Published on June 23rd, 2013
Each week this summer, a new “Workout of the Week” will be posted. All players trying out this fall should take the challenge. You can do it in small groups; the captains will also set a [&hellip... Read More →
Published on June 22nd, 2013
Jack Scott blazed to a 17:49 finish — a 5:45 pace — to take 8th place out of 1,355 runners in today’s Stratton Faxon 5K in Fairfield. Jack was the 1st Westport runner overall, and the [&hellip... Read More →
Published on June 19th, 2013
Rising senior Robby Giannone volunteered to spend his last day of school cleaning and fixing the Staples soccer trophy cabinet. A new shelf was installed; James Hickok’s name was added to the Staples All-American list; an [&hellip... Read More →
Published on June 13th, 2013
Over a dozen Staples soccer players finished a 6-month, twice-weekly, 6 a.m. workout regimen this week. They came to the Staples Fitness Center early in the morning for 1-hour sessions, even during school vacations, blizzards and [&hellip... Read More →
Published on June 11th, 2013
Five players — and Staples soccer’s 2-year videographer — were honored for a variety of academic achievements at the high school awards ceremony tonight. Graduating seniors James Hickok and Jon Denowitz were named Advanced Placement Scholars. [&hellip... Read More →
Published on June 10th, 2013
The Staples soccer season ended in November. But the honors continue for 2 soon-to-graduate seniors. Greg Shikowitz was awarded 2 prizes this month: the $5,000 Coleman Brothers Foundation Award and the $3,000 Albie Loeffler Scholarship. The [&hellip... Read More →
Published on June 9th, 2013
A few times a year, the Staples boys soccer program offers itself up for local charity auctions. A Better Chance of Westport is a favorite cause. Winners generally ask for the Wreckers to appear at a [&hellip... Read More →
Published on June 5th, 2013
Nicky Hoberman ’07 practices what he preaches. And practice makes almost perfect. Nicky — who served as Staples soccer’s strength and conditioning coach last fall, and also works at CrossFit — was one of 48 athletes [&hellip... Read More →
Published on June 4th, 2013
It was business, pleasure, remembrance and a great reunion last weekend in Washington, DC. Nicky Hoberman, Matt Lamb and Dave Sharpe — Staples ’07 — joined former University of Mary Washington players, and Preston Hirten’s family, [&hellip... Read More →
Published on June 1st, 2013
Brendon Cristobal ’07 — a captain of Staples’ 2006 FCIAC championship and state finalist team — is offering his talents to young players this summer. Brendon — a fierce attacker and proven goal scorer whose international [&hellip... Read More →
Published on June 1st, 2013
Sign-ups for the annual Watermelon Cup 6-v-6 league are underway. All high school and college students — as well alumni and friends — are invited to play. Two games will be held each Wednesday (6:15 p.m. [&hellip... Read More →
Published on May 30th, 2013
Despite 90-degree heat, and having only 2 players in a 3-v-3 basketball tournament, Foster Goldberg and Charlie Leonard were the big winners in today’s Octathlon of Champions event. They won their final round-robin game at Compo [&hellip... Read More →
Published on May 26th, 2013
George Barrett ’73 — who captained Staples’ soccer, basketball and baseball teams, played soccer at Brown University and is now CEO of Cardinal Health, the Fortune 25 company with revenues of more than $100 billion — is [&hellip... Read More →
Published on May 26th, 2013
Kurt Dasbach’s Wakeman Speed Camp — which has trained dozens of Staples soccer players in speed, strength and flexibility — returns for its 9th year this summer. Sessions are set for Mondays and Thursdays, 5 to [&hellip... Read More →
Published on May 23rd, 2013
Fourteen former Staples soccer players — spanning graduating classes from 1991 to 2012 — met their former rivals from Central High School tonight, at Bridgeport’s Kennedy Stadium. The match raised funds for Central’s soccer program. Though [&hellip... Read More →