Published on February 14th, 2018
It’s been quite a year for James Hickok ’13. The Staples co-captain and high school All-American — who then captained Dartmouth College to their 3rd straight Ivy League championship — headed overseas, to play in Scotland [&hellip... Read More →
Published on February 3rd, 2018
A year ago, the Staples boys soccer team mourned the death of Jon Walker. The 1988 graduate — and FCIAC-championship winning goal scorer — died at age 47, of complications from ALS. The previous season, while [&hellip... Read More →
Published on January 28th, 2018
Kevin Murphy ’77 earned the ultimate Connecticut soccer honor Saturday night: induction into the Connecticut Soccer Hall of Fame. The event — which included appearances by US Soccer president Sunil Gulati (a charter Hall member in [&hellip... Read More →
Published on January 27th, 2018
Chris Martenson plans on an engineering career. The 2017 Staples soccer co-captain has a few months before graduation. But the Staples soccer network is already helping. On Thursday, Martenson was treated to a comprehensive, behind-the-scenes tour [&hellip... Read More →
Published on January 21st, 2018
The United Soccer Coaches’ annual convention — the largest gathering of soccer coaches in the world — had a strong Westport presence this year. The event — which drew 13,000 coaches, from pros to youth, to [&hellip... Read More →
Published on January 9th, 2018
Staples soccer does not end with the last match of the fall. Nor does it end with the Turkey Bowl. Not even the banquet. There’s always something going on with the Wrecker program. This year, they’ve [&hellip... Read More →
Published on January 6th, 2018
New England Soccer Journal highlighted Staples soccer in this month’s edition. Not once, but twice. The popular magazine featured 1999 graduate Kyle Martino. In a wide-ranging interview, the former Gatorade National High School Player of the [&hellip... Read More →
Published on January 4th, 2018
For the 15th time in 17 years — and the 12th 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 30th, 2017
The team anchored by the 2016 Staples team — but also including the oldest player in the fieldhouse, and the youngest — won this year’s Loeffler Indoor Tournament. The event — held tonight in the Staples [&hellip... Read More →
Published on December 6th, 2017
All alumni and current varsity players are invited to the 2017 Loeffler Indoor Tournament: Saturday, December 30 in the Staples fieldhouse. Players should arrive by 4:45 p.m., for stretching and socializing. Play begins at 5 p.m., with 2 [&hellip... Read More →
Published on December 5th, 2017
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Published on December 3rd, 2017
The last major event of the 2017 season — the 59th annual Staples boys soccer banquet — was held tonight. It was one of the biggest — and best — ever. Over 200 players, parents, siblings [&hellip... Read More →
Published on December 2nd, 2017
In 1992, Davidson College made an improbable — and inspiring — run to the NCAA Division I semifinals. Helping lead the way was 5-8 keeper Alex Deegan. As a senior, he co-captained Staples to a 16-2-1 [&hellip... Read More →
Published on November 29th, 2017
Kyle Martino ’99’s bid for the presidency of US Soccer is gaining traction across the country. SB Nation recently posted an in-depth interview with the former Gatorade National High School Player of the Year. Martino notes: [&hellip... Read More →
Published on November 24th, 2017
86 (or so) alumni, current players, sons/future players, non-Staples academy players, relatives and random other members of the Staples soccer family showed up yesterday under sunny skies, in brisk temperatures, for the 40th-or-so annual Turkey Bowl. [&hellip... Read More →