Published on March 21st, 2014
For the 6th year in a row, Staples varsity and middle school soccer players enjoyed a special mentorship program. Snow knocked out the 1st of 3 planned weeks, but on 6 of the following days nearly [&hellip... Read More →
Published on March 17th, 2014
After graduating from Staples as a multi-sport, multi-state and FCIAC champion — in soccer, indoor track and baseball — Jack Hennessy took his talents to Boston College. He ran track (quite successfully), and was a 2-year [&hellip... Read More →
Published on March 16th, 2014
The annual Westport Soccer Association WIN Tournament was a great success — and Staples soccer players helped the cause. Varsity players Ziggy Hallgarten, Noah Schwaeber and Michael Reid, plus freshmen Kenny Brill, Luca Cocito, Eric D’Addario, [&hellip... Read More →
Published on March 7th, 2014
John Fincher is a sophomore Staples soccer player. He also plays volleyball, and is an active member of SLOBs. It’s in that latter role — with the Service League Of Boys — that Fincher is spreading [&hellip... Read More →
Published on March 5th, 2014
The World Cup is still 3 months away, but the Staples boys soccer program is gearing up to celebrate in some very cool ways. StaplesSoccer.com is Westport’s headquarters for World Cup. A special page on this [&hellip... Read More →
Published on March 2nd, 2014
Ben Wilder — father of Rob ’84 and Tom ’86, along with other sons Rich and Eddie — died this morning in Florida. He had battled cancer for several months. Ben and his late wife Joan [&hellip... Read More →
Published on March 1st, 2014
Patrick Beusse, Michael Reid, Nate Argosh and Daniel Brill wanted to play some soccer at Wakeman. The only problem: 4 inches of snow covered the turf. No problem. They brought their shovels, cleared the field and [&hellip... Read More →
Published on February 27th, 2014
You asked for it — you got it! Starting immediately, you can subscribe to StaplesSoccer.com news updates. Just click the “Subscribe to Updates” button on the right side of the home page (and this page) — [&hellip... Read More →
Published on February 14th, 2014
Kyle Martino ’99 is an expectant father. People Magazine covered the news of the NBC Sports announcer, former national team player and 1998 Gatorade National High School Player of the Year this way: Susan Sarandon is gearing up [&hellip... Read More →
Published on February 12th, 2014
The Staples boys soccer program has finalized its pre-season scrimmage schedule. According to head coach Dan Woog, it is “the most challenging pre-season we’ve ever had.” Tryouts begin on Saturday, August 23. Four days later (Wednesday, [&hellip... Read More →
Published on February 9th, 2014
The hundreds of soccer balls, shoes, shorts, jerseys and other gear donated last summer at the annual Preston Hirten Tournament have made their way to Ghana. There — in the country where Preston volunteered just 4 [&hellip... Read More →
Published on January 30th, 2014
Last year marked a milestone in the partnership between Staples soccer and Brian Kuk’s STA. The 10th annual pre-season camp for returning varsity candidates was the most intense and productive ever — and the 1st-ever camp [&hellip... Read More →
Published on January 25th, 2014
Kenji Goto had a perfect day — winning the team and individual bowling events, and piling up the most strikes — to take the lead in the 2014 Jack Scott Octathlon of Champions. The 8-event competition, [&hellip... Read More →
Published on January 19th, 2014
Staples High School head coach Dan Woog was honored with a “Presidential Recognition Award,” at the National Soccer Coaches Association of America’s annual convention this weekend in Philadelphia. NSCAA president Jack Huckel made the presentation at [&hellip... Read More →
Published on January 18th, 2014
…of Ryleigh Gianna. She weighed 5 pounds, 12 ounces, and was born on January 7. It was the coldest day in many years, but she warms the heart of Brandon and Allie, Grandma Amy, and uncles [&hellip... Read More →