Published on March 20th, 2010
Kris Hrisovulos ’00 — a former soccer and tennis star at Staples — is the latest former Wrecker to join his alma mater’s coaching staff. He’ll head up the boys tennis team this spring, succeeding social [&hellip... Read More →
Published on March 20th, 2010
They said it couldn’t be done. But they don’t know Jack Hennessy. The captain of the state champion soccer team, state-level indoor track star and captain of the FCIAC-defending baseball team added another notch to his [&hellip... Read More →
Published on March 17th, 2010
Faced with tons of sand in the Compo Beach pavilion and showers, Westport Parks and Rec director Stuart McCarthy ’79 P’10 put out the call for high school volunteers. Soccer players Frankie Bergonzi, Connor Walsh, Ryan [&hellip... Read More →
Published on March 17th, 2010
The junior defender was cited for his basketball play. Frankie had 18 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists in Staples’ 101-71 loss to Windsor in the 1st round of the state LL tournament. “He led the [&hellip... Read More →
Published on March 16th, 2010
How bad was last weekend’s storm? Jordan Schur ’01 now lives in New York — but his parents, Alan and Karen, still live on South Maple Avenue. Here’s what the high winds and torrential rains did [&hellip... Read More →
Published on March 15th, 2010
The junior defender was part of a 4×400 team that roared to a 3:25.34 mark at the National Scholastic Indoor Championships at the Armory in New York. The quartet — also including juniors Raphael Ray and [&hellip... Read More →
Published on March 14th, 2010
Members of the Staples High School boys soccer team are available to help homeowners with cleanup — 1st come 1st served, $15/hour. Contact dwoog@optonline.net... Read More →
Published on March 14th, 2010
Every year, Staples players volunteer at the Westport Soccer Association’s WIN tournament. They help out at scorers’ tables, serve as runners, officiate, and do whatever else is asked. This year, over 2 dozen varsity, junior varsity [&hellip... Read More →
Published on March 10th, 2010
A pair of varsity parents — Lisa Krosse and Pam Evans — cleaned, rearranged, remodeled and reinvigorated the Staples boys soccer trophy case. As soon as they were done today, after several long hours of work, [&hellip... Read More →
Published on March 7th, 2010
The Wreckers captured the class “S” state championship — and finished 3rd in the state open race — thanks in large part to junior Mikey Scott. The fiesty soccer midfielder with the long throw placed 22nd [&hellip... Read More →
Published on March 6th, 2010
Sean Gallagher’s 52.7 leg helped Staples’ 4×400 relay team to a 3rd place finish at yesterday’s New England Indoor Track and Field Championships, held at the Reggie Lewis Center in Boston. The bronze medal squad also [&hellip... Read More →
Published on March 2nd, 2010
The senior defender was part of a 5-man team that bested 9 others, to win Staples’ 1st-ever Spectacular Student Challenge. Sophomore Matt Silver was part of the 3rd-place team. They won $1,000. The 10 groups spent [&hellip... Read More →
Published on February 27th, 2010
Longtime freshman coach and former Staples captain Chris O’Dell and his wife Mary pulled into the hospital at 11:15 p.m. last night. Seventeen minutes later — and nearly 10 days late — their 3rd child was [&hellip... Read More →
Published on February 26th, 2010
Last year, Adam Liu ’09 camethisclose to being a Staples ice hockey hero in the 1st round of the FCIAC playoffs. This year, his brother Aaron — a sophomore, and a defender last fall on the [&hellip... Read More →
Published on February 26th, 2010
Hugh Brian Kennedy died Monday at home, following a long illness. The father of Brian Kennedy ’05 and Derek Kennedy ’05, he was 71. Born in Dublin, Ireland, he was an international executive who worked for [&hellip... Read More →