Published on November 19th, 2019
Two FCIAC teams will contest for state championships this Saturday. Unfortunately, Trumbull is not one of them. The Eagles — who edged Staples on penalty kicks in Friday’s state tournament “LL” (extra large schools) quarterfinal — [&hellip... Read More →
Published on November 17th, 2019
From Sam Bender on — in the state championship fall of 2009 — Staples has been fortunate to have had a series of superb videographers. Jacob Weber is the latest — and, like the 2019 team, [&hellip... Read More →
Published on November 15th, 2019
Just 48 hours after stunning the state with a a historic, electrifying win — down 2-0 after 14 minutes, still trailing 2-1 with 7 minutes remaining, Staples roared back to stun #1-seeded, 2-time defending state champion [&hellip... Read More →
Published on November 13th, 2019
The odds seemed stacked against Staples. By beating #16 Wilbur Cross 3-0 on Monday, the Wreckers earned the right to meet the #1 seed today. For over a decade, Glastonbury has set the standard for Connecticut [&hellip... Read More →
Published on November 12th, 2019
The 1975 Union College men’s soccer team was inducted into the school’s Athletics Hall of Fame last weekend. Two former Wreckers — Jim Bacharach ’72 and Jim Manning ’74 — were on that legendary Dutchmen side. [&hellip... Read More →
Published on November 11th, 2019
Staples and Wilbur Cross have a history going back to 1885. Sure, the Wreckers have only played the Governors in soccer 3 times, before tonight. All were in the state tournament, and all were wins. They [&hellip... Read More →
Published on November 8th, 2019
The state tournament draw was announced this morning. The Wreckers head to New Haven. Staples’ regular season record of 8-4-4 earns them the 17th seed. They face Wilbur Cross on Monday. The Governors are #16 (8-4-3). [&hellip... Read More →
Published on November 6th, 2019
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. The site is the Wakeman B turf field. This year we ask Turkey [&hellip... Read More →
Published on November 5th, 2019
The #6 Wreckers came into tonight’s FCIAC semifinal at Fairfield Ludlowe’s Taft Field filled with confidence. They’d knocked off #3 Danbury in the quarterfinal. They were playing quickly and well. Their training sessions were intense and [&hellip... Read More →
Published on November 4th, 2019
There were probably more than 2 Staples soccer alums who ran yesterday’s New York City Marathon. But 2 of them met shortly after finishing. James Hickok ’13– who starred at Dartmouth College, played in Scotland and [&hellip... Read More →
Published on November 4th, 2019
Six freshmen spent this afternoon serving their sport, their school and the entire state. They volunteered as referees for a Connecticut Special Olympics unified soccer tournament, in the fieldhouse. Every year Staples hosts the event, which [&hellip... Read More →
Published on November 3rd, 2019
Colin Corneck has served the Staples High School boys soccer program well. Now he’s getting ready to serve his country. The senior defender and defending Cooper test champion (he ran the 2 miles in 11:33) — [&hellip... Read More →
Published on November 3rd, 2019
There will be a huge crowd Tuesday at Fairfield Ludlowe High School, for the FCIAC boys soccer semifinals. Staples and Trumbull kick off at 7 p.m. But if you can’t be there, you can follow all [&hellip... Read More →
Published on October 31st, 2019
In the second game of the FCIAC season, Staples traveled to Danbury. The Hatters were pre-season favorites to win the league. Their stellar defense was anchored by returning All-New England pick Tyler Warren. Playing at Mill [&hellip... Read More →
Published on October 29th, 2019
It took another down-to-the-wire, wait-till-the-final-whistle finish. But finally, the FCIAC playoffs are set. The 4 quarterfinals will be played Thursday. Staples’ exciting 1-1 draw with Wilton kept the Wreckers (8-4-4) in the #6 spot. They’ll travel [&hellip... Read More →