Published on December 8th, 2019
The final event of the 2019 season — the 61st annual Staples High School boys soccer banquet — was held tonight. As always, it was a cause for pride, reflection, memories, joy and love. Over 200 [&hellip... Read More →
Published on December 1st, 2019
Dan Woog’s book — We Kick Balls: True Stories From the Youth Soccer Wars — is perfect for any soccer player. Or soccer player’s parents, siblings and friends. The Staples head coach’s look back at his [&hellip... Read More →
Published on November 28th, 2019
Last year it was cold. This year it was windy. But — as always — the Thanksgiving morning feeling was warm at Wakeman Field. Over 60 soccer players — former Wreckers, current players, academy players and [&hellip... Read More →
Published on November 23rd, 2019
Two Staples soccer alums have recently made the news — for very different accomplishments. Mike Noonan ’79 was named ACC Coach of the Year. In his 10th year at the Clemson University helm, he led the [&hellip... Read More →
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 →