Published on August 24th, 2018
Nearly 20% of Emory University’s starting lineup was from Staples High School this week. Josh Berman ’17 and Matt Engler ’18 — both former Wrecker captains — were on the field the other day as the [&hellip... Read More →
Published on August 23rd, 2018
Staples soccer opened its 60th year with a near-record 110 players at tryouts. Nearly 70 varsity and reserves hopeful began with a 2-mile Cooper run. Gabe Baltierra and Colin Corneck finished 1-2, well below 12 minutes. [&hellip... Read More →
Published on August 20th, 2018
Tryouts for all boys hoping to play Staples High School soccer begin this Thursday (August 23). All candidates in all grades must have pre-registered online (http://staplesathletics.assn.la) and must have a current physical form cleared by the nurse. No [&hellip... Read More →
Published on August 19th, 2018
The countdown to Staples soccer’s 60th anniversary has begun. As promised, each day we post a new fun fact about Wrecker history — teams, players, coaches, whatever — on social media. Here are the first 6, [&hellip... Read More →
Published on August 15th, 2018
Staples senior Colin Willigan takes over the live tweeting duties this fall. A Wrecker lacrosse player in the spring, he loves playing all sports — including soccer. Colin also works with younger children, at Earthplace’s after-school [&hellip... Read More →
Published on August 12th, 2018
The countdown has begun to Staples soccer’s 60th anniversary celebration. This Tuesday (August 14) marks 60 days before the event. Which means we’re kicking off our special “60 For 60” coverage. Every day between now and [&hellip... Read More →
Published on August 10th, 2018
The bonding trip for varsity returnees has become a great Staples soccer adventure. This year’s 4-day trip featured: A fantastic house in Brownfield, Maine, with amazing views of the White Mountains A full day of rock [&hellip... Read More →
Published on August 1st, 2018
For the 2nd year in a row, the Watermelon Cup finals went to overtime. The match was scoreless through 37 minutes. Three minutes from time, Lefty Penderakis scored for #1-ranked Greece. But Emerson Anvari equalized 1 [&hellip... Read More →
Published on July 30th, 2018
Liverpool staged a spectacular semifinal comeback tonight, scoring 4 unanswered goals to turn a 3-0 halftime deficit into an exciting win over West Bromwich. Michael Reid’s game winner came with just 1 minute to play. The [&hellip... Read More →
Published on July 26th, 2018
After 3 years as Staples’ reserves coach, Nicky Hoberman is moving to a new job in Virginia. But the Wreckers’ soccer program will not miss a beat. After 2 years with the freshmen, Russell Oost-Lievense becomes [&hellip... Read More →
Published on July 26th, 2018
Tommy Greenwald ’79 sends along these words on the death of his and his brother Ken ’78’s father, Jonathan Greenwald. The noted doctor was also the grandfather of Joe Greenwald ’13. Internist, cardiologist, clarinetist, bagpiper, banjo [&hellip... Read More →
Published on July 25th, 2018
Qualifying for next week’s semifinals and finals came down to the final matches. France and Greece entered the last game tied for 1st place. France beat last-place Nigeria, but it wasn’t easy: 4-3. Spain edged Greece. [&hellip... Read More →
Published on July 23rd, 2018
Tryouts for all boys hoping to play Staples High School soccer begin Thursday, August 23. All seniors, juniors and sophomores should report to the Staples track at 7:30 a.m. on Thursday, August 23. The coaches will meet [&hellip... Read More →
Published on July 2nd, 2018
Four Staples soccer players — recent graduates Ryan Fincher and Chris Martenson, and rising seniors Gabe Baltierra and Aiden Rose — returned Saturday from a week in Puerto Rico. They joined over 40 others on a [&hellip... Read More →
Published on June 30th, 2018
The Old Codgers — the Staples Class of 2001-based team — won its 3rd Preston Hirten Tournament title in 4 years this morning. They outlasted Axe Capital — the Mary Washington University alumni — 2-1 at [&hellip... Read More →