Published on May 26th, 2014
The World Cup starts next month. But starting today, StaplesSoccer.com is your World Cup go-to site. We’ll have contests, trivia, history, blogs from players and alums who are in Brazil, details on where to watch matches [&hellip... Read More →
Published on May 25th, 2014
Sign-ups for the annual Watermelon Cup 6-v-6 league are underway. All high school and college students — as well alumni and friends — are invited to play. Two games will be held each Wednesday (6:15 p.m. and [&hellip... Read More →
Published on May 24th, 2014
Rene Dawson Purcell, a 50-year resident of Westport and the mother of Tim Purcell ’85, a standout at Staples and Colgate University, died Wednesday. She was 77. Born and raised in Syracuse, N.Y., she graduated magna [&hellip... Read More →
Published on May 20th, 2014
All current juniors, sophomores and freshmen interested in trying out for the 2014 boys soccer program should attend a meeting on Thursday, May 29 (2:20 p.m., teachers’ cafeteria). Important information on tryouts, summer workouts and more will [&hellip... Read More →
Published on May 18th, 2014
The 5th annual Preston Hirten Memorial Tournament is set for July 4th weekend. This one promises to be the biggest — and best — yet. The centerpiece of the event — honoring the Staples Class of [&hellip... Read More →
Published on May 6th, 2014
Charlie Leonard and Yousef Shahin hope to continue playing soccer, as they try out for college teams next fall. Seven other Wreckers plan to play club soccer at their universities. That’s part of what lies ahead, [&hellip... Read More →
Published on May 5th, 2014
Jack Scott was honored Sunday as Staples’ Male Scholar-Athlete. Each school selects 1 male and 1 female, to be feted by the Connecticut Association of Schools and Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference. The dinner was held at [&hellip... Read More →
Published on April 28th, 2014
Mike Carey ’01 married Lapde So last Saturday (April 26), on a beautiful farm in Pennsylvania Amish country. Mike’s former Wrecker teammates on the superb 2000 team — and longtime great friends — Zack Gross, Matt [&hellip... Read More →
Published on April 27th, 2014
Club games and distance — 40 miles to Waterbury — kept numbers low for the 4th event in the Jack Scott Octathlon of Champions. But when the dust settled — and the final bullets were fired [&hellip... Read More →
Published on April 20th, 2014
Kyle Martino ’99 has earned rave reviews for his Barclays Premier League and MLS work on NBC Sports. On May 11, he was set for an amazing non-soccer gig. The former Gatorade National High School Player [&hellip... Read More →
Published on April 13th, 2014
Staples super-fan Laura Blair is once again working for a great cause. On Sunday, May 4 she will take part in STAR’s 9th annual Walk, Roll & Stroll at the Ballpark at Harbor Yards in Bridgeport. [&hellip... Read More →
Published on April 3rd, 2014
Back in the day, Rippowam High School was an FCIAC opponent. It’s now the site of a Stamford magnet school (and its field is where JV and freshman teams play). Between 1962 and 1983 — when [&hellip... Read More →
Published on March 30th, 2014
It was not exactly the Elite Eight. But in Staples soccer’s version of March Madness — the Jack Scott Octathlon of Champions, held today in the Wrecker gym — Ethan Kobak, James Lewis and Joe Pravder [&hellip... Read More →
Published on March 27th, 2014
What’s the magic word? “Staples soccer.” Embody Juice Bar — the fitness blend spot in Bridge Square — gives a 10% discount to anyone who is part of the Staples Soccer community. Current players, alumni, parents, [&hellip... Read More →
Published on March 22nd, 2014
The 2nd event in the 2014 Jack Scott Octathlon of Champions — dodgeball — produced plenty of action. And many point-winners. Organizer Patrick Beusse created 3 series of 2-out-of-3 matches, in the Staples gym. The 1st [&hellip... Read More →