Published on August 10th, 2013
Kyle Martino ’99 will play a key role when NBC Sports begins televising all Premier League matches. The former US national team midfielder (and Gatorade National Player of the Year for Staples) will be part of [&hellip... Read More →
Published on August 9th, 2013
In 1982, Rob Stone ’83 scored one of the most memorable goals in Staples soccer history. The defender’s blast from midfield beat the Ridgefield keeper with 7 minutes remaining in the state championship game, and gave [&hellip... Read More →
Published on August 6th, 2013
Howard Udell P’88 died on Friday, August 2, surrounded by his family. He had suffered a stroke the day before. He was 72 years old. A quiet but avid supporter of his son Andy Udell’s Staples, [&hellip... Read More →
Published on August 5th, 2013
Kurt Dasbach has designed the final Workout of the Week for 2013. It’s a “WOW’s Greatest Hits” — and one more great way to prepare for the upcoming season. Starting at the usual spot (the intersection [&hellip... Read More →
Published on July 28th, 2013
Workout of the Week #5 tested endurance. WOW #6 is about building power. Start at the traditional WOW spot: the jetty by the intersection of Soundview Avenue, and Compo Road South/Hillspoint Road. Do 3 burpees (click [&hellip... Read More →
Published on July 26th, 2013
Five Staples soccer players competed with the Everton America U-15 team in Londerry, Ireland this week. They did not win the Foyle Cup — but they represented their high school and club teams (and country) quite [&hellip... Read More →
Published on July 26th, 2013
Mike Carey ’01 — a key member of the 2000 FCIAC championship team — is joining NBC Sports as a researcher. He’ll move from Philadelphia — where he worked for a law firm — to NBC [&hellip... Read More →
Published on July 22nd, 2013
If you played for a few programs in the FCIAC, their fitness test would be a 2-mile run in under 13 minutes. This week, test yourself against their standard. If you are over 13:00, you may [&hellip... Read More →
Published on July 21st, 2013
Lorenz Esposito is available for individualized soccer training. The University of Connecticut-bound player — whose soccer resume includes 2 years in the Staples program, as well as 4 years with FC Westchester and 2 years with [&hellip... Read More →
Published on July 17th, 2013
A job is available for a player, alumnus or other Staples soccer fan. The goal is to update the Top of the Hill database. It involves moving data from an Excel spreadsheet to new software (possibly [&hellip... Read More →
Published on July 14th, 2013
Kurt Dasbach has just announced Workout of the Week #4. It’s a tough one — but based on the work already done by Staples soccer players, it’s one more steep step on the road to championships. [&hellip... Read More →
Published on July 13th, 2013
By winning a pair of games last weekend — 9-2 and 6-1 — Beachside’s team qualified for the Super-20 National Championships. James Hickok ’13 is a goalkeeper on the squad, which travels to the IMG Academy [&hellip... Read More →
Published on July 12th, 2013
Staples soccer has a new videographer. Johnny Donovan takes over from Matt Hodes, who continued the legacy established by Sam Bender. It’s an important — and very visible — job. The videographer tapes all games; creates [&hellip... Read More →
Published on July 9th, 2013
Matt Lamb ’07 and Dave Sharpe ’07 — organizers of this year’s Preston Hirten Weekend — send along this message: We would like to recognize some people who helped make the past weekend so successful. First, [&hellip... Read More →
Published on July 7th, 2013
Workout of the Week #3 adds some hills to the usual beach runs. But Staples soccer players are up to the challenge: 1-mile run; 8 sprints up Burnham Hill; a half-mile run back to the start, [&hellip... Read More →