Published on April 17th, 2016
What’s it like to be Kyle Martino ’99? Jim Bacharach ’72 spotted this great story in the Men in Blazers’ Raven newsletter. Here’s how the former High School Player of the Year and US national team [&hellip... Read More →
Published on April 14th, 2016
Leicester City has had a storybook Premier League season. Now — thanks to Mike Carey ’01’s work at NBC Sports — fans everywhere can relive it. The FCIAC title winner conceived and wrote a 2-minute video [&hellip... Read More →
Published on April 8th, 2016
Sean Gallagher ’11 is a legend in Staples soccer history. His versatility and take-no-prisoners mentality helped lead the Wreckers to the 2009 state championship, and 3 straight FCIAC titles. On Wednesday night, Gallagher continued to give [&hellip... Read More →
Published on April 2nd, 2016
Staples super-fan Laura Blair is once again working for a great cause. On Sunday, May 1 she will take part in STAR’s 11th annual Walk, Roll & Stroll, at Sherwood Island State Park right here in [&hellip... Read More →
Published on March 26th, 2016
The 7th annual Preston Hirten Memorial Tournament is set for July 4th weekend. 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 March 20th, 2016
More than a dozen Staples soccer players volunteered this weekend at the 36th annual WIN tournament. They manned timers’ tables, worked as runners and helped out in many other roles. “The comments we’ve gotten about our [&hellip... Read More →
Published on March 18th, 2016
Tyler Wright — a varsity soccer and tennis player — showed another talent tonight: ping pong. Earning points for a shutout, blowout and best outfit, the sophomore earned 38 points to vault into the 2016 Jack [&hellip... Read More →
Published on March 14th, 2016
Max Hoberman is an All-American — again. The Staples Class of 2012 soccer player — now a senior business major at Emory University — finished 8th in the triple jump at the indoor track and field [&hellip... Read More →
Published on March 7th, 2016
The 2016 Jack Scott Octathlon of Champions began today with volleyball. Ziggy Hallgarten’s event drew 15 players. Josh Berman was the big individual winner, with 40 points. He was on the championship team, and also won [&hellip... Read More →
Published on February 22nd, 2016
Thirty years ago this spring — before the introduction of premier and academy teams — the Westport Warriors won the U-16 Connecticut Junior Soccer Association championship. Back in the day, all Westport players played together, on [&hellip... Read More →
Published on February 4th, 2016
For the 13th straight year, Staples soccer and Brian Kuk are partnering to offer Staples soccer players a fantastic pre-season experience. The legendary STA camp returns to Westport in August. And — thanks to a new [&hellip... Read More →
Published on February 2nd, 2016
Tyler Mitchell ’97 — a star forward on Staples’ 1996 state finalist team — is well-known as a 3rd-generation member of the family that owns Mitchells of Westport. For the past several years, he’s run Wilkes [&hellip... Read More →
Published on January 28th, 2016
The Westport Soccer Association is forming teams for high school players, to compete this spring. New this year is an elite or premier team (depending on CJSA placement). Players must try out for this team. There [&hellip... Read More →
Published on January 9th, 2016
of Louis Gaumun Carey. He was born on Wednesday, January 6. Proud parents Mike and Lapde plan to call him Louie. His middle name was taken from his grandmother’s Chinese name, meaning “music, art, and literature.” Mike — who works [&hellip... Read More →
Published on January 9th, 2016
John Gould — longtime Westport soccer fixture (who once was invited to play piano onstage with the Rolling Stones at Madison Square Garden) — checked in with this tribute to Dennis Murphy ’73: Dennis was a [&hellip... Read More →