Published on April 8th, 2023
SLaura Blair is one of Staples soccer’s super-fans. She’s there at nearly every game, offering vocal support, brownies, and blankets on cold days. She’s also one of STAR Lighting the Way‘s biggest boosters. On Sunday, May 7 [&hellip... Read More →
Published on April 7th, 2023
Sam Rossoni and Alex Kuster know what it’s like to give back. The sophomores spent yesterday afternoon at the Westport police station garage. They moved and sorted dozens of boxes of aid, all headed to Westport’s [&hellip... Read More →
Published on April 5th, 2023
Registration is open for Staples boys soccer’s pre-season camps. All players trying out this fall are welcome. The camp for rising 10th through 12th graders (returnees, and players who have not tried out previously) is August [&hellip... Read More →
Published on April 3rd, 2023
Head coach Russell Oost-Lievense has announced a new summer program. A 5-week conditioning program (Tuesdays and Thursdays, 5 to 7 p.m., Wakeman turf) will be led by Staples High School state champion girls coach Barry Beattie. [&hellip... Read More →
Published on March 31st, 2023
All current players, and those now at Staples High School who would like to try out, should attend an important meeting this Wednesday (April 5), at 3 p.m. in the Staples cafeteria. Coach Russell Oost-Lievense will [&hellip... Read More →
Published on March 24th, 2023
A pair of experienced returnees will lead the 2023 Staples boys soccer team. Avery Mueller and Santi Alfageme have been selected as captains, head coach Russell Oost-Lievense announced today. Two of the most experienced returnees, the [&hellip... Read More →
Published on March 21st, 2023
Jeff Lea — the 2nd of Staples soccer’s 4 permanent coaches, and the longest-serving (26 years) — has added one more adjective: grandfather. Renlea was born to Amanda — Jeff and Kathy’s daughter — and her [&hellip... Read More →
Published on December 31st, 2022
The death on Thursday of Pele — the brilliant Brazilian player who transformed soccer internationally, then brought his magic to the US and kick-started the game’s popularity here — was noted by world leaders, top players [&hellip... Read More →
Published on December 5th, 2022
Over 30 varsity players received letters, certificates, gifts — and words of praise — from head coach Russell Oost-Lievense, at Staples soccer’s annual banquet last night. Parents and friends filled the Norwalk Inn was filled with [&hellip... Read More →
Published on November 25th, 2022
Over 50 Staples soccer alumni and current players — spanning half a century of history — worked up a Thanksgiving appetite Thursday morning at Wakeman Field. The annual Turkey Bowl game — a series of small-sided [&hellip... Read More →
Published on November 15th, 2022
Two big events highlight the upcoming Staples boys soccer calendar. There’s the Turkey Bowl Thanksgiving morning (10 a.m., Wakeman turf — all alumni and current varsity players invited!), and the banquet (December 4, 5 p.m., Norwalk [&hellip... Read More →
Published on November 10th, 2022
Country music may not be huge in Westport. But we’re hugely proud of Old Dominion. Lead guitarist Brad Tursi is a 1997 graduate of Staples High School, where he was known not as a musician, but as a [&hellip... Read More →
Published on November 8th, 2022
Staples conceded a pair of first-half goals. After an evenly played opening 40 minutes, the Wreckers dominated Wilbur Cross. But — helped by excellent goalkeeping — the Governors withstood the assault. Their 2-0 at New Haven’s [&hellip... Read More →
Published on November 4th, 2022
The state tournament seedings are out. For the 2nd time in 4 years, the Wreckers open with Wilbur Cross-New Haven. Staples (7-8-1 in the regular season) is ranked 25th. They’ll travel to the #8 Governors (10-1-5) [&hellip... Read More →
Published on November 2nd, 2022
The Wreckers begin the state tournament on Tuesday (brackets announced Friday). But The Turkey Bowl — a decades-old tradition for all Staples alumni and current varsity players — will once again be played Thanksgiving morning, at 10 [&hellip... Read More →