Published on April 16th, 2018
In 1996, Brad Tursi helped the Wreckers to an FCIAC championship, and a superb season. Staples finished 19-1-2. The only loss came in overtime of the state finals, to Guilford. On Sunday night in Las Vegas, [&hellip... Read More →
Published on April 15th, 2018
Shane Kennedy ’72 had a storied career at Staples. After joining the team as a goalkeeper midway through his senior year — basketball had been his main sport — the talented athlete led the Wreckers to [&hellip... Read More →
Published on April 5th, 2018
If you thought Staples soccer’s 50th anniversary celebration was great — just wait! Actually, don’t wait. Save Saturday, October 13. That’s the date of our 60th anniversary celebration. It’s a full day of activities: 12 noon [&hellip... Read More →
Published on April 2nd, 2018
Staples’ Monthly Monday meetings continued this afternoon with an impressive guest. Ex-Seton Hall University assistant coach Vinny Marcotrigiano spent well over an hour with Wrecker varsity, reserve and freshman players. He gave them an up-close-and-personal look [&hellip... Read More →
Published on April 1st, 2018
Matt McGuire ’73 — a member of Staples’ 1973 state championship team — died March 26 at his Wilton home. He was 61. Born in Wilmington, Delaware, the son of the late George and Dorothy McGuire, [&hellip... Read More →
Published on March 27th, 2018
Staples super-fan Laura Blair is once again working for a great cause. On Sunday, May 6 she will take part in STAR’s 13th annual Walk, 5K and Roll, at Sherwood Island State Park right here in [&hellip... Read More →
Published on March 25th, 2018
It’s one of the all-time great partnerships: Staples soccer and Brian Kuk. For the 16th 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 March 14th, 2018
Togbe Afede XIV found Mark Noonan through LinkedIn. The president of Ghana’s National House of Chiefs, and king of the Asogli state, wanted to chat. Togbe — yes, he really is the 14th — also happens [&hellip... Read More →
Published on March 10th, 2018
Luke Scott ’91 — who as owner of MadisonMott is also the designer, webmaster, mastermind and longtime patron/supporter of StaplesSoccer.com — announces the birth of his 3rd son, Zion. In fact, he’s sent out the best [&hellip... Read More →
Published on March 5th, 2018
Gabe Baltierra spent February vacation on a Builders Beyond Borders project in the Dominican Republic. But his community service did not stop there. Now, the 2018 co-captain is collecting new and lightly used soccer equipment for [&hellip... Read More →
Published on February 14th, 2018
It’s been quite a year for James Hickok ’13. The Staples co-captain and high school All-American — who then captained Dartmouth College to their 3rd straight Ivy League championship — headed overseas, to play in Scotland [&hellip... Read More →
Published on February 3rd, 2018
A year ago, the Staples boys soccer team mourned the death of Jon Walker. The 1988 graduate — and FCIAC-championship winning goal scorer — died at age 47, of complications from ALS. The previous season, while [&hellip... Read More →
Published on January 28th, 2018
Kevin Murphy ’77 earned the ultimate Connecticut soccer honor Saturday night: induction into the Connecticut Soccer Hall of Fame. The event — which included appearances by US Soccer president Sunil Gulati (a charter Hall member in [&hellip... Read More →
Published on January 27th, 2018
Chris Martenson plans on an engineering career. The 2017 Staples soccer co-captain has a few months before graduation. But the Staples soccer network is already helping. On Thursday, Martenson was treated to a comprehensive, behind-the-scenes tour [&hellip... Read More →
Published on January 21st, 2018
The United Soccer Coaches’ annual convention — the largest gathering of soccer coaches in the world — had a strong Westport presence this year. The event — which drew 13,000 coaches, from pros to youth, to [&hellip... Read More →