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 →
Published on April 7th, 2022
Ben Douglas and Alex Laskin have been selected as captains of the 2022 Staples boys soccer team. Both will be seniors this fall. Douglas is a defender. His brother Jack captained the 2020 squad. Laskin is [&hellip... Read More →
Published on April 4th, 2022
Staples super-fan Laura Blair is once again working for a great cause. On Sunday, May 1 she will take part in STAR’s 17th annual Walk, 5K and Roll, at Sherwood Island State Park right here in [&hellip... Read More →
Published on March 21st, 2022
A self-organized, self-coached team of varsity and reserve players — plus 2 current seniors who played in the past — cruised to the championship of the Westport Soccer Association’s annual WIN Tournament on Saturday. They won [&hellip... Read More →
Published on March 18th, 2022
The new head coach of Staples High School is a familiar face. Russell Oost-Lievense has been selected to lead the storied Wrecker program, athletic director Marty Lisevick announced today. He replaces Dan Woog, who retired in [&hellip... Read More →
Published on February 7th, 2022
Dan Woog has 2 passions in soccer: Staples High School, and LGBTQ advocacy. He also credits United Soccer Coaches — the 30,000-member national organization, comprising professional, college, high school and youth coaches — for its inspiration, [&hellip... Read More →
Published on January 7th, 2022
For only the 3rd time in history, Staples soccer program will be hiring a new head coach. This afternoon, Dan Woog announced his retirement as leader of the program. He is just the 3rd permanent head [&hellip... Read More →
Published on December 20th, 2021
… of Mallory Grand McWilliams. Andrew is lead avalanche technician and a ski patrol member at Arapahoe Basin in Colorado. He, Mallory and mother Linsey Hempel are all doing well, reports the gratified grandma, Luisa Francoeur. [&hellip... Read More →
Published on December 12th, 2021
A former Staples soccer program reached the pinnacle of college soccer today. Mike Noonan ’79 coached Clemson University to the NCAA Division I national championship. The Tigers scored just 27 seconds into the match, then rode [&hellip... Read More →
Published on December 10th, 2021
For the 19th time in 21 years — and the 16th season in a row — the Staples boys soccer program has been honored with a national award for academic excellence. And they did it with [&hellip... Read More →