Published on September 20th, 2010
Coming into today’s home opener at Loeffler Field, Central had a sparkling record: 2-0, with 15 goals scored and 0 allowed. The Wreckers were less impressive: 1-1; 3 goals for, 4 against. With last year’s season-ending [&hellip... Read More →
Published on September 16th, 2010
With the quirky FCIAC schedule, the Wreckers have not played Trumbull since 2007. That’s a shame; it’s one of the top rivalries in the FCIAC. Today’s match was played on Trumbull’s grass field — but the [&hellip... Read More →
Published on September 15th, 2010
Two weeks into the Top of the Hill Team’s annual membership drive, the Staples varsity parents, and alumni of all ages, lead the pack. Thirteen varsity families — over half of the team — are members. [&hellip... Read More →
Published on September 14th, 2010
The Wreckers opened the 2010 season the way they ended 2009: scoring quickly. At the 4:00 mark Mikey Scott took a long throw on the left side. Brendan Lesch turned the corner and fed Greg Gudis [&hellip... Read More →
Published on September 11th, 2010
Wethersfield’s annual jamboree — honoring WHS and Staples victims of 9/11 — was held today, the actual anniversary of the 2001 terrorist attacks. The weather mirrored that awful day 9 years ago: a perfect, cloudless blue [&hellip... Read More →
Published on September 9th, 2010
Staples soccer returns 5 starters from the 2009 state and FCIAC championship teams. Another equally valuable member of the squad is back too: Sam Bender. The videographer — who created numerous YouTube-sensation highlight films last year [&hellip... Read More →
Published on September 9th, 2010
Former Staples captain and JV coach Ross McGibney ’07 headed in a 69th-minute goal yesterday, leading Southern Connecticut State University to a 1-0 shutout over Southern New Hampshire. The game was the Northeast-10 Conference opener for [&hellip... Read More →
Published on September 7th, 2010
Host Glastonbury scored 1st on a well-taken free kick, then outplayed Staples for most of their 35-minute scrimmage this afternoon. But the Wreckers got the equalizer, on a gorgeous Court Lake-to-Brendan Lesch-to-Steve Smith-to-Greg Gudis, up-the-middle combination, [&hellip... Read More →
Published on September 6th, 2010
For the 3rd time in 4 years, the Staples boys soccer team spent Labor Day on the Old Mill tidal flats. The unique training on the hard sand encourages problem-solving, involves a different set of muscles, [&hellip... Read More →
Published on September 6th, 2010
Players, parents, alumni, friends and fans: Show your Staples soccer pride by wearing special hoodies, sweatpants, t-shirts, turtlenecks, caps and more. And, at the same time, help support the entire Staples boys soccer program. The Wreckers [&hellip... Read More →
Published on September 3rd, 2010
Hurricane Earl forced Staples from Loeffler Field to Wakeman this afternoon. Just as the storm delivered less than anticipated, the pre-season scrimmage between Staples and Wethersfield was a ho-hum affair. The Wreckers opened with a scoreless [&hellip... Read More →
Published on September 1st, 2010
Staples does not play Wilton this year during the regular season, so the 2 squads scrimmaged this afternoon on blistering Lilly Field. The Wreckers opened the 1st 30-minute period with all seniors. Greg Gudis once again [&hellip... Read More →
Published on August 28th, 2010
More than 60 seniors, juniors and sophomores showed up this morning at Wakeman Field, for the 1st session of Staples soccer tryouts. All hope to land a spot on the varsity — or JV — squad. [&hellip... Read More →
Published on August 24th, 2010
Former Ridgefield High School captain Kade Krichko played club soccer with Preston Hirten ’07. Now a journalism major at Northeastern University, Kade recently started a blog. His 1st entry is about Preston — and the importance [&hellip... Read More →
Published on August 21st, 2010
Calling the 3-sport captain “arguably the best male athlete at Staples in the last 10 years,” Westport News sports editor Eliot Schickler anointed the 3-year sweeper Male Athlete of the Year. The multi-Block “S” winner heads [&hellip... Read More →