Published on December 3rd, 2017
The last major event of the 2017 season — the 59th annual Staples boys soccer banquet — was held tonight. It was one of the biggest — and best — ever. Over 200 players, parents, siblings [&hellip... Read More →
Published on December 2nd, 2017
In 1992, Davidson College made an improbable — and inspiring — run to the NCAA Division I semifinals. Helping lead the way was 5-8 keeper Alex Deegan. As a senior, he co-captained Staples to a 16-2-1 [&hellip... Read More →
Published on November 29th, 2017
Kyle Martino ’99’s bid for the presidency of US Soccer is gaining traction across the country. SB Nation recently posted an in-depth interview with the former Gatorade National High School Player of the Year. Martino notes: [&hellip... Read More →
Published on November 24th, 2017
86 (or so) alumni, current players, sons/future players, non-Staples academy players, relatives and random other members of the Staples soccer family showed up yesterday under sunny skies, in brisk temperatures, for the 40th-or-so annual Turkey Bowl. [&hellip... Read More →
Published on November 19th, 2017
In his 1st year as an Emory University varsity player, Josh Berman ’17 went to the NCAA Division III quarterfinals. The former Staples captain/#15 recipient was part of an Eagle squad that headed to Chicago for [&hellip... Read More →
Published on November 11th, 2017
The Turkey Bowl — a decades-old tradition for all Staples alumni and current varsity players — will once again be played Thanksgiving morning, at 10 a.m. The site is the Wakeman B turf field (located at the new Bedford [&hellip... Read More →
Published on November 8th, 2017
Staples was ranked #21 in the LL (extra large schools) state tournament. Ridgefield was 5th. But even before the two FCIAC foes met at Tiger Hollow tonight, everyone knew all bets were off. The rivals had [&hellip... Read More →
Published on November 7th, 2017
Six freshmen spent yesterday afternoon serving their sport, their school and the entire state. They volunteered as referees for a Connecticut Special Olympics unified soccer tournament, in the fieldhouse. Every year Staples hosts the event, which [&hellip... Read More →
Published on November 6th, 2017
The Staples-Stamford league match last month was a crazy affair. The Black Knights were near the top of the FCIAC table. A large Saturday morning crowd — packed with alumni — saw the Wreckers use field [&hellip... Read More →
Published on November 6th, 2017
The race for president of US Soccer just got tighter. Kyle Martino’ 99 has announced his candidacy for the top spot. Three weeks ago the former Gatorade High School Player of the Year, MLS Rookie of [&hellip... Read More →
Published on November 3rd, 2017
The state tournament pairings are out. Staples travels to Stamford on Monday, in round 1 of the LL (extra large schools) tournament. Kickoff is 2 p.m. The Wreckers — in search of their 1st state title [&hellip... Read More →
Published on October 29th, 2017
Joe Greenwald ’14, Noah Schwaeber ’16 and Ziggy Hallgarten ’17 play for different teams. But all 3 former Staples soccer players were in the same place this weekend: the University of Delaware, for the college club [&hellip... Read More →
Published on October 28th, 2017
That headline may sound hyperbolic. But former Staples soccer player Grant Sirlin ’16 has found a way to help NCAA athletes make money related to their sports skills — something most people thought impossible. And he’s [&hellip... Read More →
Published on October 26th, 2017
Staples-Greenwich matches are almost always classics. Especially FCIAC tournament games. Consider last year: The 2 sides drew 0-0 in the regular season. The Cardinals then eked out a 2-1 league playoff quarterfinal match, a crazy affair [&hellip... Read More →
Published on October 24th, 2017
Staples Class of 1971 graduate Lynn U. Miller is a great photographer. She has become a big Staples soccer fan recently, thanks to former Wrecker (and classmate) Fred Cantor. She was at Senior Day recently, and [&hellip... Read More →