Published on September 16th, 2021
The first match of the season for Emory University, and Washington & Lee, was intriguing. The Eagles field 3 former Staples soccer players: Josh Berman, Matthew Engler and Matthew Tanzer. They faced the Generals’ Austin Sholes. [&hellip... Read More →
Published on September 14th, 2021
After an absence of several years, Staples returned tonight to New Canaan’s Dunning Stadium. The Wreckers were coming off an opening season win; the Rams had lost just 1-0 to Danbury, away. The hosts have several [&hellip... Read More →
Published on September 11th, 2021
Staples Soccer apologizes to all fans who could not access Friday’s livestream, for the season opener versus Ridgefield. We’re working on a solution. It should be solved for next Saturday’s 11:30 a.m. kickoff against Greenwich. And [&hellip... Read More →
Published on September 10th, 2021
A steady rain yesterday made the site of today’s season opener against Ridgefield iffy. The Wreckers put $20,000 into Loeffler Field in the off-season. They did not want to ruin that work on Day One. They [&hellip... Read More →
Published on September 7th, 2021
For the 2nd year in a row, Sam Willis is creating Staples soccer highlight reels. If the 2021 season trailer is any indication, it will be an action-packed year for the Wreckers — on the field, [&hellip... Read More →
Published on September 6th, 2021
For the second year in a row, every Staples High School boys soccer match will be livestreamed. And this year’s broadcasts will be better than ever. All 15 regular season games, plus the postseason, will be [&hellip... Read More →
Published on September 5th, 2021
It was a busy weekend for the Staples boys soccer team. On Saturday they played 3 times, at the Wethersfield Jamboree. This morning they gathered at Matthew Jordan’s house for a video session. Then came training [&hellip... Read More →
Published on September 4th, 2021
This year marks the 20th anniversary of 9/11. It’s also the 19th year for Wethersfield High School’s Winton, Keane, Bittner Memorial Soccer Jamboree. Each year, the Eagles honor those 3 players lost that tragic day. They [&hellip... Read More →
Published on September 2nd, 2021
Every year, the Wreckers play a preseason match at Fairfield Prep’s Rafferty Stadium. It’s always good “prep” for the season. Staples started slowly today, and the Jesuits nearly scored. But the visitors got balanced scoring, with [&hellip... Read More →
Published on September 2nd, 2021
ASF — the Staples soccer logowear partner — has opened its online ordering store. This year’s items include a 1/4-zip and full hoodie; joggers; performance short sleeve, polo and shorts. There is also a full-zip varsity-only [&hellip... Read More →
Published on August 31st, 2021
Bus problems delayed the Wreckers’ arrival at Joel Barlow this afternoon. But when the match — Staples’ first of the pre-season — got underway, the small crowd got a chance to see the 2021 squad. With [&hellip... Read More →
Published on August 31st, 2021
Senior Theo Vergakis is the new tweeting voice of Staples Soccer. The avid soccer fan (Manchester United team; Paul Pogba player) will be sending updates before, during and after matches this year. He’ll be at Loeffler [&hellip... Read More →
Published on August 27th, 2021
Staples varsity and reserve tryouts continued for a second morning, again at 6 a.m. Once again, the 54 candidates were warming up, even before the sun rose. Barry Guiduli P’22 captured these great shots. The early [&hellip... Read More →
Published on August 26th, 2021
Staples soccer made history this morning. Tryouts began at 6 a.m., to accommodate several of the coaches’ teaching and work schedules. Teenagers are notoriously late risers. But 54 varsity and reserve candidates (grades 10-12) were at [&hellip... Read More →
Published on August 22nd, 2021
A crew of Staples soccer parents put aside hurricane preparations Saturday, to prepare the Loeffler Field terrace and hill for the 2021 season. They stained the benches, weeded, and put down gravel. The first match is [&hellip... Read More →