Published on December 8th, 2013
Nearly 200 players, parents, siblings and friends honored the 2013 varsity, JV and freshman soccer teams tonight, at the 55th annual Staples boys soccer banquet. The event — at the Norwalk Inn — included speeches by [&hellip... Read More →
Published on December 7th, 2013
As founder and president of FocalSport, the Southport-based sports and entertainment marketing company, Mark Noonan ’83 works with clients like Major League Soccer, Real Salt Lake, the New York Mets and FIBA (the world governing body of [&hellip... Read More →
Published on December 5th, 2013
Staples High School head coach Dan Woog often says he has “the best coaching staff in the country.” That claim gains added weight, with the recognition of Tom Henske as Regional Assistant Coach of the Year. [&hellip... Read More →
Published on December 4th, 2013
Dan Woog’s book — We Kick Balls: True Stories From the Youth Soccer Wars — is perfect for any soccer player. Or soccer player’s parents, siblings and friends. The Staples head coach’s look back at his [&hellip... Read More →
Published on November 28th, 2013
Over 4 dozen alumni, current players and friends swarmed the Wakeman turf for one of the best Turkey Bowls ever. The temperature was freezing and a strong wind blew, but the quality of soccer — and [&hellip... Read More →
Published on November 26th, 2013
Sean Gallagher ’11 — a 3rd-year midshipman at the US Naval Academy — spent nearly an hour this afternoon talking with Staples’ 13 returning varsity players. The 3-time FCIAC and 2009 state champion soccer star — also [&hellip... Read More →
Published on November 25th, 2013
The Coleytown/Bedford Middle Schools robotics team — “The Mechanical Masterminds” — has reached the Connecticut state final. What makes this news StaplesSoccer.com-worthy is that 7 of the 9 team members are soccer players. Three play premier: [&hellip... Read More →
Published on November 23rd, 2013
James Hickok ’13 has done it again. Dartmouth College’s freshman keeper was named Ivy League Rookie of the Week, for the final week of the 2013 season. It marked his 3rd time winning the honor. Hickok [&hellip... Read More →
Published on November 21st, 2013
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 [&hellip... Read More →
Published on November 20th, 2013
Nate Greenberg ’10 was a member of Staples’ 2009 state championship team. The following spring, he captained the Wrecker lacrosse team. This year he was supposed to be a senior at Union College, leading the lax [&hellip... Read More →
Published on November 9th, 2013
The Wreckers rode great momentum from the past 2 state tournament matches — a pair of 1-0 wins over Norwalk and Newtown — into tonight’s quarterfinal. The site was Oakwood Soccer Park — Xavier’s home field [&hellip... Read More →
Published on November 7th, 2013
When the Wreckers traveled to Newtown for a preseason scrimmage, the results were not pretty. Undisciplined play and a bad keeper error helped the Nighthawks to a 2-0 victory. Newtown then roared to an 11-3-2 regular [&hellip... Read More →
Published on November 6th, 2013
Preston Hirten ’07 played his high school soccer at Staples. But the All-State midfielder played club soccer for Samba TTP, in Newtown. His coach there — Brian Neumeyer — is also the head coach at Newtown [&hellip... Read More →
Published on November 5th, 2013
For 24 hours after their FCIAC tournament 1st round exit to Wilton, the Wreckers were reeling. It was their 3rd loss — and 2nd shutout — in a row. But at pratice that Monday, a new [&hellip... Read More →
Published on November 4th, 2013
Seven members of the undefeated freshman team made the move from playing to officiating today. They volunteered their afternoon as referees for a statewide Special Olympics unified soccer tournament, in the fieldhouse. Every year Staples hosts [&hellip... Read More →