Published on March 10th, 2015
Last spring, the Westport Soccer Association U-15 team roared to the finals of the U-16 Connecticut Cup. Only a controversial penalty kick — in the final 2 minutes — gave Wethersfield the win. Most of those [&hellip... Read More →
Published on March 4th, 2015
…of Annabelle Louise. She was born February 28 in Winchester, Massachusetts. Annabelle joins Alice, who is 2 1/2 and thrilled to be a big sister. Mike — a former Staples captain and freshman coach — says, [&hellip... Read More →
Published on March 2nd, 2015
For the 12th 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 — building on each year’s [&hellip... Read More →
Published on February 28th, 2015
In the midst of a long, cold winter, let’s look back one last time at the hot times of 2014. The season write-up has just been added to this website. Just click “History” in the navigation [&hellip... Read More →
Published on February 27th, 2015
Thanks to 3 round-robin wins in 5-v-5 basketball, plus playing on the runnerup team overall — and snagging an MVP selection in 1 game — Graham Gudis maintained his lead in the Jack Scott Octathlon of [&hellip... Read More →
Published on February 18th, 2015
Warren Wilson — father of former Staples and Dartmouth College captain Dave Wilson ’75 — died February 6 in Wilton. He was 86. Warren was such an admirer of Albie Loeffler — founder of the Staples [&hellip... Read More →
Published on January 31st, 2015
The 2015 Jack Scott Octathlon of Champions kicked off tonight with a hotly contested badminton tournament. There were 2 brackets — and the team of Graham Gudis and Brenden Price won both of them. The rising [&hellip... Read More →
Published on January 27th, 2015
From the 1st team in 1958, Staples soccer players have also starred in other sports. Mike Dill ’63 was a basketball captain (his coach in that sport was Albie Loeffler — the founder of the Staples [&hellip... Read More →
Published on January 24th, 2015
The 2015 schedule has been announced. At least 2 things will be very different this season. With the departure of Bassick and Harding from the FCIAC, the schedule is finally balanced. When those teams (and Central) [&hellip... Read More →
Published on January 18th, 2015
For the 12th time in 14 years — and the 6th 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 January 8th, 2015
If the Big 10 can have more than 10 teams, why can’t the Jack Scott Octathlon of Champions have more than 8 events? It does. The annual event — an 8-month competition for returning varsity and [&hellip... Read More →
Published on January 8th, 2015
Hot on the heels of last spring’s great run to the U-16 Connecticut Cup finals — by its U-15 team — the Westport Soccer Association team is forming spring travel teams. All 8th grade and high [&hellip... Read More →
Published on January 6th, 2015
The off-season fitness program began this morning at 6 a.m. A record turnout of 39 players — including 9 juniors, 18 sophomores and 12 freshmen — braved the pre-dawn cold to begin strengthening their core, increasing [&hellip... Read More →
Published on December 28th, 2014
For the 2nd year in a row, a team comprised of young players won the Loeffler Indoor Tournament. The annual event — played in the Staples fieldhouse — is a fundraiser for the Loeffler Scholarship Fund. [&hellip... Read More →
Published on December 23rd, 2014
The Wreckers scored 42 goals this year. And videographer Johnny Donovan has compiled them all into 1 great video. It debuted at the Staples soccer banquet earlier this month, to great applause. Now you can view [&hellip... Read More →