Published on October 3rd, 2019
Staples High School boys head coach Dan Woog has earned one of his profession’s highest honors. United Soccer Coaches — the 30,000-member national organization, with members from the youth, high school, college and professional ranks — [&hellip... Read More →
Published on October 2nd, 2019
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. To honor it — and show support for a teammate whose mother is battling the disease — the freshman soccer team wore pink socks during Tuesday’s match. Martha Corneck came [&hellip... Read More →
Published on October 2nd, 2019
The Ruden Report — the multi-media platform that covers all 17 FCIAC schools, and all league sports — selected Tuesday’s Staples-Greenwich boys soccer match as a featured event. A top video crew filmed the game. Click [&hellip... Read More →
Published on October 1st, 2019
For Staples boys soccer fans, there is nothing like a Greenwich game. The Wreckers and Cardinals have waged some epic battles. Most recently, last fall Staples knocked the westerners out of the FCIAC tournament, 1-0. That [&hellip... Read More →
Published on September 30th, 2019
Wherever the Staples soccer alums on Emory University men’s soccer team turn, it seems, they meet other former Wreckers. First, the three Eagles — Josh Berman ’17, Matt Engler ’18 and Matthew Tanzer ’19 — played [&hellip... Read More →
Published on September 28th, 2019
Who can resist Staples soccer players asking/urging/”strongly suggesting” that drivers get their cars washed? Very few people. From morning through late afternoon, over 60 varsity, reserve and freshman players — and many parents — washed a [&hellip... Read More →
Published on September 26th, 2019
There was plenty of preseason buzz about Fairfield Warde. The Mustangs have lived up to it, bringing a 3-0-1 record into tonight’s match, on their very fast turf. The surface was slick after the rain that [&hellip... Read More →
Published on September 25th, 2019
The Staples boys soccer program’s annual car wash is this Saturday (September 28), from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Christ & Holy Trinity Church parking lot. It’s off Elm Street — next to Serena & [&hellip... Read More →
Published on September 24th, 2019
For more than a decade, Trumbull has been one of the top soccer teams in the FCIAC. They have been particularly successful against Staples. The Eagles have a knack for drawing the Wreckers into playing Trumbull’s [&hellip... Read More →
Published on September 22nd, 2019
The 2019 Staples boys soccer team is inspired by many things: Last year’s 60th anniversary video. The “Crossing the Line” book used to set team goals. Movies. They also can (and can’t) cook. Their friends say [&hellip... Read More →
Published on September 20th, 2019
Home matches at Loeffler Field — before a packed hill — have always been a special part of the Staples soccer program. When they’re played on a Friday — in brilliant fall weather — they’re extra [&hellip... Read More →
Published on September 18th, 2019
Trinity Catholic is the smallest school in the FCIAC. The Crusaders are a Class “S” (smallest enrollment division); the other 15 members are all either “LL” (extra large, like Staples) or “L” (large). It’s not easy. [&hellip... Read More →
Published on September 16th, 2019
Danbury entered the 2019 season brimming with confidence. A young Hatter team reached the finals of the FCIAC tournament last fall, losing a one-goal game late to Trumbull, in a scintillating match. With most starters returning [&hellip... Read More →
Published on September 14th, 2019
Austin Sholes won bragging rights over 3 former Staples soccer players yesterday. The Washington & Lee freshman helped his team to a 5-1 victory over Emory. The Eagles boast 3 Wrecker alums: Sholes’ 2018 teammate Matthew [&hellip... Read More →
Published on September 13th, 2019
After an intense preseason — and an equally focused evening of team goal-setting 2 nights ago — the Wreckers headed to Bridgeport’s Kennedy Stadium for the season opener. With a balanced lineup of 6 starting seniors [&hellip... Read More →