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Watching Nick Trebat do the Eye of the Tiger dance.

Just one? The final whistle in the '71 state finals.

Gordy scoring the winning goal in overtime to win the State Championship and the celebration after!

1969 State 1-0 overtime semi-final win in November snowstorm. Great ball, Lev!

Watching Rick Jacobson score against Ridgefield.

winning FCIACS

Winning '94 FCIAC Championship

Second Favorite Moment – Watching Rob Wilder's waist wobble during build-ups with Murph.

Summer 1976 trip to Germany

The Legend (Stone) scoring the winning goal in overtime with a blast from what now seems like 60 yards, to win the State Championship at Connors field (where many of us watched Gordy Hull do it for Staples a number of years ealier). . Sorry I need to share more then just one moment. Memories of Dalmage doing the airplane down the side lines after each goal are still strong, as well as Moses serenading the entire bus with Sister Sledge on the away games. The fear of seeing Dennis Murphy stride down the hill just as practicing was ending to prepare us for the States with his patented Buildups. . I must also share my favorite Staples Alumni Lore – True or not, I always got a kick out of hearing the story of Kenny and Kevin Murphy playing against each other in the New England qualifiing finals for Division 1 College soccer between URI and UCONN and both brother getting Red Cards for brawling with each other in the middle of the game.

Steve Udyess breaking the leg of a Fairfield player going for a 50/50 ball. Both players kicked the ball at the same time. Steve won.

Just being able to play on the Staples field with all of the tradition. Mr. Loeffler. The 1976 summer of soccer in Germany.

1965 County Championship

There were so many, it is tough to pick a favorite as a player. As a fan, my favorite memory unquestionably was watching my brother Marc and his teammates beat McMahon 2-1 in the 1965 FCIAC championship. Staples was undefeated and untied going into the match, but was still considered the underdog. McMahon had future college All-Americans John Sahnas and Phil Kydes on its front line. The '65 squad is still the only one in Wrecker history to enter the state tournament with an unblemished record. And it was the one that really inspired me as a 12-year-old novice to immerse myself in the sport. My favorite memory as a fan at a professional match was watching my former Staples teammate Tim Hunter score a goal against the New York Cosmos, who had Pele, Beckenbauer and Carlos Alberto on the field at the time of the goal. And so it goes …

Going 16-0 in the regular season, Playing in the FCIAC Final, pre-practice soccer tennis games. .

Being a member of the 1997 FCIAC winning team, or making the state tournament our senior year (1999).

Anything Nick Trebat ever said

Beating the school from Storrs (ranked 6 in the country).

running down North Ave to play freshman ball with Woog!

Dan Woog said it best when he wrote: His instep drive caught the ball square adn it shot toward the goal, 40 yards away. It rose and rose, gaining height and velocity, and then suddenly it dipped, just under the 8-foot high crossbar. Goaltender Tom Austin lunged futilely for the ball, which had already smashed into the back netting, and fallen to the ground behind him. He looked up in time to see a huge pile of delirious Wreckers smothering Rob Stone near where he unleashed his already historic shot.

Any time Uydess made a bone-crunching tackle.

seeing chris winkler subbed on up front at mcmahon and delivering a catharsis unlike like any i've ever seen.

Taking a diving header against Darien (or was it McMahon) in the FCIAC tourney and watching it hit the crossbar. We lost by 1. Ouch

Winning the 1972 Connecticut State Soccer Championship 1-0 on an early goal. It was a beatiful, balmy day at Choate. We ended the season 18-0-1.

Sophomore year, The USA Today had just released their national rankings, which meant nothing, and we were #3 in the country. Danbury was #9, and that afternoon they came to Staples, and we played a game in front of a packed hill. They went on to win the game in OT, 1-0. Later that year we went up there and played them in the FCIAC semi and won. Both games were awesome and stand out in my mind.

Too many to even consider.

Just getting to play an awesome sport with a phenomenal group of people. there is no one moment for me.

Winning the 1977 County Championship vs. Danbury, 2-0.

1968 State Semi's down 2-0 , lose Jon Hand to a broken arm, come back to tie 2-2, down 3-2, tie 3-3 win on Penalties 5-4 to advance to Final

Team winning State Championship

Winning state championship in 1972

Playing Goalie for the first time in the County Championships in 1968, when the incumbent was suspended. Tied Brian McMahon 0-0.

Look for the Doug Donovan Soccer Facilities at the new North Avenue school soon!

My favorite Wrecker moment was when Matt Hendrickson locked himself inside that fence and got stung by a bee. My other favorite moment was when Cass got his vote in. Also anything Neangle did in the three years I knew him is up there.

Going 16-0-0 in the regular season, setting an amazing FCIAC record.

Senior year our team was 18-0-1. We won the county and state championships. The ongoing debate has always been, who had the best team ever? This will go on for eternity, but I know we had the best RECORD to date!

How the team came back when Jon Hand broke his wrist in the toutnament game. We were down and Jon asked us to go out and win and we did!

Only losing 3 games all season the year after the 20-1-1 state runner up squad in 2001, No one expected great things after such a loss of talent but our Senior Class and some very talented underclassmen kept the tradition strong, if not for penalty kicks we would have gone very far in both the FCIAC and State Tourneys

Scoring winning goal in final sudden death overtime in State Finals, preserving an unbeaten streak that started when I joined the team as a sophomore- 43 games. I never lost a game at Staples which I think is unique among all alumni. It was also the 5th state championship in a row won by Staples.

When Wheatie (Antonio Pastor) got kicked in the head and taken away in an ambulance (see photo) in Staples yearbook 1984

Winning the state championship….in baseball.

Scoring two goals against Norwalk in the second half. The game was tied 0-0 at the half when Kuhlmann arrived on his crutches. He asked what was taking me so long!

finishing the season 16-0-0. <p>Winning 3-2 at Danbury senior year in a storm. It was our first win versus danbury in my 4 years.

Coaching '08 JVs