Published on June 1st, 2013
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. [&hellip... Read More →
Published on May 30th, 2013
Despite 90-degree heat, and having only 2 players in a 3-v-3 basketball tournament, Foster Goldberg and Charlie Leonard were the big winners in today’s Octathlon of Champions event. They won their final round-robin game at Compo [&hellip... Read More →
Published on May 26th, 2013
George Barrett ’73 — who captained Staples’ soccer, basketball and baseball teams, played soccer at Brown University and is now CEO of Cardinal Health, the Fortune 25 company with revenues of more than $100 billion — is [&hellip... Read More →
Published on May 26th, 2013
Kurt Dasbach’s Wakeman Speed Camp — which has trained dozens of Staples soccer players in speed, strength and flexibility — returns for its 9th year this summer. Sessions are set for Mondays and Thursdays, 5 to [&hellip... Read More →
Published on May 23rd, 2013
Fourteen former Staples soccer players — spanning graduating classes from 1991 to 2012 — met their former rivals from Central High School tonight, at Bridgeport’s Kennedy Stadium. The match raised funds for Central’s soccer program. Though [&hellip... Read More →
Published on May 7th, 2013
Save the date! The 4th annual Preston Hirten Memorial Weekend begins Thursday night, July 4th, and ends Sunday, July 7th. The holiday weekend should attract an even bigger crowd than usual to honor the memory of [&hellip... Read More →
Published on May 2nd, 2013
The Ivy League and Patriot League will welcome Staples soccer players next year. James Hickok heads north to Dartmouth College, while Harry Birch goes south to Bucknell University. They’re 2 of the 11 Wreckers who graduate [&hellip... Read More →
Published on April 30th, 2013
Last Saturday, Kenan Trebincevic wrote a fascinating op-ed piece in the Wall Street Journal. He described his journey from war-torn Bosnia and Serbia, to Westport, and contrasted his positive experience here with that of other famous Muslim refugees: [&hellip... Read More →
Published on April 22nd, 2013
The December 14 massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School devastated many Westporters. Newtown is close to home. It hit Brian and Annette Sullivan especially hard. For them, Newtown is home. For the past 20 years, Brian [&hellip... Read More →
Published on April 22nd, 2013
Daniel Alvarez — the father of Jason Alvarez ’03 — died peacefully on Friday, April 19, at Connecticut Hospice in Branford. He was 65. Born on Feb. 9, 1948 in Bogota, Colombia, he moved to the [&hellip... Read More →
Published on April 16th, 2013
The Staples-Central boys soccer rivalry dates back many years. On Wednesday, May 22, it continues — this time with alumni from both teams. The Kennedy Stadium evening match features former players from both squads. Players pay [&hellip... Read More →
Published on April 15th, 2013
There’s a lot more to Staples soccer players than just soccer. Last night, Joe Greenwald attended the opening of “Motown: The Musical.” Afterward, he hung out with Bono. Then, as the Commodores played for the after-party, [&hellip... Read More →
Published on April 13th, 2013
In the days following December’s tragedy in Newtown, 2012 co-captain Joe Greenwald asked if Staples soccer could help the children of that town. Head coach Dan Woog contacted Newtown’s Parks & Recreation Department. Joe took it [&hellip... Read More →
Published on April 12th, 2013
…of William Surrey Walker. He arrived yesterday (April 11), joining sister Ellery. Jon, his wife Bridget and their family live in Fairfield. Jon — a key member of the 1988 FCIAC championship team who went on [&hellip... Read More →
Published on April 12th, 2013
James Michael “Mike” Leahy, 71, of Stonington, father of 1989 Staples captain Mike Leahy, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, April 5 at the Rhode Island Hospital in Providence. Born in Laconia, New Hampshire, he lived in [&hellip... Read More →