Published on August 26th, 2022
Chip Young ’68 — a 3-sport athlete at Staples, and a soccer All-American at Brown University — died suddenly yesterday in Rhode Island. He was 72. The former soccer, basketball and baseball Wrecker legend was known [&hellip... Read More →
Published on August 25th, 2022
Over 60 hopefuls descended on Wakeman Field today, for the first day of varsity and reserve tryouts. More than 2 dozen more came out for the freshman squad. Head coach Russell Oost-Lievense welcomed the 10th-12th graders. [&hellip... Read More →
Published on August 18th, 2022
Every August for nearly 2 decades — ever since The Hill was terraced in 2006 — Staples boys soccer parents have sanded and oiled the benches. But the wood showed its age. Planks had split and [&hellip... Read More →
Published on August 10th, 2022
“Football’s coming home.” England — the nation — may be waiting for its first World Cup title since 1966. But England — the Staples soccer-and-friends team — cruised to the Watermelon Cup championship tonight, at Wakeman [&hellip... Read More →
Published on August 8th, 2022
Michael Scott ’11 crushed it. The University of Michigan graduate — and star on Staples’ 2009 state championship team, known for (among other things) his sizzling long throw-ins — finished Juneau’s Ironman Alaska yesterday in an [&hellip... Read More →
Published on August 4th, 2022
Tryouts are less than a month away. The 2022 season is almost here. It all begins Wednesday, August 24 (6 p.m.), with a Man U fitness test at Wakeman for all players in grades 10-12. Tryouts [&hellip... Read More →
Published on June 23rd, 2022
There’s no doubt: the FCIAC and CCC are the top 2 soccer leagues in the state. Teams from either the Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference or the Central Connecticut Conference have won the CIAC (Connecticut Interscholastic [&hellip... Read More →
Published on June 18th, 2022
Rosters are set for this summer’s Watermelon Cup. Play begins July 6 at 6 p.m. at Wakeman turf, and continues every Wednesday through August 10. Please note team colors; wear an appropriate shirt. League director Russell [&hellip... Read More →
Published on June 9th, 2022
All boys intending to try out for Staples soccer must register now. The deadline is August 20. Click here to begin the process. After completing registration, you will receive 6 emails. They’ll confirm that you agreed [&hellip... Read More →
Published on June 7th, 2022
As the school year races to an end, it’s another awards season for Staples soccer players. Three Wreckers were singled out at Sunday’s Scholar-Athlete banquet, which honors one senior athlete from each of the school’s 36 [&hellip... Read More →
Published on June 2nd, 2022
Sign-ups are open now for this summer’s Watermelon Cup. Play begins July 6, and continues every Wednesday evening at the Wakeman turf through August 10. Click here to sign up via a Google Doc. Sign-up deadline [&hellip... Read More →
Published on May 19th, 2022
All returning players should attend a meeting with head coach Russell Oost-Lievense at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, June 1, in the Staples High School cafeteria. In addition, incoming freshmen (current 8th graders) who plan to try [&hellip... Read More →
Published on May 14th, 2022
Eighteen seniors — believed to be the largest graduating class in Staples soccer history — receive their diplomas on June 16. Will Adams will continue to play in college, at St. Olaf in Minnesota. He’ll have [&hellip... Read More →
Published on May 13th, 2022
Staples boys soccer’s pre-season program will have a new look this summer. Head coach Russell Oost-Lievense says: “This year, we will introduce a new program to our preseason model that the coaching staff is very excited [&hellip... Read More →
Published on April 20th, 2022
Jackson Cregan is the popular manager of the reserves team. He’s also very environmentally conscious. In Connecticut, he says, 9% of the shoreline is considered critically eroding. At Sherwood Island State Park — where he volunteers [&hellip... Read More →