Published on September 12th, 2020
Sophomore David Sedrak blazed through the 2-mile Cooper test in 10:44. A record 13 other Staples soccer hopefuls recorded sub-12 minute times. An entire cohort of 10 players finished under the target time of 12:20. That [&hellip... Read More →
Published on September 9th, 2020
The FCIAC has announced a revised schedule for the 2020 season. This replaces the previous version, taking into account the later start date for conditioning and training. The 16-team league has lost Trinity Catholic, which closed. [&hellip... Read More →
Published on September 6th, 2020
Staples soccer’s new live tweeter is a familiar face. Lucas Dimyan takes over from Patrick Ostbye, as the Wreckers’ social media voice. Lucas played freshman soccer for Russell Oost-Lievense, and received the Stephen Martin Award. He [&hellip... Read More →
Published on August 25th, 2020
A dozen returnees looked forward to this year’s annual team bonding trip. A killer house on a Maine lake had been rented. But a different killer — COVID-19 — shattered those plans. The 4-day event was [&hellip... Read More →
Published on August 24th, 2020
The on-again, off-again high school fall soccer season is on again. On Sunday night, the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference and state Department of Public Health came to an agreement. Fall sports conditioning and skills training can [&hellip... Read More →
Published on August 15th, 2020
Alumni and current players alike loved the recent “Captain Morgan” video. Conceived by Fred Cantor ’71, and executed by rising senior Alan Fiore, it showed most of Staples’ 1970 state and FCIAC champion squad — 10 [&hellip... Read More →
Published on August 13th, 2020
Last spring, the coronavirus knocked out high school sports across the country. Many states have canceled fall sports too, or pushed them back to the spring. But after long deliberations, the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference has [&hellip... Read More →
Published on August 12th, 2020
After a week’s delay due to Tropical Storm Isaias, India stormed back from a 2-0 deficit to take the coveted Watermelon Cup, 3-2 over Israel in the finals. The Indians — who had no substitutes — [&hellip... Read More →
Published on August 1st, 2020
Charlie Stoebe captained Staples’ 2003 soccer team. He was also a track star. He graduated from Dartmouth College, and now works with NBC Sports. Charlie is multi-talented. In his spare COVID-related time, he created a new [&hellip... Read More →
Published on July 31st, 2020
As states across the nation announced plans for fall sports — with some completely canceled, others pushed back to spring — Connecticut athletes and coaches waited anxiously for news. The state’s falling COVID case numbers — [&hellip... Read More →
Published on July 31st, 2020
Victor King — a defender on Staples’ 1972 state and FCIAC champion team, a nationally known bridge player, and son of longtime Staples science teacher and department chair Dick King — was murdered on Sunday in [&hellip... Read More →
Published on July 30th, 2020
Want to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 — and show your pride in Staples soccer? Specially branded masks and gaiters are now on sale. They look great — for players, siblings, parents and superfans! Proceeds help [&hellip... Read More →
Published on July 29th, 2020
The tightest regular season finish in Watermelon Cup history saw 2 teams tie for 1st place — and 2 for the final playoff spot. The 2 4th-place squads — Bhutan and England — split the 2 [&hellip... Read More →
Published on July 24th, 2020
Registration for the STA pre-season camp ends Monday, July 27. The camp for players who are trying out for the varsity team runs from Wednesday, August 19 through Sunday, August 23. There are 2 sessions each day, all [&hellip... Read More →
Published on July 17th, 2020
Fred Cantor is a proud member of Staples High School’s 1970 soccer team. He loves debating the age-old question: “What was the best team in Wrecker history?” He also is an avid fan of the current [&hellip... Read More →