Published on November 25th, 2010
Spanning every decade from the 1970s to the 2010s, 60 former and present Staples soccer players worked up a Thanksgiving appetite this morning at the Wakeman turf field. Several future stars were on the field too. [&hellip... Read More →
Published on November 23rd, 2010
Staples finished 6th in New England, in the final National Soccer Coaches Association of America poll. Farmington — which defeated the Wreckers 2-1 in last weekend’s LL state championship match — was 1st in the region. [&hellip... Read More →
Published on November 20th, 2010
Matt Conyers is a very smart man. The Hartford Courant writer previewed today’s state final this morning. After noting the 2 teams’ pedigrees — Staples was the defending Class LL champion, while the Indians won it [&hellip... Read More →
Published on November 19th, 2010
For the 2nd time this week, a Staples soccer player is the Westport News Athlete of the Week. Today it’s Jake Krosse. The senior was cited for controlling the midfield, and helping distribute the ball, in [&hellip... Read More →
Published on November 18th, 2010
Last night, a vehicle was driven across the Staples athletic fields. Loeffler Field and the adjacent baseball diamond sustained damage; so did the turf on Jinny Parker Field Hockey Field. The Parks and Recreation Department began [&hellip... Read More →
Published on November 17th, 2010
The Staples-Hall rivalry dates back to 1963. That 1st meeting was in the state finals. The Wreckers and Warriors tied 0-0, and shared the Connecticut championship. The teams met 5 more times before tonight — and [&hellip... Read More →
Published on November 17th, 2010
Court Lake — the unheralded but highly effective midfielder/defender/forward — has been named Westport News Athlete of the Week. The senior was cited for being “a catalyst for the Wreckers in the past two games and…instrumental [&hellip... Read More →
Published on November 16th, 2010
His beautiful Newtown home burned to the ground Sunday morning — but Brian Sullivan ’82 wants the Staples soccer community to know that he and his family are alive, and will do fine. A pre-dawn explosion [&hellip... Read More →
Published on November 15th, 2010
The long-standing Staples-Simsbury rivalry — starting in 1980, and continuing through 2006 when the Trojans nipped the Wreckers 2-1 in an overtime state final — was revived this afternoon at warm but overcast Loeffler Field. The [&hellip... Read More →
Published on November 14th, 2010
The Turkey Bowl — a decades-old tradition for all Staples alumni and current varsity players — will once again be played Thanksgiving morning, at 10 a.m. Kickoff is the Wakeman B turf field. (Wakeman Fields are [&hellip... Read More →
Published on November 12th, 2010
Every year, Staples assistant principal Rich Franzis — an Iraq War veteran — is asked to find a student to give the Veterans Day address at Town Hall. This year’s selection was a no-brainer: Staples soccer [&hellip... Read More →
Published on November 12th, 2010
The Staples-Simsbury state LL tournament quarterfinal will now be played Monday, Nov. 15, at 2 p.m. at Loeffler Field. See you on The Hill!... Read More →
Published on November 11th, 2010
As fans around the state looked at LL state tournament 2nd round match-ups, Staples-Guilford stood out. Both programs are consistently strong. Both teams traditionally play smart, skillful soccer. Both schools have won plenty of championships. They’ve [&hellip... Read More →
Published on November 9th, 2010
The wind howled at Loeffler Field today — but nothing like yesterday. Gusts over 50 mph, coupled with snow, ice pellets, hail and rain forced a 24-hour postponement of the opening-round match with West Haven — [&hellip... Read More →
Published on November 8th, 2010
Today’s LL state tournament 1st-round game against West Haven has been postponed to tomorrow — Tuesday, November 9 — at 2 p.m. at Loeffler Field, due to inclement weather... Read More →