Published on October 13th, 2014
The Wreckers were scheduled to host the Crusaders today at Loeffler Field. But when the Staples girls team match with Wilton — perhaps their toughest opponent this year — was postponed due to the Yom Kippur [&hellip... Read More →
Published on October 12th, 2014
Steve Baumann ’70 — a former soccer captain at Staples and All-American at the University of Pennsylvania, who went on play professionally in the North American Soccer League before embarking on a career in education — [&hellip... Read More →
Published on October 10th, 2014
Entering today’s match, 3 FCIAC teams remained undefeated. Norwalk was 9-0-3; Staples lost 1-0, on a late indirect kick. Danbury was 8-0-2; the Wreckers tied them on a strike with 5 seconds left before halftime. And [&hellip... Read More →
Published on October 8th, 2014
Mike Westcott ’76 — the goalkeeper on Staples’ 1975 FCIAC championship team — died Saturday in Cohasset, Massachusetts, after a battle with ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease). He was 56 years old. Born in Germany, Mike attended [&hellip... Read More →
Published on October 8th, 2014
Several weeks ago, Brien McMahon changed the start time of today’s match from 7 p.m. to 4:45. Staples, and the CIAC, were notified. But the referee assignor never got word. So although the Wreckers and Senators [&hellip... Read More →
Published on October 6th, 2014
The Wreckers began their 6-games-in-13-days stretch against a team that was hovering just below them in the crowded race for an FCIAC tournament berth. The 1st half began with low intensity, and little cohesive play by [&hellip... Read More →
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 →