Published on November 3rd, 2018
The Staples High School boys soccer program has lost one of its most beloved members. Jim Goodrich died yesterday, of cardiac arrest. He had been battling leukemia, and was awaiting a bone marrow transplant from his [&hellip... Read More →
Published on November 2nd, 2018
The draw for the LL (extra large) boys soccer tournament is out. The #10 Wreckers host #23 Darien on Tuesday at Loeffler Field. Kickoff is 2 p.m. This is the 1st home state tourney game for [&hellip... Read More →
Published on October 29th, 2018
Staples’ first trip to the FCIAC semifinal in 4 years brought them back to Fairfield Ludlowe’s Taft Field. That’s where they faced Trumbull in the 2011 final. The Wreckers thought they’d scored, but the referee waved [&hellip... Read More →
Published on October 28th, 2018
Wrecker fans will pack the Fairfield Ludlowe stands for Monday’s (October 29) FCIAC semifinal against Trumbull. But if you can’t be there for the 7 p.m. kickoff, check out the livestream. It’s available on both www.FCIAC.net [&hellip... Read More →
Published on October 27th, 2018
George Barrett ’73 — former CEO — is stepping down as board chairman of Cardinal Health. Prior to that, he served as longtime CEO. But before he leaves next month, the Fortune 15 global health care [&hellip... Read More →
Published on October 26th, 2018
Last night, the Wreckers had a pasta dinner at co-captain Gabe Baltierra’s house. To get themselves even more ready for their FCIAC quarterfinal match than they were — they’d already had a strong, productive training session [&hellip... Read More →
Published on October 24th, 2018
As Staples prepares for the 2018 FCIAC tournament — with the goal of the Wreckers’ 28th title — they got good news about the man who won 12 of them. Albie Loeffler — who founded the [&hellip... Read More →
Published on October 23rd, 2018
For the Staples soccer team, the 3rd time may be the charm. For the 3rd year in a row, the Wreckers face Greenwich in round one of the FCIAC tournament. Two years ago the Cardinals edged [&hellip... Read More →
Published on October 23rd, 2018
Most years, the FCIAC boys soccer playoff picture is unpredictable. This fall, the race was the tightest in many years. Coming into this afternoon’s final regular season match at St. Joseph, Staples (9-2-4) sat in 6th [&hellip... Read More →
Published on October 20th, 2018
If you were at Quiz Night, you know how much fun it was. (You probably also won some nice swag.) If you were not there: Here’s what you missed. [&hellip... Read More →
Published on October 20th, 2018
It’s been quite a week for the Staples boys soccer team. Last Saturday, they celebrated the program’s 60th anniversary with an intense 0-0 draw in the mud against Darien. On Monday they played their best match [&hellip... Read More →
Published on October 20th, 2018
What did the 7 Dwarves do for work? How many days are in a fortnight? Where is the Sea of Tranquility located? Over 40 teams of Staples soccer players, parents and grandparents, siblings, friends and random [&hellip... Read More →
Published on October 18th, 2018
The Staples boys soccer team headed to assistant coach Tom Henske’s house for what they thought was just a pizza dinner. After the meal, Henske invited everyone upstairs. On the way, each player was handed a [&hellip... Read More →
Published on October 16th, 2018
Elliot Gerard is former Staples junior varsity coach Darko Maric’s nephew, and Peter Maric ’97’s cousin. Elliot is also a very talented artist. He works in Westport as creative director at MKTG, the sports firm (with, [&hellip... Read More →
Published on October 15th, 2018
On Saturday, the Wreckers looked strong. But they emerged with just 1 point in the standings, with a 0-0 draw against Darien. The game was physically demanding, and running on the muddy Loeffler Field took a [&hellip... Read More →