Published on January 28th, 2011
Continuing their long tradition of seeking out the best competition in the state, Staples has added Bunnell to its pre-season schedule. Like the Wreckers, the Stratford school fell in the state finals last fall. New Canaan [&hellip... Read More →
Published on January 17th, 2011
Nicky Hoberman ’07 capped off his Union College career with a selection to the 13-member All-ECAC Division III team. The nation’s largest athletic and conference, it includes 300 colleges from Maine to North Carolina and Illinois. [&hellip... Read More →
Published on January 14th, 2011
Thanks to the efforts of Taylor McNair, Max Hoberman and Kyle Hoberman, a few dozen Mercy Learning Center mothers and their children will have a warmer winter. When the 3 juniors heard that Dr. Gerald Kuroghlian [&hellip... Read More →
Published on January 7th, 2011
Seven icons have been selected for the 13th annual induction ceremony of the Connecticut Soccer Hall of Fame — and 2 are Staples soccer alumni. Kyle Martino ’99 and Mike Noonan ’79 join 8 others already [&hellip... Read More →
Published on January 5th, 2011
Two years ago, as freshmen, Max Hoberman and Taylor McNair had Gerry Kuroghlian for English 1A. It was “Dr. K”‘s last year of teaching, after 42 years at Staples. The gifted instructor immediately began volunteering at [&hellip... Read More →
Published on January 2nd, 2011
Because of continued bad weather and conflicts with exams, the Westport Soccer Association has postponed U-18 and U-16 spring travel team tryouts to Sunday, Feb. 6. All high school students living in Westport are eligible to [&hellip... Read More →
Published on December 30th, 2010
In the most competitive Loeffler Indoor Tournament ever, the oldest team staved off a fierce challenge from the 2006 squad — perennial contenders — and won in overtime, 2-1. Chris Mitchell ’91 — consensus MVP of [&hellip... Read More →
Published on December 20th, 2010
Amos Magee grew up in Minnesota. The first he heard of Staples was at Wesleyan University, where his teammates on one of the Cardinals’ best teams ever were Peter “Ox” Doolittle ’88 and Ty Jagerson ’88. [&hellip... Read More →
Published on December 18th, 2010
For the 7th time in 10 years, the Staples boys soccer program has been honored with a national award for academic excellence. The National Soccer Coaches Association of America gave the Wreckers a Team Academic Award [&hellip... Read More →
Published on December 17th, 2010
The Connecticut Post and Norwalk Hour announced their All-Area boys soccer teams today. Though they serve different circulation areas, both agree: Brendan Lesch is their MVP. The Hour team — consisting of 14 players from Westport, [&hellip... Read More →
Published on December 16th, 2010
The CIAC has embraced the 21st century, with an iPhone and iPod app. SchoolZapp – Connecticut has features for parents, fans and athletes. All information is drawn directly from the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference database. That [&hellip... Read More →
Published on December 12th, 2010
If you can believe People.com, Kyle Martino ’99 is engaged. The bride-to-be is 25-year-old actress Eva Amurri, daughter of Susan Sarandon and a graduate of Brown University. The engagement is also noted on Eva’s Wikipedia page. [&hellip... Read More →
Published on December 12th, 2010
The Staples boys soccer team is one of 5 nominees for Stamford Advocate Overtime FCIAC Fall Team of the Year. In describing the Westporters, Dave Ruden wrote: The Wreckers built on a proud tradition by winning [&hellip... Read More →
Published on December 11th, 2010
A limited number of Carl McNair’s photo books are available — and they make great holiday gifts. The full-color book includes superb action photos of every varsity player; random shots like pre-season training at the Old [&hellip... Read More →
Published on December 8th, 2010
On Sunday night, senior Greg Gudis spoke at the Staple boys soccer banquet. Here’s a portion of what he said: It’s finally over. My playing days at Staples are over. I am not sure how to [&hellip... Read More →