Published on December 7th, 2012
Trevor Lamb ’04 has spent the last 2 years in Hangzhou, China. He’s gotten involved in nearly every aspect of soccer over there — and he’s learned to speak very good Chinese, too. But don’t take [&hellip... Read More →
Published on December 6th, 2012
All alumni and current varsity players are invited to the 2011 Loeffler Indoor Tournament: Friday, December 28 in the Staples fieldhouse. Players are asked to arrive by 5:45 p.m., for stretching and socializing. Play begins at [&hellip... Read More →
Published on December 6th, 2012
Staples soccer mourns the death of Bob Stoebe. The father of 2003 tri-captain Charlie Stoebe died peacefully last night, following a battle with pancreatic cancer. Bob’s wife, Cheryl, is the longtime registrar for the Westport Soccer [&hellip... Read More →
Published on December 4th, 2012
For the 9th time in 12 years — and the 4th season in a row — the Staples boys soccer program has been honored with a national award for academic excellence. The National Soccer Coaches Association [&hellip... Read More →
Published on December 3rd, 2012
One of Staples soccer’s most important traditions is #15. The number — worn by Preston Hirten ’07 — is passed along to the next worthy Wrecker, when the current #15 graduates. Preston epitomized tenacious play, passion [&hellip... Read More →
Published on December 3rd, 2012
JV captain Sebo Hood spoke movingly at the annual banquet about the importance of the Staples soccer program in the aftermath of his brother’s death, and subsequent destruction caused by Hurricane Sandy. He said: Coming into [&hellip... Read More →
Published on December 2nd, 2012
Nearly 200 players, parents, siblings and friends honored the 2012 varsity, JV and freshman soccer teams tonight, at the 54th annual Staples boys soccer banquet. The event — at the Norwalk Inn — included speeches by [&hellip... Read More →
Published on November 26th, 2012
Keeper James Hickok and defender Greg Shikowitz helped lead the Region 4 (Western Connecticut) team to a 3-2 victory in Sunday’s Senior Bowl. The annual match was played at Middletown High School... Read More →
Published on November 22nd, 2012
Over 60 players of all ages enjoyed the 2012 Turkey Bowl this morning, on the Wakeman turf. From the oldest player (Seth Sholes ’77) to current varsity members — along with alumni sons (some of them [&hellip... Read More →
Published on November 20th, 2012
The Top of the Hill Team — the Staples boys soccer booster club — sends this message to all Wrecker alumni, friends, players and families: The Top of the Hill Team would like to thank all [&hellip... Read More →
Published on November 19th, 2012
The state LL (extra large schools) state championship game — pitting #1 Norwalk and #3 Fairfield Prep — will be played Friday, Nov. 23. The match is set for 10:30 a.m. at New Canaan High School’s [&hellip... Read More →
Published on November 16th, 2012
Westport Sunrise Rotary bestowed its “Student of the Month” honor on 68 students today. All 68 are members of the Staples varsity, junior varsity and freshman teams. They were cited for their community service during Hurricane [&hellip... Read More →
Published on November 14th, 2012
Over 230 soccer players participated in today’s statewide Unified Soccer Special Olympics games, hosted by Staples in the fieldhouse. And making sure the day went smoothly were 6 Wrecker freshman players, and 1 jayvee. Liam Borner, [&hellip... Read More →
Published on November 13th, 2012
A memorial service for Austin Hood — brother of Staples soccer player Sebo Hood — is set for 1 p.m. Friday, November 23 (the day after Thanksgiving) at Longshore. The remembrance will be followed by a [&hellip... Read More →
Published on November 10th, 2012
At 8:30 last night — just 2 hours after returning from their 6-0 state LL tournament 1st round win in Norwich — the Staples coaching staff held a telephone conference. The subject: How to thwart Norwalk, [&hellip... Read More →