Published on February 14th, 2012
Ever since earning All-American honors at Penn — and playing 3 years with the NASL Miami Toros — Steve Baumann ’70 has combined his twin passions of soccer and education. He’s been president of the National [&hellip... Read More →
Published on February 14th, 2012
Staples super-fan Laura Blair is once again working for a great cause. On May 6 she will take part in STAR’s 7th annual Walk, Roll & Stroll at Sherwood Island. STAR is an agency that serves [&hellip... Read More →
Published on February 11th, 2012
Max Hoberman, Walker Marsh, David Hoffman, Kyle Hoberman and Ethan Bradeen spurred the Staples indoor track team to the LL (extra large schools) state championship on Thursday. The Wreckers scored 80 1/2 points, far outdistancing 2nd [&hellip... Read More →
Published on February 8th, 2012
Tucker Rizzi’s Authentic Science Research project — “Finding Efficient Water Purification With the Use of the Moringa Oleifera Seed as a Coagulant” — earned a 2nd place medal at last weekend’s fair at Amity Regional High School. [&hellip... Read More →
Published on February 7th, 2012
As a Staples soccer player, Mikey Scott ’11 was known for his long throw and passionate play. At the University of Michigan, he’s now known as Mr. President. After just 1 season — and a trip [&hellip... Read More →
Published on February 3rd, 2012
Max Hoberman, Walker Marsh, Kyle Hoberman, David Hoffman and Ethan Bradeen all contributed points, as the Staples indoor track team won the FCIAC championship for the 1st time in 6 years yesterday. The Wreckers toppled Danbury [&hellip... Read More →
Published on February 2nd, 2012
The 2011 game results have been added to StaplesSoccer.com. Click on the “Stats” link at the top of the home page — then dive in to 52 years of Staples soccer. Use the “Advanced Search” bar [&hellip... Read More →
Published on January 27th, 2012
Rob Meyer, father of Eric Meyer ’07, died on January 25th after a brief illness in Edinburg, Texas where he had lived for several years. Eric recalls many diving explorations in the Sea of Cortez (Baja California) [&hellip... Read More →
Published on January 22nd, 2012
A home opener against Harding; a Saturday morning “Alumni Day” game versus Wilton; a home Columbus Day match with Greenwich — and a killer stretch in October of 4 very tough opponents — highlight Staples’ 2012 [&hellip... Read More →
Published on January 18th, 2012
Rob Millock did not graduate from Staples — but, after playing for years in the summer Super Watermelon Liga — he’s an honorary Wrecker. Rob Millock Now, after graduating from Harvard University — where he was [&hellip... Read More →
Published on January 16th, 2012
Music-loving soccer fans: Mark Saturday, January 28 (8 p.m., Sprague Hall, 470 College Street, New Haven). Igor Pikayzen ’05 stars in a special violin recital at Yale. Let the striker and Watermelon Cup stalwart describe it: [&hellip... Read More →
Published on January 16th, 2012
The Wreckers kicked off the 1st-ever Octathlon of Champions — an 8-month, 8-event competition — today with bowling. The Octathlon — open to all returning varsity players, as well as juniors on last fall’s JV team [&hellip... Read More →
Published on January 14th, 2012
Staples’ 2012 pre-season combines traditional rivals with 2 intriguing new match-ups. The schedule — 4 games, plus an always- popular jamboree — provides a challenging warm-up to next year’s season. Tryouts begin on Saturday, August 25. [&hellip... Read More →
Published on January 12th, 2012
During today’s MLS SuperDraft, ESPN2 analyst Kyle Martino ’99 talked about a decision current college players never faced, but future stars will: whether to play high school soccer, or for an Academy team. (Starting this fall, [&hellip... Read More →
Published on January 10th, 2012
…of his first child. Eric’s wife Ellie gave birth today (January 10) to Evelyn Mae Volckmann, at the University of Utah Medical Center in Salt Lake City, where Eric is a doctor. She weighed in at [&hellip... Read More →