Published on November 12th, 2010
Every year, Staples assistant principal Rich Franzis — an Iraq War veteran — is asked to find a student to give the Veterans Day address at Town Hall. This year’s selection was a no-brainer: Staples soccer [&hellip... Read More →
Published on November 12th, 2010
The Staples-Simsbury state LL tournament quarterfinal will now be played Monday, Nov. 15, at 2 p.m. at Loeffler Field. See you on The Hill!... Read More →
Published on November 11th, 2010
As fans around the state looked at LL state tournament 2nd round match-ups, Staples-Guilford stood out. Both programs are consistently strong. Both teams traditionally play smart, skillful soccer. Both schools have won plenty of championships. They’ve [&hellip... Read More →
Published on November 9th, 2010
The wind howled at Loeffler Field today — but nothing like yesterday. Gusts over 50 mph, coupled with snow, ice pellets, hail and rain forced a 24-hour postponement of the opening-round match with West Haven — [&hellip... Read More →
Published on November 8th, 2010
Today’s LL state tournament 1st-round game against West Haven has been postponed to tomorrow — Tuesday, November 9 — at 2 p.m. at Loeffler Field, due to inclement weather... Read More →
Published on November 6th, 2010
After a tough FCIAC championship run, and 2 days before the start of the state tournament, the Staples boys soccer team could be forgiven for spending today far from a field. But early this morning, 6 [&hellip... Read More →
Published on November 5th, 2010
State tournament pairings were announced today, by the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference. Defending state champion Staples is seeded 5th in the LL (extra large schools) division — the exact same spot as last year. Seedings are [&hellip... Read More →
Published on November 5th, 2010
Frankie Bergonzi, Sean Gallagher, Greg Gudis and Brendan Lesch were named to the All-FCIAC team, while Jake Krosse, Court Lake and Mikey Scott earned All-Eastern Division honors. All are seniors. The selections — made by a [&hellip... Read More →
Published on November 4th, 2010
Harry Birch (left), a sophomore, is a varsity defender. His brother George is a former Staples defender who was forced to retire following several injuries and shoulder operations. Last night they celebrated the Wreckers’ FCIAC championship [&hellip... Read More →
Published on November 4th, 2010
Nicky Hoberman ’07 has been selected to the All-Liberty League 1st team. The Union College co-captain ended his college career last night. He had one of his best games ever — but the Dutchmen fell in [&hellip... Read More →
Published on November 4th, 2010
In Staples’ 1st regular season game ever, in 1958, the Wreckers lost to Andrew Warde, 3-2. In 1961 Staples won its 1st FCIAC championship — the 1st time the league sponsored a title match. They went [&hellip... Read More →
Published on November 2nd, 2010
Several freshman players volunteered yesterday afternoon, at the statewide Unified Sports soccer tournament held in the Staples fieldhouse. Ben Cion, Sebo Hood, Jake McGibney, Andreas Refvik and Steven Sobel spent several hours making sure the event [&hellip... Read More →
Published on November 1st, 2010
For the 1st time since Wilton joined the league in 1971, Staples and the Warriors were not scheduled for an FCIAC match. They met in a pre-season scrimmage — before the Wreckers made final cuts — [&hellip... Read More →
Published on October 29th, 2010
Staples soccer traditionally plays 3 different fall “seasons”: the regular season, FCIAC tournament and state tourney. This year’s 1st “season” was really 2 separate ones. After a gruesome 1-2 start, the Wreckers regrouped. Then they caught [&hellip... Read More →
Published on October 27th, 2010
The Wreckers registered another first today: a match at Went Field. Bassick’s home field is now a nice park, hard by the railroad tracks and I-95. It’s small, but the grass was in good shape (despite [&hellip... Read More →