Published on November 5th, 2021
Staples — ranked #6, their highest seeding in over a decade — begins the state tournament journey on Tuesday. The Wreckers host #27 Manchester on Tuesday. Kickoff is 2 p.m., at Wakeman Field. The Wreckers are [&hellip... Read More →
Published on October 29th, 2021
With only 5 points separating the top 6 teams in the FCIAC playoffs, the tournament promised to be tight. Fairfield Warde — 9-2-4, seeded 6th — arrived at Wakeman Field bent on revenge against #3, 10-1-4 [&hellip... Read More →
Published on October 27th, 2021
In 2000, Staples roared through the regular season, FCIAC playoffs and first 3 rounds of the state tournament undefeated. They faced Fairfield High School in the LL semifinals. Despite a monsoon with high winds and heavy [&hellip... Read More →
Published on October 24th, 2021
Staples soccer is built upon tradition. Some date back to the program’s founding in 1958. Some are newer. One of the most recent is Senior Sunday. Initiated last year — when COVID’s reduction on crowd capacity [&hellip... Read More →
Published on October 23rd, 2021
The Staples High School soccer stars of 2021 spent today with the stars of tomorrow. The Wrecker varsity team traveled to Wakeman, Long Lots and Burr Farms fields, for Westport Soccer Association games at the 2nd [&hellip... Read More →
Published on October 22nd, 2021
Soccer is a game of emotions. Staples was flying high after Tuesday’s 1-0 win over Norwalk. The victory leapfrogged the Wreckers over the Bears, into 1st place in the FCIAC. Today, they came back to earth. [&hellip... Read More →
Published on October 19th, 2021
Today’s match held the promise of what high school soccer should be about. A large crowd — including alumni from as far back as the 1970s, and players and coaches from around the state — packed [&hellip... Read More →
Published on October 15th, 2021
St. Joseph is mired near the bottom of the FCIAC standings. But 2 results last week had the FCIAC talking. First, they led Brien McMahon 3-1, with 5 minutes remaining. A furious Senator 3-goal barrage — [&hellip... Read More →
Published on October 13th, 2021
Neither Staples nor Central was at full strength today, at Bridgeport’s Kennedy Stadium. The Wreckers rested 5 players — 4 starters, and an early substitute — with nagging injuries (none major). The Hilltoppers were down a [&hellip... Read More →
Published on October 11th, 2021
Back in the day, Stamford High’s field behind Boyle Stadium was small, rocky and grass. It’s still small — particularly narrow. It’s now turf. But it’s slippery. Players from both teams had a hard time keeping [&hellip... Read More →
Published on October 7th, 2021
0-8-5. That’s what the Staples coaches wrote on the locker room whiteboard. The numbers described the Wreckers’ record against Trumbull since 2011. In that span, the Eagles won 8 times. There were 5 draws. The Westporters [&hellip... Read More →
Published on October 7th, 2021
Internet issues continue to plague the athletic fields at Staples High School. Recent livestreams have suffered buffering and freezing issues. We continue to work on a solution. We thank our fans for their patience. Fairfield Warde [&hellip... Read More →
Published on October 5th, 2021
Last Friday, Staples traveled to Darien to face the undefeated Blue Wave. The Wreckers fell 2-1. They were not pleased, with either their performance or the result. Today, they were on the road again. Again, they [&hellip... Read More →
Published on October 3rd, 2021
Staples soccer players know they are very lucky. They’ve been given a lot. Today, they gave back. The Wreckers participated in the 12th annual “Push Against Cancer.” With 300 other people of all ages (and body [&hellip... Read More →
Published on October 1st, 2021
Darien pulled out all the stops today. The match against Staples featured cheerleaders, and their first livestream of the season. It was a huge game for the Blue Wave. After a season-opening 1-1 draw with Norwalk, [&hellip... Read More →