Pele: The Westport Connection
December 31st, 2022
The death on Thursday of Pele — the brilliant Brazilian player who transformed soccer internationally, then brought his magic to [&hellip
December 31st, 2022
The death on Thursday of Pele — the brilliant Brazilian player who transformed soccer internationally, then brought his magic to [&hellip
November 2nd, 2022
The Wreckers begin the state tournament on Tuesday (brackets announced Friday). But The Turkey Bowl — a decades-old tradition for [&hellip
October 17th, 2022
Battling for spots in both the FCIAC and state tournaments, the Wreckers needed a great game tonight. They got it. [&hellip
October 14th, 2022
Homecoming, brilliant fall weather and a pre-game speech from principal Stafford Thomas sparked Staples to their best start-to-finish match of [&hellip
October 6th, 2022
Before the season — and through the first couple of games — Staples fans wondered: What was the character of [&hellip
September 8th, 2022
As Russell Oost-Lievense prepared for his first match as head coach — only the 4th in Staples soccer’s 64-year history [&hellip
August 25th, 2022
Over 60 hopefuls descended on Wakeman Field today, for the first day of varsity and reserve tryouts. More than 2 [&hellip
June 18th, 2022
Rosters are set for this summer’s Watermelon Cup. Play begins July 6 at 6 p.m. at Wakeman turf, and continues [&hellip
November 26th, 2021
A group of Staples soccer players — all now living in New York — forms the core of a team [&hellip
November 17th, 2021
A magical season ended harshly for Staples. The Wreckers possessed and controlled mightily against Farmington tonight, at Waterbury’s Municipal Stadium. [&hellip
November 16th, 2021
All tickets for Wednesday’s state tournament semifinal match vs. Farmington at Waterbury’s Municipal Stadium must be purchased online. Click here [&hellip
October 24th, 2021
Staples soccer is built upon tradition. Some date back to the program’s founding in 1958. Some are newer. One of [&hellip
October 19th, 2021
Today’s match held the promise of what high school soccer should be about. A large crowd — including alumni from [&hellip
August 27th, 2021
Staples varsity and reserve tryouts continued for a second morning, again at 6 a.m. Once again, the 54 candidates were [&hellip
June 12th, 2021
The Watermelon Cup — a longtime Westport tradition — begins another season on Wednesday, June 30. NOTE: The popular league [&hellip