Published on December 30th, 2009
The 2009 state championship season recap has been added to Staples’ online history. Click the “History” tab at the top of the StaplesSoccer.com home page; then click on “2008-2012” to relive all 24 matches. (NOTE: The [&hellip... Read More →
Published on December 30th, 2009
The Westport Soccer Association U-9 Red boys team has honored parent coach Rob Stone ’83, by making a donation to the Staples boys soccer program. “Rob was on the Staples team when he was a student, [&hellip... Read More →
Published on December 28th, 2009
Kyle Martino — who starred at the University of Virginia in the early 2000s — has been named to College Soccer News’s “Team of the Decade.” After college, the former Wrecker earned Rookie of the Year [&hellip... Read More →
Published on December 27th, 2009
The Norwalk Hour‘s blog — “Hour Sports Minute” — is conducting a decade-end poll. One of the questions is: “Which is the best team of the 2000s?” The 2009 Staples boys soccer team is listed — [&hellip... Read More →
Published on December 23rd, 2009
Two of Brendan Lesch’s goals — his diving header in the FCIAC championship game, and his 2nd-effort chip of the New Milford keeper in the state final — made MSG Varsity’s Top Goals of the Year. [&hellip... Read More →
Published on December 21st, 2009
The former captain is spending the year in Hangzhou. Among his recent activities: Last month he managed to find “a quality restaurant that supplied ‘takeaway thanksgiving meals.'” He ordered cranberries, and a whole roast turkey. Fortunately, [&hellip... Read More →
Published on December 21st, 2009
Brendan Lesch is the Norwalk Hour‘s Most Valuable Player. This marks the 2nd year in a row that area coaches and the Hour sports staff have selected a Staples junior for the honor. Last year, Alan [&hellip... Read More →
Published on December 17th, 2009
The 2009 “LL” state soccer champion Staples Wreckers joined other sports teams — including the state champion boys volleyball and boys golf squads, and the FCIAC champion football team — along with other high-achievers like the [&hellip... Read More →
Published on December 14th, 2009
All alumni and current varsity players are invited to the 2009 Loeffler Indoor Tournament: Wednesday, December 30, in the Staples fieldhouse. Players are asked to arrive by 5:45 p.m., for stretching and socializing. Play begins at [&hellip... Read More →
Published on December 13th, 2009
Sam Bender never stops working. He’s compiled a season’s worth of YouTube clips — plus his spectacular year-end highlight video, shown to great applause at last week’s banquet — into 1 DVD. The price is just [&hellip... Read More →
Published on December 12th, 2009
The waiting is over — and the rewards of a successful high school career are in. Michael McCarthy received word yesterday that he was accepted at his 1st choice school: Washington University in St. Louis. The [&hellip... Read More →
Published on December 12th, 2009
The original plan was for a downtown parade, honoring Staples’ state championship boys soccer team, the FCIAC champion football team, and other outstanding high school students. The ACT test, and work and other commitments scuttled those [&hellip... Read More →
Published on December 12th, 2009
Mark Noonan ’83 is the latest Westport soccer figure to earn Connecticut’s highest soccer honor. Noonan — who won 2 state championships at Staples (and captained the 16-0-3 squad in 1982), then went on to help [&hellip... Read More →
Published on December 10th, 2009
The Westport Soccer Association is forming U-18 and U-16 high school travel teams for this spring. All high school students living in Westport are invited to try out on January 24, from 12-1 p.m. at the [&hellip... Read More →
Published on December 8th, 2009
Celebrate the holidays — and remember Staples’ 2009 state championship forever. Athletic Shoe Factory — the provider of handsome logowear all season long — has added a special hoody and T-shirt to the mix. Both feature [&hellip... Read More →