Published on October 1st, 2017
The Hill is a special place to watch Staples soccer. Saturday matches are even more special. Fans who can’t always come to weekday matches — including alumni — flock to Loeffler Field on weekends. This Saturday [&hellip... Read More →
Published on September 27th, 2017
The temperature soared into the 90s this week, breaking records throughout Connecticut. The action on Loeffler Field was even hotter. On Monday, Staples shut out always-tough Greenwich — the coaches’ pre-season pick for #1 in the [&hellip... Read More →
Published on September 25th, 2017
Going into today’s match — under a blazing sun, with a large Loeffler Field crowd — Staples’ seniors had never beaten Greenwich. The Cards topped them as freshmen. They won JV matches, and varsity games. Last [&hellip... Read More →
Published on September 23rd, 2017
Fall is here — but the sun was blazing for today’s noon encounter with Central at Kennedy Stadium. The turf was replaced 2 years ago, good news for the Hilltoppers’ Brazilian-dominated squad. They’ve got excellent individual [&hellip... Read More →
Published on September 21st, 2017
Who are Staples soccer players’ favorite Wreckers — past or presnt? What songs do they listen to before a match? What quotes do they want to put on next year’s practice t-shirts? And how many times [&hellip... Read More →
Published on September 19th, 2017
The weather report called for high winds and heavy rain. It was wrong. There were moderate winds, and intermittent showers. The scouting report told Staples that Trumbull was big and fast, with long throws. It was [&hellip... Read More →
Published on September 16th, 2017
Three days after an epic 3-3 draw at Fairfield Warde, the Wreckers’ mission was clear: Build on the well-played, hard-pressing 2nd half. Avoid the abysmal, chaotic 1st. Mission accomplished. Staples treated a large Saturday crowd at [&hellip... Read More →
Published on September 13th, 2017
At halftime this afternoon, the Staples coaches did not yell and scream at their players. That’s not their style. The Wreckers knew they had played a poor half. They surrendered 3 soft goals to a young [&hellip... Read More →
Published on September 13th, 2017
Matt Lamb ’07’s college coaching career just took a giant step forward. The former FCIAC champion, University of Mary Washington 2-year captain and asistant at Rhodes College was named head coach at Rhodes yesterday. Andy Marcinko, [&hellip... Read More →
Published on September 11th, 2017
Last year, in the 2nd match of the season, the Wreckers led Danbury most of the way. But 2 goals in the last 15 minutes doomed the hosts. It was a bitter defeat. This year, in [&hellip... Read More →
Published on September 9th, 2017
Larry McFaddin ’70 — a defender on 2 state and 2 FCIAC championship teams — has won another honor. The longtime Lake Placid resident has been named to the North Country Community College Hall of Fame. [&hellip... Read More →
Published on September 8th, 2017
Trinity Catholic’s soccer program has not had it easy. An “S” (smallest division) school in a league dominated by “LL” (extra large) and “L” (large) schools — and one of only 2 in the FCIAC that [&hellip... Read More →
Published on September 4th, 2017
For the 4th year in a row, Staples played Martin Luther King High School in a pre-season match. For the 1st time, the Wreckers traveled to meet the Knights. In fact, it was Staples boys soccer’s [&hellip... Read More →
Published on September 2nd, 2017
For 16 years, Wethersfield High School has hosted a pre-season jamboree. There are 3 highlights: strong competition, excellent hospitality (with great food!), and a chance to honor players killed on 9/11. Three are from WHS; a [&hellip... Read More →
Published on August 31st, 2017
The Wreckers had such a good scrimmage with Joel Barlow last November, they made sure to schedule them again this August. The SWC powerhouse is always skillful and well coached. They knock the ball around cleanly, [&hellip... Read More →