Published on May 25th, 2011
Recently, Brine ran a contest on Facebook. They wanted photos of Brine balls in soccer trophy cases. Staples coach Dan Woog had one — in his home trophy case. He snapped a shot of the ball [&hellip... Read More →
Published on May 21st, 2011
Matt Sych ’07 has just finished his 1st week at work. He’s the new digital properties intern for MLS/Soccer United Marketing. Matt’s department manages all sponsorships and commerical content within the SUM network of properties: MLSSoccer.com, Goal.com, Bigsoccer.com [&hellip... Read More →
Published on May 18th, 2011
Kurt Dasbach’s Wakeman Speed Camp — which has trained dozens of Staples soccer players in speed, strength and flexibility — returns for its 7th year this summer. Sessions are set for Mondays and Thursdays, 5 to [&hellip... Read More →
Published on May 11th, 2011
Hard-nosed midfielder Ken Murphy ’76 — currently the men’s varsity coach at Connecticut College — will be inducted into the Fairfield County Sports Hall of Fame‘s University of Connecticut wing. The former Wrecker captain and 2-time [&hellip... Read More →
Published on May 11th, 2011
Ryan Armour is Staples boys soccer’s 2010-11 scholar-athlete. The award — given to the senior with the highest GPA on the varsity team — will be presented at the annual Scholar-Athlete dinner on Sunday, June 5 [&hellip... Read More →
Published on May 1st, 2011
Three Staples soccer players — Dylan Hoy, Patrick Connolly and Zach Morrison — spent Saturday landscaping, repairing and painting a fence at the Saugatuck apartments operated by Homes With Hope. The sophomores are part of the [&hellip... Read More →
Published on April 28th, 2011
Jay Katz ’87 and his wife Kara have given a gigantic jump-start to the Staples soccer team’s efforts to raise money for the Hole in the Wall Gang Camp. Many players plan to run in a [&hellip... Read More →
Published on April 27th, 2011
Mollie Donovan — mother of Doug ’79 and Dan ’82 — died peacefully this morning, after a long illness. While her decades of volunteer efforts throughout Westport — particularly with the Westport Historical Society, Westport Schools [&hellip... Read More →
Published on April 17th, 2011
Second base on the Staples baseball team belongs to Staples soccer. Jack Hennessy graduated, but Mikey Scott has filled those spikes nicely. Batting .563, with 6 RBIs and a .650 on-base percentage, the soccer midfielder has [&hellip... Read More →
Published on April 15th, 2011
A $1,000 donation from the Top of the Hill Team will go a long way to ensuring TV broadcasts for Staples soccer next fall. The boys soccer booster club grant — along with major funding from [&hellip... Read More →
Published on April 14th, 2011
It happened over a year ago, but Greg Gudis’s tough-angle strike against Glastonbury has made it to YouTube fame. As part of its new user-generated content campaign, YouTube is running an AT&T-sponsored/ESPN SportsCenter “My Highlight” feature. [&hellip... Read More →
Published on April 11th, 2011
Several years ago Chris Meinke ’05 traveled with his father, Dr. Alan Meinke, to India. They delivered medical aid to people in dire need. Last month Dr. Meinke and Mary — sister of Chris and Will [&hellip... Read More →
Published on April 10th, 2011
Soccer is a running game. It’s estimated that some players cover 7 or 8 miles during a match. So it’s no surprise the Staples boys soccer program is running in late June. Their participation benefits the [&hellip... Read More →
Published on April 7th, 2011
Two varsity players were recently inducted into the World Language National Honor Society. They were honored for their stellar grades in their language courses, and their commitment to community service. Senior Ryan Armour joined the Delta [&hellip... Read More →
Published on April 1st, 2011
For April Fool’s Day, YouTube has turned every video into “1911-style.” Click on any Staples soccer clip (from the “Video” tab at the top of StaplesSoccer.com), then click the “1911” button at the lower right corner, [&hellip... Read More →