Published on November 19th, 2017
In his 1st year as an Emory University varsity player, Josh Berman ’17 went to the NCAA Division III quarterfinals. The former Staples captain/#15 recipient was part of an Eagle squad that headed to Chicago for [&hellip... Read More →
Published on November 11th, 2017
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 8th, 2017
Staples was ranked #21 in the LL (extra large schools) state tournament. Ridgefield was 5th. But even before the two FCIAC foes met at Tiger Hollow tonight, everyone knew all bets were off. The rivals had [&hellip... Read More →
Published on November 7th, 2017
Six freshmen spent yesterday afternoon serving their sport, their school and the entire state. They volunteered as referees for a Connecticut Special Olympics unified soccer tournament, in the fieldhouse. Every year Staples hosts the event, which [&hellip... Read More →
Published on November 6th, 2017
The Staples-Stamford league match last month was a crazy affair. The Black Knights were near the top of the FCIAC table. A large Saturday morning crowd — packed with alumni — saw the Wreckers use field [&hellip... Read More →
Published on November 6th, 2017
The race for president of US Soccer just got tighter. Kyle Martino’ 99 has announced his candidacy for the top spot. Three weeks ago the former Gatorade High School Player of the Year, MLS Rookie of [&hellip... Read More →
Published on November 3rd, 2017
The state tournament pairings are out. Staples travels to Stamford on Monday, in round 1 of the LL (extra large schools) tournament. Kickoff is 2 p.m. The Wreckers — in search of their 1st state title [&hellip... Read More →
Published on October 29th, 2017
Joe Greenwald ’14, Noah Schwaeber ’16 and Ziggy Hallgarten ’17 play for different teams. But all 3 former Staples soccer players were in the same place this weekend: the University of Delaware, for the college club [&hellip... Read More →
Published on October 28th, 2017
That headline may sound hyperbolic. But former Staples soccer player Grant Sirlin ’16 has found a way to help NCAA athletes make money related to their sports skills — something most people thought impossible. And he’s [&hellip... Read More →
Published on October 26th, 2017
Staples-Greenwich matches are almost always classics. Especially FCIAC tournament games. Consider last year: The 2 sides drew 0-0 in the regular season. The Cardinals then eked out a 2-1 league playoff quarterfinal match, a crazy affair [&hellip... Read More →
Published on October 24th, 2017
Staples Class of 1971 graduate Lynn U. Miller is a great photographer. She has become a big Staples soccer fan recently, thanks to former Wrecker (and classmate) Fred Cantor. She was at Senior Day recently, and [&hellip... Read More →
Published on October 23rd, 2017
The Wreckers honored their 8 seniors prior to today’s final regular season match, against St. Joseph. It was probably their last game ever at Loeffler Field. Staples had already sewn up an FCIAC tournament berth. They [&hellip... Read More →
Published on October 21st, 2017
Do you know how people answered the phone before they said “Hello”? The fast food franchise with the most locations worldwide? The leading scorer in US national team history? The team of varsity assistant coaches Kurt [&hellip... Read More →
Published on October 20th, 2017
Two 2nd-half goals — one by Patricio Perez Elorza, the other by Timmy Liles — and a penalty kick save by Ry Cohen with the score still 1-0 powered Staples over New Canaan today. The win [&hellip... Read More →
Published on October 17th, 2017
In the wake of the US men’s national team’s disastrous World Cup flameout, Kyle Martino ’99 gave serious thought to running for president of US Soccer. He ultimately decided against it. Bleacher Report has a fascinating [&hellip... Read More →