Published on March 27th, 2020
The coronavirus has shut all Connecticut schools for 2 weeks. The closure may last through the end of spring. Staples soccer players have joined the rest of the school in distance learning. But when they’re not [&hellip... Read More →
Published on March 19th, 2020
Jeff Williamson ’73 — a tri-captain, 2-time All-FCIAC pick, and the player who assisted the lone goal in the 1972 state championship match — died this morning. He was 65, and spent much of his life [&hellip... Read More →
Published on March 6th, 2020
Staples super-fan Laura Blair is once again working for a great cause. On Sunday, May 3 she will take part in STAR’s 15th annual Walk, 5K and Roll, at Sherwood Island State Park right here in [&hellip... Read More →
Published on March 3rd, 2020
Last fall, Colin Corneck was chosen as Staples High School’s representative to deliver the Veterans Day address at Town Hall. The senior defender spoke eloquently of the importance of service to one’s country. Now he’ll have [&hellip... Read More →
Published on February 23rd, 2020
It’s one of the all-time great partnerships: Staples soccer and Brian Kuk. For the 18th 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 15th, 2020
Former reserve coach and 2006 FCIAC champion Nicky Hoberman has returned to Fairfield County from Washington, DC. He’s jumped right in, building a nutrition practice out of A Team Performance (ATP) and Chiropractic in Norwalk. After [&hellip... Read More →
Published on February 13th, 2020
The FCIAC has announced its 2020 boys soccer schedule. For the Wreckers — who open their season September 11, hosting Ridgefield, and end it October 27 at Fairfield Ludlowe — there will be differences from last [&hellip... Read More →
Published on February 6th, 2020
There will be a new — but very familiar — face on the varsity sidelines this fall. Russell Oost-Lievense moves from head reserves coach, to varsity assistant. He joins head coach Dan Woog, assistant Kurt Dasbach [&hellip... Read More →
Published on January 30th, 2020
The first Staples soccer team of the new decade will be led by one returning captain, and one new one. Seniors Surya Balaji and Jack Douglas will lead the 2020 Wreckers on and off the field, [&hellip... Read More →
Published on January 28th, 2020
Business Insider is an international website, covering broad financial ground. The other day, they profiled Mark Noonan ’83. Here’s what they said about the 2-time Staples High School state champion, Duke University NCAA Division I national [&hellip... Read More →
Published on January 23rd, 2020
Tod Barrett was one of the stars of the 1978 Staples soccer team. That’s the legendary squad that won the state championship 3-2 over Greenwich — just 11 seconds from the final whistle, in Jeff Lea’s [&hellip... Read More →
Published on January 22nd, 2020
Last year, Staples High School boys soccer head coach Dan Woog ran for a seat on United Soccer Coaches’ board of directors. He lost, in a close election. But his service to the 30,000-member organization — [&hellip... Read More →
Published on January 20th, 2020
For the 17th time in 19 years — and the 14th 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 January 9th, 2020
Tom Henske — for 11 years a fixture of Staples soccer, working in areas from goalkeepers to goal-setting, and video to training — has retired as assistant coach. The Long Island native, former youth national team [&hellip... Read More →
Published on December 10th, 2019
At Sunday’s Staples soccer banquet — after receiving a Block “S,” as the team’s Most Valuable Player — senior Patricio Perez Elorza delivered this speech: If I were to bring a new friend to Westport and [&hellip... Read More →