Published on July 5th, 2015
Workout of the Week #3 adds some hills to the usual beach runs. But Staples soccer players are up to the challenge: 1-mile run; 8 sprints up Burnham Hill; a half-mile run back to the start, [&hellip... Read More →
Published on July 4th, 2015
The biggest, best — and least humid — Preston Hirten 7-v-7 tournament saw 2 Staples-based teams reach the final, for the 1st time in the event’s 6-year history. A team filled mostly with stars from the [&hellip... Read More →
Published on July 2nd, 2015
Plenty of Staples soccer players take culinary classes. They know that chef Cecily Gans is involved with the Gillespie Center — Westport’s homeless shelter. The Farmers’ Market donates food, which Gans’s classes regularly help prepare. Today, [&hellip... Read More →
Published on July 1st, 2015
The most evenly contested Watermelon Cup league in history continued with several close games. There were 2 draws — both involving Japan — and no team won both matches tonight. USA went 1-0-1 to continue its [&hellip... Read More →
Published on June 30th, 2015
Alex Deegan ’91 had a storied Staples career. He then led tiny Davidson College to the NCAA Division I Final Four, and played more than 5 years in the pros. The legendary “Deegs” is the 2nd [&hellip... Read More →
Published on June 28th, 2015
Kurt Dasbach sends along Workout of the Week (WOW) #2. Captains Kenji Goto and Noah Schwaeber will organize a session for all players wishing to take this week’s challenge together. Players can also organize their own [&hellip... Read More →
Published on June 27th, 2015
Sebastian Wick roared to a 19:19 finish in this years Fairfield Faxon 5K race. This was the 3rd year in a row the Staples soccer team has participated in the event. This year saw by far [&hellip... Read More →
Published on June 25th, 2015
Tom Henske is a proud Long Island boy. But the 3-time University of Virginia national champ is also proud of the long soccer legacy at Staples, where he enters his 7th year as goalkeeper coach. Henske [&hellip... Read More →
Published on June 24th, 2015
The most competitive opening day of Watermelon Cup ever saw no game determined by more than 2 goals. USA was the lone double winner. A strong start to the summer! For scores and standings, click here. [&hellip... Read More →
Published on June 24th, 2015
3 Saturday matches. 4 night games. Home contests against top rivals Greenwich, Fairfield Ludlowe, Norwalk, Darien and Wilton. The return of Stamford after a 5-year absence. And no more Bassick or Harding. Those are some items [&hellip... Read More →
Published on June 23rd, 2015
Staples soccer alums are spread all over the world. They can’t always get back to The Hill — but they remain connected to the program. And — even if they graduated years apart — they remain [&hellip... Read More →
Published on June 22nd, 2015
For the 3rd year in a row, Staples soccer offers “Workouts of the Week.” Designed by assistant coach Kurt Dasbach, they’re a summer-long series of grueling — but important — workouts that challenge all aspiring players. [&hellip... Read More →
Published on June 21st, 2015
Three years ago, Staples High School hosted a groundbreaking forum on the high school/US Soccer academy controversy. Head coach Dan Woog has since been outspoken about the value of high school soccer — while acknowledging the [&hellip... Read More →
Published on June 19th, 2015
Graham Gudis picked up 27 big points — with low score (41), winning team and combined lowest score (89, with Brenden Price) in mini-golf, today’s Jack Scott of Champions Octathlon event. The senior’s steady shooting enables [&hellip... Read More →
Published on June 18th, 2015
Congratulations again to our 7 members of the Class of 2015 : Nate Argosh, Matt Bateman, Patrick Beusse, Gabe Pensak, Andrew Puchala, Michael Reid and Denzel Robinson. They graduated today, and are now officially Staples soccer [&hellip... Read More →