Published on October 26th, 2018
Last night, the Wreckers had a pasta dinner at co-captain Gabe Baltierra’s house. To get themselves even more ready for their FCIAC quarterfinal match than they were — they’d already had a strong, productive training session [&hellip... Read More →
Published on October 24th, 2018
As Staples prepares for the 2018 FCIAC tournament — with the goal of the Wreckers’ 28th title — they got good news about the man who won 12 of them. Albie Loeffler — who founded the [&hellip... Read More →
Published on October 23rd, 2018
For the Staples soccer team, the 3rd time may be the charm. For the 3rd year in a row, the Wreckers face Greenwich in round one of the FCIAC tournament. Two years ago the Cardinals edged [&hellip... Read More →
Published on October 23rd, 2018
Most years, the FCIAC boys soccer playoff picture is unpredictable. This fall, the race was the tightest in many years. Coming into this afternoon’s final regular season match at St. Joseph, Staples (9-2-4) sat in 6th [&hellip... Read More →
Published on October 20th, 2018
If you were at Quiz Night, you know how much fun it was. (You probably also won some nice swag.) If you were not there: Here’s what you missed. [&hellip... Read More →
Published on October 20th, 2018
It’s been quite a week for the Staples boys soccer team. Last Saturday, they celebrated the program’s 60th anniversary with an intense 0-0 draw in the mud against Darien. On Monday they played their best match [&hellip... Read More →
Published on October 20th, 2018
What did the 7 Dwarves do for work? How many days are in a fortnight? Where is the Sea of Tranquility located? Over 40 teams of Staples soccer players, parents and grandparents, siblings, friends and random [&hellip... Read More →
Published on October 18th, 2018
The Staples boys soccer team headed to assistant coach Tom Henske’s house for what they thought was just a pizza dinner. After the meal, Henske invited everyone upstairs. On the way, each player was handed a [&hellip... Read More →
Published on October 16th, 2018
Elliot Gerard is former Staples junior varsity coach Darko Maric’s nephew, and Peter Maric ’97’s cousin. Elliot is also a very talented artist. He works in Westport as creative director at MKTG, the sports firm (with, [&hellip... Read More →
Published on October 15th, 2018
On Saturday, the Wreckers looked strong. But they emerged with just 1 point in the standings, with a 0-0 draw against Darien. The game was physically demanding, and running on the muddy Loeffler Field took a [&hellip... Read More →
Published on October 14th, 2018
For 60 years, Staples soccer has set a high standard. The Wreckers play good soccer. They get top grades, and are involved in their community. And when they commission a video to celebrate their 60th anniversary, [&hellip... Read More →
Published on October 14th, 2018
Rob Hagebak ’82 flew in from Maui. The early ’60s were represented by Burke Mandable, Jim Kaufman, Dave Olean, Jim Paull and Sam Pair. Chris Martenson ’18 came directly from playing a match for Worcester Polytechnic [&hellip... Read More →
Published on October 13th, 2018
When the Staples boys soccer program scheduled their 60th anniversary celebration for today, they figured it would attract scores of alumni. In fact, over 100 came for the tailgate, game and party — from as far [&hellip... Read More →
Published on October 13th, 2018
It’s here! Our final “60 For 60” entries — and Staples soccer’s 60th anniversary celebration. We look forward to seeing you on The Hill today (Saturday, October 13) for our 1 p.m. tailgate, and huge 2 [&hellip... Read More →
Published on October 10th, 2018
Today’s game marked the 3/4 point of the regular season. Around this time, FCIAC teams do one of two things. They play “scoreboard,” praying that other results will break their way, so they can qualify for [&hellip... Read More →