Published on October 6th, 2014
Staples soccer fans know Tom Henske as the Wreckers’ tough, talented, passionate and motivational goalkeeper coach. He’s also a certified financial planner and partner with Lenox Advisors, the highly regarded wealth management firm. In that capacity, [&hellip... Read More →
Published on October 3rd, 2014
Chris Meinke — a tri-captain of the 2004 Staples team, who went on to star for Ken Murphy ’76 at Connecticut College — married Carolyn Jeffery last month at Birchwood Country Club. Chris is a member [&hellip... Read More →
Published on October 2nd, 2014
The Hilltoppers arrived at Loeffler Field fresh off a 3-2 win over intra-city rival Bassick. The Wreckers met them with a lineup that included 2 players making their 1st-ever varsity starts: sophomore goalkeeper Ziggy Hallgarten and [&hellip... Read More →
Published on September 30th, 2014
After a promising start — 2 quick corner kicks involving Aidan Wisher — the Wreckers were stunned 5 minutes in. The Rams played a ball over the top. It looked like a routine play, but got [&hellip... Read More →
Published on September 25th, 2014
Kyle Zajec never played Staples soccer. In 9th grade he joined the New York Red Bulls academy program, and moved rapidly up through the ranks — all the way to the reserve team (one level below [&hellip... Read More →
Published on September 23rd, 2014
Less than 24 hours after a historic come-from-behind 4-3 win at Ridgefield, the Wreckers took the field against another worthy opponent. For the 2nd time in 2 days, they played away, at night. This time the [&hellip... Read More →
Published on September 22nd, 2014
Kurt Dasbach led an excellent training session yesterday on how to beat defending state champion Ridgefield’s stepping-the-line defense. But it was the hosts’ offense that was on display in the first 25 minutes at Tiger Hollow. [&hellip... Read More →
Published on September 21st, 2014
Which Staples soccer players would like to have dinner with Nelson Mandela and Mahatma Gandhi? Which would like to dine with Zinedine Zidane? Which player was terrified of being 40 feet up on a ropes course, [&hellip... Read More →
Published on September 20th, 2014
The little things add up big. And when all the money was tallied after today’s car wash at Christ & Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, the 2014 varsity, JV and freshman soccer teams — and their parents [&hellip... Read More →
Published on September 18th, 2014
The 3 Bridgeport schools entered the FCIAC in 1995. Two — Bassick and Harding — will leave the league next year. Going into today’s home match, the Wreckers held an 11-0-0 record against the Lions. They’d [&hellip... Read More →
Published on September 16th, 2014
The last few times Staples has visited Danbury, the matches have gone down to the wire. Two years ago, for example, Noah Bender’s last-minute goal gave the Wreckers a key win in the final regular season [&hellip... Read More →
Published on September 11th, 2014
The last time Staples and Wilton met — last October — the Warriors knocked the Wreckers out of the FCIAC tournament, at Loeffler Field. This time, again in Westport, in the 2nd game of the season, [&hellip... Read More →
Published on September 9th, 2014
A tough pre-season scheduled was not all that tested the Staples boys soccer team. Injuries prevented the Wreckers from fielding their full squad until the final event, last Saturday’s jamboree at Wethersfield. But the blue-and-whites had [&hellip... Read More →
Published on September 7th, 2014
For the 3rd year in a row, Patrick Beusse and his father Tom spent nearly 2 hours stenciling “Staples” into the base of The Hill. Loeffler Field is now ready for the Wreckers’ home opener (Tuesday, [&hellip... Read More →
Published on September 6th, 2014
The Staples boys soccer team finished its toughest pre-season schedule in history with the 13th annual Winton Keane Bittner Memorial Soccer Jamboree at Wethersfield High School. Every year, the Eagles honor 3 former players killed on [&hellip... Read More →