Published on March 9th, 2019
Thomas Heisler ’17 is flying high after Staples. The goalkeeper is majoring in biology at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs. He’s a member of the EMT team there. He is aiming for medical school, [&hellip... Read More →
Published on March 8th, 2019
Staples super-fan Laura Blair is once again working for a great cause. On Sunday, May 5 she will take part in STAR’s 14th annual Walk, 5K and Roll, at Sherwood Island State Park right here in [&hellip... Read More →
Published on February 24th, 2019
It’s one of the all-time great partnerships: Staples soccer and Brian Kuk. For the 17th straight year, our program and our favorite trainer are partnering to offer Wrecker players a fantastic pre-season experience. The legendary STA [&hellip... Read More →
Published on February 5th, 2019
The FCIAC has announced its 2019 regular season schedule. The Wreckers open on Friday, September 13 at Central High School in Bridgeport. The 16-game slate ends Monday, October 28 at home against Wilton. All told, there [&hellip... Read More →
Published on January 19th, 2019
Last week, United Soccer Coaches inducted its newest member into Hall of Fame. He’s also one of the first members of what is today the largest coaching organization of any kind in the world. It includes [&hellip... Read More →
Published on January 15th, 2019
For the 16th time in 18 years — and the 13th season in a row — the Staples boys soccer program has been honored with a national award for academic excellence. And they did it with [&hellip... Read More →
Published on December 17th, 2018
Armelle Daniels — Staples soccer’s fantastic photographer — ended the 2018 season with a bang. Her slideshow — premiered at the banquet earlier this month — captured this year perfectly. Now it lives forever. The memories, [&hellip... Read More →
Published on December 16th, 2018
As part of this year’s Staples soccer 60th anniversary celebration, Fred Cantor ’71 interviewed Dee Tashian, who was there when the program began. Fred writes: Dee Tashian ‘60 was part of a special class: the first [&hellip... Read More →
Published on December 9th, 2018
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Published on December 2nd, 2018
The final event of the 2018 season — the 60th annual Staples High School boys soccer banquet was held tonight. Like the 60th anniversary celebration in October, it was a cause for pride, reflection, memories, joy [&hellip... Read More →
Published on November 22nd, 2018
It was the coldest Turkey Bowl ever: just 23 degrees. As always, the wind howled on the Wakeman turf. But over 60 soccer players — former Wreckers, current players, varsity hopefuls, and friends — turned out [&hellip... Read More →
Published on November 13th, 2018
Connecticut College head coach Kenny Murphy ’76 has been selected New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) Coach of the Year. In his 10th year at the helm, Murphy guided the Camels to the #2 seed [&hellip... Read More →
Published on November 11th, 2018
The Turkey Bowl — a decades-old tradition for all Staples alumni and current varsity players — will once again be played Thanksgiving morning, at 10 a.m. The site is the Wakeman B turf field (located at the new Bedford [&hellip... Read More →
Published on November 11th, 2018
A memorial service for Jim Goodrich P’99, ’02 — Staples soccer’s longtime Superfan, and a beloved member of the high school community — will be held at Westport’s Unitarian Church (10 Lyons Plains Road) on December [&hellip... Read More →
Published on November 8th, 2018
Staples and Cheshire boast longtime successful soccer programs. Yet prior to tonight, they’d met only 3 times in state tournament play. In 1987, the upstaters handed a great Staples team a crushing first-round loss. The next [&hellip... Read More →