the regular season — the Knights came from behind to tie, 1-1. It was the first goal the Wreckers surrendered all [&hellip... Read More →
Published on October 27th, 2023
Two years ago, a controversial penalty kick awarded to Fairfield Warde just 56 seconds before halftime changed the FCIAC quarterfinal dramatically. Number 3-seeded Staples chased the game well, but the #6 Mustangs tacked on a second [&hellip... Read More →
Published on October 24th, 2023
Both teams had something to play for, this afternoon at Westhill’s J. Walter Kennedy Stadium. The Wreckers needed a tie or win, to have a shot at winning the Ralph King Cup as the top team [&hellip... Read More →
Published on October 23rd, 2023
The Staples boys soccer team is enjoying a banner year. They head into this week’s FCIAC playoffs, and next month’s state tournament, as the #2 team in Connecticut. To keep our program on top — and [&hellip... Read More →
Published on October 19th, 2023
Staples is the top-rated “LL” (extra large) team in the state. They’re second — by a point — to Greenwich in the FCIAC. (The league uses a different method to compute points.) The Wreckers have lost [&hellip... Read More →