Published on September 13th, 2022
Looking for a re-set after a tough 1-0 loss to New Canaan, Staples traveled to unbeaten (2-0) Greenwich with a slightly rejiggered lineup today, and a determined attitude. The Wreckers’ goal was to put their mark [&hellip... Read More →
Published on September 13th, 2022
For 6 decades beginning in 1959*, Loeffler Field served Staples soccer well. With a perfect viewing angle, a spectacular backdrop of fall foliage, and well-tended grass, it was the premier pitch in the FCIAC. In recent [&hellip... Read More →
Published on September 12th, 2022
Early season glitches have been worked out (we hope). Click here for the livestream for Tuesday’s 5 p.m. match at Greenwich. The link will be the same for all livestreams this year. Bookmark it, and use [&hellip... Read More →
Published on September 10th, 2022
The Wreckers packed The Hill for this morning’s Loeffler Field home opener. Coming off a 2-0 win at Ridgefield, they faced a spirited New Canaan side. The Rams showed 5 in the back, and played out [&hellip... Read More →
Published on September 8th, 2022
As Russell Oost-Lievense prepared for his first match as head coach — only the 4th in Staples soccer’s 64-year history — he knew he would have a young team. He did not expect an illness 12 [&hellip... Read More →
Published on September 7th, 2022
Thursday (September 8) is opening day for the Staples Wreckers. It’s also the first livestream of the season. The match will air at 4 p.m., live from Ridgefield’s Tiger Hollow. Charlie Scott — now a Staples [&hellip... Read More →
Published on September 5th, 2022
On the eve of the opening match of Staples’ 64th season, here’s some news about the 63rd: For the 20th time in 22 years — and the 17th season in a row — the Staples boys [&hellip... Read More →
Published on September 3rd, 2022
Staples soccer graduated 18 seniors last June. Wethersfield said goodbye to 19. The Wreckers are a young team. Only 1 senior started against the host Eagles, at today’s jamboree. But the upstaters are even younger: Only [&hellip... Read More →
Published on September 2nd, 2022
After several days of tryouts, and a pair of scrimmages, Staples’ varsity roster is set. Head coach Russell Oost-Lievense will keep a near-record 28 players — and a record 12 of them are sophomores. The 8 [&hellip... Read More →
Published on September 2nd, 2022
The last time Staples and Fairfield Prep met was last November. It was the first-ever “official” match between the schools, longtime state LL rivals whose campuses are just a few miles apart. The Wreckers won that [&hellip... Read More →
Published on August 30th, 2022
Just 5 days after their first tryout session, the 2022 Staples soccer team had their first preseason scrimmage. at Greens Farms Academy. It was a chance for head coach Russell Oost-Lievense and his staff to see [&hellip... Read More →
Published on August 28th, 2022
Pete Noonan — father of 2 Staples High School state champion soccer players, a founder of the Westport Soccer Association, and one of the founders of the town’s girls soccer program — died peacefully Tuesday, at [&hellip... Read More →
Published on August 27th, 2022
Mark Noonan ’83 has an impressive sports resume. After winning 2 state championships as a Staples High School soccer player, he helped propel Duke University to its 1st-ever national title — in any sport — in [&hellip... Read More →
Published on August 26th, 2022
Chip Young ’68 — a 3-sport athlete at Staples, and a soccer All-American at Brown University — died suddenly yesterday in Rhode Island. He was 72. The former soccer, basketball and baseball Wrecker legend was known [&hellip... Read More →
Published on August 25th, 2022
Over 60 hopefuls descended on Wakeman Field today, for the first day of varsity and reserve tryouts. More than 2 dozen more came out for the freshman squad. Head coach Russell Oost-Lievense welcomed the 10th-12th graders. [&hellip... Read More →