Published on December 1st, 2009
Dave Wilson ’75 made his mark on the soccer field, as a Staples and Dartmouth College captain. His son Cameron is earning raves on the golf course. Now he’s headed across country, to join the famed [&hellip... Read More →
Published on November 30th, 2009
Colin Nangle ’10 — a former Staples captain — was 1 of 4 Middlebury College players named to this year’s all-NESCAC (Northeast Small College Athletic Conference) team. The quartet helped lead the Panthers to a 10-5-2 [&hellip... Read More →
Published on November 27th, 2009
Fans who watched the Staples soccer team this year knew they had a great midfield. Now the rest of the state officially agrees. Senior quad-captain Alan Reiter and junior Brendan Lesch have been named to the [&hellip... Read More →
Published on November 26th, 2009
A Staples record 50 participants turned up this morning for the annual Turkey Bowl. Simultaneous cross-field games on the Wakeman turf provided plenty of fun for all — from Ken Murphy ’76 and Stuart McCarthy ’79 [&hellip... Read More →
Published on November 25th, 2009
Excelling both in the classroom and on the field, Davidson University senior Charlie Reiter has been named to the 2009 CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America First Team for men’s soccer. The 2009 Southern Conference Men’s Soccer [&hellip... Read More →
Published on November 24th, 2009
Staples head coach Dan Woog and his staff always stress that rankings mean nothing. When pushed, they concede that the final poll of the year counts for something. Well, the final polls are in. The state [&hellip... Read More →
Published on November 23rd, 2009
Thanks to Antonio Pastor ’84 for passing this information along: Staples’ appearance in the 2009 state final ties them with Wethersfield for the most state championship appearances ever. The Wreckers and Eagles both have 17. Staples [&hellip... Read More →
Published on November 23rd, 2009
Bird’ s Eye Sports is a Westport-based professional sports video production company. They produced a great broadcast of the Staples-New Milford state championship match. There are multiple cameras, and play-by-play announcers. (For a short preview, click [&hellip... Read More →
Published on November 22nd, 2009
After Saturday’s state championship match, several alumni asked: Is that the largest margin of victory by any Wrecker squad? It is. Not only that, it’s the largest margin of victory in the state tournament’s largest division [&hellip... Read More →
Published on November 22nd, 2009
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 (to avoid parking [&hellip... Read More →
Published on November 22nd, 2009
Staples trainer Gaetana DiLeo said she’d be at Staples’ state championship match yesterday. She never showed up — assistant trainer Erin Guertin was there, of course, to share in the victory — but ‘G’ had a [&hellip... Read More →
Published on November 21st, 2009
The scouting report on New Milford was clear: Contain dangerous Brazilian midfielder Miguel Carneiro. Defend well against long throws. Play Staples’ game, and force the Green Wave to adapt. At the end of yesterday’s training, Wrecker [&hellip... Read More →
Published on November 20th, 2009
WWPT-FM is streaming the Staples-New Milford state championship match live — and they’re want former Wrecker players to add insights to the broadcast. Alums who wish to provide a bit of analysis during halftime — or [&hellip... Read More →
Published on November 19th, 2009
Handsome T-shirts are now on sale — and every sale benefits a great cause. The shirts honor Preston Hirten ’06. For a donation of $10 (or more!), all proceeds go to the Preston Hirten Memorial Scholarship [&hellip... Read More →
Published on November 19th, 2009
Staples’ route to the state championship runs through Ridgefield. The Wreckers — fresh off an inspiring 3-2 victory over previously unbeaten Glastonbury — take on New Milford this Saturday at 12 noon. The game will be [&hellip... Read More →