Published on November 14th, 2012
Over 230 soccer players participated in today’s statewide Unified Soccer Special Olympics games, hosted by Staples in the fieldhouse. And making sure the day went smoothly were 6 Wrecker freshman players, and 1 jayvee. Liam Borner, [&hellip... Read More →
Published on November 13th, 2012
A memorial service for Austin Hood — brother of Staples soccer player Sebo Hood — is set for 1 p.m. Friday, November 23 (the day after Thanksgiving) at Longshore. The remembrance will be followed by a [&hellip... Read More →
Published on November 10th, 2012
At 8:30 last night — just 2 hours after returning from their 6-0 state LL tournament 1st round win in Norwich — the Staples coaching staff held a telephone conference. The subject: How to thwart Norwalk, [&hellip... Read More →
Published on November 9th, 2012
After playing 10 games in 18 days, a loss in the FCIAC quarterfinals and a hurricane meant Staples did not play a match for the next 13 days. Then a snowstorm made it 14. The Wreckers’ [&hellip... Read More →
Published on November 8th, 2012
Nick Georgis — a very popular physics teacher at Staples, and a passionate Staples soccer fan throughout his career and long into retirement — died yesterday. He was 85 years old, and lived in Trumbull. A [&hellip... Read More →
Published on November 8th, 2012
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Published on November 7th, 2012
For only the 2nd time ever — the 1st was a 7-0 victory to open the 1992 state tournament — Staples faces Norwich Free Academy. The match was postponed a day by a nor’easter/snowstorm. It is [&hellip... Read More →
Published on November 1st, 2012
The current Staples soccer players never knew Albie Loeffler. And they never heard the name Paul Lane. They certainly don’t know that Mr. Loeffler — the founder of the Staples soccer program — and Coach Lane [&hellip... Read More →
Published on October 31st, 2012
It’s been a tough week for Staples junior varsity tri-captain Sebo Hood. On Thursday, his older brother died. Four days later, Hurricane Sandy slammed into his home on Soundview Drive — right on Compo Beach. Among [&hellip... Read More →
Published on October 26th, 2012
The 2nd season — the FCIAC tournament — began for the Wreckers today in the Greenwich football stadium. It was the 1st time Staples has played a quarterfinal away match in years — but the blue-and-whites [&hellip... Read More →
Published on October 25th, 2012
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Published on October 24th, 2012
The Wreckers arrived at Danbury’s new turf stadium knowing the same thing as the Hatters: This final contest of the FCIAC regular season was a Big Game. Staples was in 7th place, just 1 point ahead [&hellip... Read More →
Published on October 22nd, 2012
New Canaan brought a 9-3-2 record to Loeffler Field — good for 5th place in the ultra-tight FCIAC race. The Wreckers — 9-4-1 — stood 7th. Staples took charge at the start. In the 11th minute [&hellip... Read More →
Published on October 22nd, 2012
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Published on October 20th, 2012
…of his 2nd daughter, Josephine Campbell Robbins. She weighed 8 pounds, and was 21 inches long. Dory is thrilled to have a little sister, and mom Cammie is doing great. The Robbinses live in Memphis, where [&hellip... Read More →