Published on April 18th, 2019
The University of Connecticut-Southern State University men’s soccer game — this Saturday (April 20, 1 p.m.) — has been moved to the Wakeman turf field. The change is due to the forecast of rain. The match [&hellip... Read More →
Published on March 29th, 2019
It’s taken years of work: building a program, instilling a soccer mentality and — of course — coaching soccer. But Episcopal High School — one of the top prep schools in the Houston area — finished [&hellip... Read More →
Published on March 27th, 2019
Soccer is a great game. It teaches many lessons — on and off the field. One of the lessons Staples players learn is how to give back to their sport. Thanks to reserve coaches Russell Oost-Lievense [&hellip... Read More →
Published on March 25th, 2019
A midfielder and a defender will lead the 2019 Wreckers, on and off the field. Rising senior Sam Liles and rising junior Surya Balaji are the team’s co-captains, head coach Dan Woog announced today. Both earned [&hellip... Read More →
Published on March 24th, 2019
Saturday was cold and windy. But Haydn Siroka headed to Fairfield’s Jennings Beach, and raced into Long Island Sound. The sophomore soccer player (who trained with the varsity during post-season) is not crazy. He was just [&hellip... Read More →
Published on March 19th, 2019
Save the date: Saturday, April 20, 1 p.m., at Staples High School’s Loeffler Field. The University of Connecticut and Southern Connecticut State University face off in a classic spring season match. They’ll do it at Staples’ [&hellip... Read More →
Published on March 16th, 2019
Austin Sholes and Matthew Tanzer led their Staples rec basketball team to a 2nd straight championship. Rec basketball is one of the most popular events at Staples, drawing intense interest and plenty of smack talk on [&hellip... Read More →
Published on March 9th, 2019
Thomas Heisler ’17 is flying high after Staples. The goalkeeper is majoring in biology at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs. He’s a member of the EMT team there. He is aiming for medical school, [&hellip... Read More →
Published on March 8th, 2019
Staples super-fan Laura Blair is once again working for a great cause. On Sunday, May 5 she will take part in STAR’s 14th annual Walk, 5K and Roll, at Sherwood Island State Park right here in [&hellip... Read More →
Published on February 24th, 2019
It’s one of the all-time great partnerships: Staples soccer and Brian Kuk. For the 17th straight year, our program and our favorite trainer are partnering to offer Wrecker players a fantastic pre-season experience. The legendary STA [&hellip... Read More →
Published on February 5th, 2019
The FCIAC has announced its 2019 regular season schedule. The Wreckers open on Friday, September 13 at Central High School in Bridgeport. The 16-game slate ends Monday, October 28 at home against Wilton. All told, there [&hellip... Read More →
Published on January 19th, 2019
Last week, United Soccer Coaches inducted its newest member into Hall of Fame. He’s also one of the first members of what is today the largest coaching organization of any kind in the world. It includes [&hellip... Read More →
Published on January 15th, 2019
For the 16th time in 18 years — and the 13th 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 →
Published on December 17th, 2018
Armelle Daniels — Staples soccer’s fantastic photographer — ended the 2018 season with a bang. Her slideshow — premiered at the banquet earlier this month — captured this year perfectly. Now it lives forever. The memories, [&hellip... Read More →
Published on December 16th, 2018
As part of this year’s Staples soccer 60th anniversary celebration, Fred Cantor ’71 interviewed Dee Tashian, who was there when the program began. Fred writes: Dee Tashian ‘60 was part of a special class: the first [&hellip... Read More →