Published on October 20th, 2012
The Staples boys soccer team was proud to join in this month’s “Get Your Pink On!” breast cancer fundraising effort. Players bought pink shirts with the Wrecker logo and the words “Defy, Wreck, Cure.” They wore [&hellip... Read More →
Published on October 20th, 2012
Staples boys soccer’s 7th annual Quiz Night may have been the best yet. There was plenty of heated competition — did you know pepperoni is the most popular pizza topping in America? that Philippe Woog invented [&hellip... Read More →
Published on October 18th, 2012
The Wreckers and Vikings have had some barn-burners in the past few years. There’s been plenty of goals, plenty of cards, plenty of emotion. This year, both teams met at Loeffler Field clawing for FCIAC tournament [&hellip... Read More →
Published on October 17th, 2012
The Staples boys soccer team used a late rally to edge the Stamford boys soccer team, in polling conducted by Stamford Advocate sportswriter Dave Ruden’s Overtime blog. The blue-and-whites are the Overtime FCIAC Team of the [&hellip... Read More →
Published on October 16th, 2012
For the past few years, the Wreckers have enjoyed playing at Taft Field. It’s nice turf — and the site of several solid regular season and post-season wins. Though tonight marked the 6th game in 9 [&hellip... Read More →
Published on October 15th, 2012
The Harding match was supposed to be Staples’ season opener. A death in the family of the Presidents’ coach pushed the game back to today. Both sides are in the midst of a grueling end-of-season push. [&hellip... Read More →
Published on October 13th, 2012
Less than 24 hours after defeating Fairfield Warde, the Wreckers took to Loeffler Field for a rescheduled (rainout) match against Trinity Catholic. The Crusaders were in action yesterday too: a 6-0 loss to Darien. Spectacular fall [&hellip... Read More →
Published on October 12th, 2012
The weather changed from rain to sun to clouds today, at Fairfield Warde. The grass was high. The Wreckers were playing their 3rd match in 5 games. Both teams were fighting for an FCIAC playoff berth. [&hellip... Read More →
Published on October 11th, 2012
The 2012 terrace renovation is complete — and it makes the best high school soccer venue in the state look even better. First, the bollards were cut down considerably, and painted. Then, a granite slab — [&hellip... Read More →
Published on October 10th, 2012
Last year Darien shocked Staples 1-0, on the victors’ turf. The Blue Wave went on to record one of their best seasons ever. They’re a young squad this fall — as is Staples. Both teams suffered [&hellip... Read More →
Published on October 8th, 2012
In the early part of the season, Staples squandered a pair of leads. The Wreckers tightened up their defense. But recently — despite playing well — they’ve been unable to score. When Greenwich came to muddy [&hellip... Read More →
Published on October 8th, 2012
The 8th annual — and always highly anticipated — Staples boys soccer Quiz Night is almost here: Friday, October 19 (7 p.m., Staples cafeteria). Varsity, JV and freshman players are busy selling tables for the event. [&hellip... Read More →
Published on October 6th, 2012
Today’s Staples boys soccer car wash earned $2,208 — just $192 below the all-time record. And that’s despite threatening weather, and a Columbus Day weekend that lured many Westporters out of town. Funds pay for a [&hellip... Read More →
Published on October 5th, 2012
Tonight’s rematch of last year’s FCIAC final featured 2 teams that have had a tough time finding a rhythm — and goals — this year. Staples entered the match 3-3-0; the host Golden Eagles were 3-3-2. [&hellip... Read More →
Published on October 1st, 2012
Staples and Norwalk have had some epic games over the past 50 years. Tonight promised to be another. The Bears brought a 6-0 record — with 4 shutouts, and the #1 ranking in Connecticut — to [&hellip... Read More →