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 →
Published on January 7th, 2016
The death of Dennis Murphy ’73 has brought a flood of tributes to StaplesSoccer.com. Teammates, players he coached and Wrecker fans sent in their memories of the Staples, Southern Connecticut State University and Bridge Grille U-23 [&hellip... Read More →
Published on January 6th, 2016
Dennis Murphy ’73 — one of the stars of Staples soccer’s nationally recognized teams in the early 1970s and at Southern Connecticut State University; a leader of the state powerhouse Bridge Grille U-23 teams, and a [&hellip... Read More →
Published on December 30th, 2015
Six new members will be inducted into the Connecticut Soccer Hall of Fame on January 30 — and 1/3 of them are from Staples. Steve Baumann ’70 and Kenny Murphy ’76 are the 2 honorees with [&hellip... Read More →
Published on December 21st, 2015
It’s been quite a year for Old Dominion. The Nashville-based country band — including lead guitarist (plus FCIAC champion, state finalist) Brad Tursi ’97 — was named Sirius XM “Breakthrough Artist of the Year.” They played 185 [&hellip... Read More →
Published on December 15th, 2015
Taylor McNair ’12 spent 2 years as top defender for Staples’ varsity team. Now, he’s committed just as strongly to environmental issues. On Sunday he returned from Paris, where he spent 2 weeks as an observer [&hellip... Read More →
Published on December 8th, 2015
For the 13th time in 15 years — and the 7th season in a row — the Staples boys soccer program has been honored with a national award for academic excellence. The National Soccer Coaches Association [&hellip... Read More →
Published on December 6th, 2015
Nearly 200 players, parents, siblings and friends honored the 2015 varsity, JV and freshman soccer teams tonight, at the 58th annual Staples boys soccer banquet. The event — at the Norwalk Inn — included speeches by [&hellip... Read More →
Published on December 5th, 2015
All alumni and current varsity players are invited to the 2015 Loeffler Indoor Tournament: Saturday, December 26 in the Staples fieldhouse. Players should arrive by 5:45 p.m., for stretching and socializing. Play begins at 6 p.m., with 2 [&hellip... Read More →
Published on December 1st, 2015
It’s been a great year for Mike Noonan ’79. His Clemson Tigers are in the NCAA Division I quarterfinals. Two of his players are in the running for the Hermann Trophy. Now Noonan has been named [&hellip... Read More →