Published on November 10th, 2016
Staples and New Milford is not one of those longstanding boys soccer rivalries. The 2 teams have met only twice before. The most recent time was in 2009 — the state “LL” finals, at Ridgefield. The [&hellip... Read More →
Published on November 8th, 2016
Staples and South Windsor is not a fabled match-up. The 2 teams had faced each other only twice before today, each winning once. But the Wreckers were ready. Ready for the Bobcats’ control, move-through-the-middle-and-spring-a-man offense. Ready [&hellip... Read More →
Published on November 7th, 2016
Six freshmen spent this 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 4th, 2016
Staples’ quest for a 13th state championship begins Tuesday. The Wreckers — ranked 21st in the LL (extra large schools) division with a 7-3-6 regular season record — travel to South Windsor (#12, 11-5-0). Game time [&hellip... Read More →
Published on October 28th, 2016
Only 1 FCIAC boys soccer tournament match was played in yesterday’s freezing rain. #5 Fairfield Warde knocked off #4 Darien in penalty kicks, after a 1-1 regulation time score, and 2-2 overtime draw. The game featured [&hellip... Read More →
Published on October 25th, 2016
Staples’ 2-0 loss to Fairfield Warde yesterday — coupled with other final-day FCIAC results — prevented what could have been a 3-way tie for the final league playoff spot. Greenwich tied Brien McMahon 2-2. The Cards [&hellip... Read More →
Published on October 24th, 2016
Today’s Senior Day contest at Loeffler Field promised to be a great one. The large crowd of parents, friends and alumni knew they’d see a match-up between teams from neighboring towns with similar styles and records. [&hellip... Read More →
Published on October 22nd, 2016
Do you know how many steps a guard takes marching across the Tomb of the Unkowns? The national animal of Scotland? The sum of all numbers on a roulette wheel? The team of varsity assistant coach [&hellip... Read More →
Published on October 21st, 2016
When Kyle Martino ’99 trained with the Staples soccer team on Tuesday, his cellphone was near. His wife, Eva Amurri, was due to give birth soon. Major James arrived the next day. According to People Magazine: [&hellip... Read More →
Published on October 20th, 2016
After graduating 22 seniors last year, Wilton faced a rebuilding fall. But their 4-8-2 record before today’s Senior Night match at slick, wide Lilly Field included recent excellent results: a 1-1 tie with Danbury, and a [&hellip... Read More →
Published on October 15th, 2016
The largest crowd of the season packed The Hill on beautiful fall afternoon, to watch the Wreckers battle the Rams. Both teams battled for different things. Staples was fighting to nail down an FCIAC playoff berth [&hellip... Read More →
Published on October 15th, 2016
The 12th annual — and always highly anticipated — Staples boys soccer Quiz Night is set for Friday, October 21 (7 p.m., Staples cafeteria). Varsity, reserve and freshman players are busy selling tables for the event. [&hellip... Read More →
Published on October 13th, 2016
In 2013, Patrick Beusse’s goal with just 12 seconds to play gave Staples a dramatic 3-2 victory at Darien. In 2014 and ’15, the Blue Wave knocked the Wreckers out of the state and FCIAC tournaments, [&hellip... Read More →
Published on October 10th, 2016
The Bears may be the best sub-.500 team in the FCIAC. They entered today’s match at Testa Field with a 4-5-1 mark. But that’s deceiving. They started the season missing 6 starters. Since fielding a full [&hellip... Read More →
Published on October 10th, 2016
Cell coverage is spotty, and there’s no Wifi near Mt. Kilimanjaro. But we did get this report about Aidan Wisher ’16: He’s taking a gap year, before heading to Syracuse University to major in sports management. [&hellip... Read More →