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 →
Published on June 16th, 2018
Four Saturday home matches — including a special 60th anniversary celebration — highlight Staples boys soccer’s 2018 schedule. Darien provides the opposition for that 60th match. It’s set for 2 p.m. on Saturday, October 13. There’s [&hellip... Read More →
Published on June 14th, 2018
Dale Morgans was a member of Staples’ 1978 state championship team. He remembers those days — including pick-up games at Compo Beach and around town — fondly. He’s been away from Westport for a long time. [&hellip... Read More →
Published on June 10th, 2018
On Saturday, October 13, Staples Soccer celebrates 60 years of unforgettable games, memories, friendship and fun. It will be a great day (read all about it here). And to make it even better, we need your [&hellip... Read More →
Published on June 8th, 2018
The Watermelon Cup — a longtime Westport tradition — begins another season on Wednesday, June 20. Teams have been announced, and schedules released, for the 6-v-6 league. Each of the 6 teams — with players in [&hellip... Read More →
Published on June 6th, 2018
Registration is now open for all boys trying out for Staples soccer — rising freshmen through seniors. Tryouts begin Thursday, August 23 — but this task can be done right now. Click on http://staplesathletics.leag1.com to register. Click [&hellip... Read More →
Published on June 3rd, 2018
Sunday was quite a day for Chris Martenson. The 2017 co-captain was boys soccer honoree at Staples High School’s 18th annual Scholar-Athlete banquet — and he was awarded a $10,000 scholarship from the Coleman Brothers Foundation. [&hellip... Read More →
Published on June 2nd, 2018
The 9th annual Preston Hirten Memorial Tournament is set for Saturday, June 30. This one promises to be the biggest — and best — yet. The centerpiece of the event — honoring the Staples Class of [&hellip... Read More →
Published on May 28th, 2018
Fred Cantor ’71 writes: Very few of us get the opportunity to hang out with and say thank you to athletes who inspired us when we were kids. For those fortunate enough to do it, the [&hellip... Read More →
Published on May 21st, 2018
Registration is open for the Watermelon Cup, the summer 6-v-6 league open to anyone in grades 9 through age 50 or so. Two games are played each Wednesday at Long Lots School, beginning at 6:15 p.m. [&hellip... Read More →
Published on May 20th, 2018
James Hickok ’13 — Staples’ All-American and 2-year captain, and Dartmouth College’s 3-time Ivy League champion — is currently playing in New Zealand. He sends this report: Our Coastal Spirit FC team is sitting in 2nd [&hellip... Read More →
Published on May 15th, 2018
With Russell Oost-Lievense now teaching in Darien, Chris O’Dell returns this fall as coach of the freshman team. In that role from 2004 to 2015, Chris provided a perfect introduction to Staples soccer for hundreds of [&hellip... Read More →
Published on May 8th, 2018
Chris Meinke ’05 — the Staples soccer captain and Loeffler Scholarship Award winner who went on to star at Connecticut College, then became Longshore’s club golf champion — and his wife Carolyn are new parents. They [&hellip... Read More →
Published on April 28th, 2018
Since 1977, the Loeffler Scholarship has been one of Staples’ most prestigious awards. Given annually to a soccer player — or an athlete in another sport coached by Mr. Loeffler — the dozens of honorees have [&hellip... Read More →