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 →
Published on December 22nd, 2014
Michael Reid, Patrick Beusse, Nate Argosh and Gabe Pensak have picked up new post-season honors. Reid and Beusse have been selected for the Norwalk Hour‘s All-Area 1st team. Argosh and Pensak are honorable mention picks. All are [&hellip... Read More →
Published on December 16th, 2014
A computer glitch prevented Kim Lake’s fantastic slideshow from being shown at the Staples soccer banquet earlier this month. But now it’s available — for posterity — right here. The very talented photographer/tri-captain’s mother has added [&hellip... Read More →
Published on December 8th, 2014
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Published on December 7th, 2014
Nearly 200 players, parents, siblings and friends honored the 2014 varsity, JV and freshman soccer teams tonight, at the 56th annual Staples boys soccer banquet. The event — at the Norwalk Inn — included speeches by [&hellip... Read More →
Published on December 3rd, 2014
All alumni and current varsity players are invited to the 2014 Loeffler Indoor Tournament: Saturday, December 27 in the Staples fieldhouse. Players are asked to arrive by 5:45 p.m., for stretching and socializing. Play begins at 6 p.m., [&hellip... Read More →
Published on November 27th, 2014
Over 70 alumni, current players and friends packed the Wakeman turf for this morning’s annual Thanksgiving Day Turkey Bowl. It was a record crowd. Besides the stiff competition — featuring excellent Staples soccer — there was [&hellip... Read More →
Published on November 23rd, 2014
For nearly 30 years, head coach Dan Woog has written a Friday column in the Westport News. It covers every aspect of local life: interesting people, intriguing history, current trends and controversies. Very occasionally, he talks about [&hellip... Read More →