Published on August 2nd, 2015
It’s become legendary: Staples soccer’s pre-season bonding trip. Every year, returning varsity players spend a few days far out of Westport. They share adventures, test themselves in new ways, and return home with great memories and [&hellip... Read More →
Published on July 29th, 2015
The tightest Watermelon Cup regular season in history went down to the final 3 games tonight. USA was in, Monserrat out, but 4 other teams fought for the 3 remaining playoff spots. When the final “time!” [&hellip... Read More →
Published on July 27th, 2015
In the tightest Jack Scott Octathlon of Champions event ever, 2 beach volleyball teams battled to 5 games — and extra points in the final — before the squad of Kenny Brill, Luca Cocito, Kenji Goto, [&hellip... Read More →
Published on July 22nd, 2015
Monserrat won its 1st match of the season — and it was a stunner. The last place side topped league-leading USA 5-3 in the 2nd match tonight, proof — if anyone needs it — that in [&hellip... Read More →
Published on July 21st, 2015
Kurt Dasbach has devised a totally new Workout of the Week. It’s tough, and not only physically. It also demands planning and coordination. Go for it — the rewards will be worth it! Workout of the [&hellip... Read More →
Published on July 15th, 2015
Monserrat picked up its 1st point, with a thrilling 7-7 draw. USA and Switzerland both won twice — but it took a fierce comeback in the 2nd game for the Americans to grab that victory. The [&hellip... Read More →
Published on July 14th, 2015
Starting today, much of the registration process for players in all grades trying out for Staples soccer can be done online. The parents’ information form, concussion and sudden cardiac arrest awareness forms, and code of conduct, [&hellip... Read More →
Published on July 12th, 2015
WOW #4: Sprint Endurance Workout on Compo Beach and up Compo Hill Start at the WOW traditional intersection of Soundview Drive and South Compo/Hillspoint Roads (the wall by the beach on Soundview). Begin with 10 lunge jumps [&hellip... Read More →
Published on July 8th, 2015
There was intriguing movement in the standings tonight. Both Japan and Switzerland won twice, with the Swiss handing USA their 1st loss of the year. The Americans remain at the top of the table. Japan — [&hellip... Read More →
Published on July 8th, 2015
Wes Martino — who captained the 1996 team to the state finals, and made one of the most legendary penalty kick saves in Wrecker history in the semifinal win over Simsbury — is the 3rd profile [&hellip... Read More →
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 →