Published on November 23rd, 2013
James Hickok ’13 has done it again. Dartmouth College’s freshman keeper was named Ivy League Rookie of the Week, for the final week of the 2013 season. It marked his 3rd time winning the honor. Hickok [&hellip... Read More →
Published on November 21st, 2013
The Turkey Bowl — a decades-old tradition for all Staples alumni and current varsity players — will once again be played Thanksgiving morning, at 10 a.m. The site is the Wakeman B turf field (located at the [&hellip... Read More →
Published on November 20th, 2013
Nate Greenberg ’10 was a member of Staples’ 2009 state championship team. The following spring, he captained the Wrecker lacrosse team. This year he was supposed to be a senior at Union College, leading the lax [&hellip... Read More →
Published on November 9th, 2013
The Wreckers rode great momentum from the past 2 state tournament matches — a pair of 1-0 wins over Norwalk and Newtown — into tonight’s quarterfinal. The site was Oakwood Soccer Park — Xavier’s home field [&hellip... Read More →
Published on November 7th, 2013
When the Wreckers traveled to Newtown for a preseason scrimmage, the results were not pretty. Undisciplined play and a bad keeper error helped the Nighthawks to a 2-0 victory. Newtown then roared to an 11-3-2 regular [&hellip... Read More →
Published on November 6th, 2013
Preston Hirten ’07 played his high school soccer at Staples. But the All-State midfielder played club soccer for Samba TTP, in Newtown. His coach there — Brian Neumeyer — is also the head coach at Newtown [&hellip... Read More →
Published on November 5th, 2013
For 24 hours after their FCIAC tournament 1st round exit to Wilton, the Wreckers were reeling. It was their 3rd loss — and 2nd shutout — in a row. But at pratice that Monday, a new [&hellip... Read More →
Published on November 4th, 2013
Seven members of the undefeated freshman team made the move from playing to officiating today. They volunteered their afternoon as referees for a statewide Special Olympics unified soccer tournament, in the fieldhouse. Every year Staples hosts [&hellip... Read More →
Published on November 1st, 2013
Staples’ 1st state tournament match of 2013 is a rematch of their final game in the 2012 event. The Wreckers’ regular season record of 10-4-2 earns them the 10th seed. That pits them against #23 (7-6-3) [&hellip... Read More →
Published on October 27th, 2013
Kyle Zajec — the Staples junior currently starring for the Red Bulls Development Academy team — has committed to Georgetown University. Georgetown has strong Staples connections. Head coach Brian Wiese was a Dartmouth College teammate, and [&hellip... Read More →
Published on October 26th, 2013
It was a scene that’s been repeated for 55 years: a beautiful fall Saturday. An enormous crowd packing The Hill. A big game — #4 Staples vs. #5 Wilton, in the FCIAC quarterfinals — with everything [&hellip... Read More →
Published on October 23rd, 2013
The FCIAC’s regular season ended tonight. Fairfield Warde defeated Wilton, ensuring Staples the #4 seed and a home match in SATURDAYS’s quarterfinal. Game time is 12 noon (Saturday, October 26) at Loeffler Field. Here are the [&hellip... Read More →
Published on October 22nd, 2013
Today’s match — the final one of the regular season — followed intense games yesterday for both sides. Staples fell 2-1 to Fairfield Ludlowe; Westhill tied New Canaan. Before this afternoon’s opening whistle, the Vikings knew [&hellip... Read More →
Published on October 21st, 2013
Yesterday, the Wreckers had perhaps their best training session of the year. They moved the ball very quickly. Their tight passing was on. They spread the field well. But when today’s Senior Day match began at [&hellip... Read More →
Published on October 19th, 2013
The Staples varsity team spent a few hours today visiting Westport Soccer Association youth games. They met and played with young players, led warmups, answered questions, talked to parents and coaches, and made many new fans. [&hellip... Read More →