Published on June 22nd, 2013
Jack Scott blazed to a 17:49 finish — a 5:45 pace — to take 8th place out of 1,355 runners in today’s Stratton Faxon 5K in Fairfield. Jack was the 1st Westport runner overall, and the [&hellip... Read More →
Published on June 19th, 2013
Rising senior Robby Giannone volunteered to spend his last day of school cleaning and fixing the Staples soccer trophy cabinet. A new shelf was installed; James Hickok’s name was added to the Staples All-American list; an [&hellip... Read More →
Published on June 13th, 2013
Over a dozen Staples soccer players finished a 6-month, twice-weekly, 6 a.m. workout regimen this week. They came to the Staples Fitness Center early in the morning for 1-hour sessions, even during school vacations, blizzards and [&hellip... Read More →
Published on June 11th, 2013
Five players — and Staples soccer’s 2-year videographer — were honored for a variety of academic achievements at the high school awards ceremony tonight. Graduating seniors James Hickok and Jon Denowitz were named Advanced Placement Scholars. [&hellip... Read More →
Published on June 10th, 2013
The Staples soccer season ended in November. But the honors continue for 2 soon-to-graduate seniors. Greg Shikowitz was awarded 2 prizes this month: the $5,000 Coleman Brothers Foundation Award and the $3,000 Albie Loeffler Scholarship. The [&hellip... Read More →
Published on June 9th, 2013
A few times a year, the Staples boys soccer program offers itself up for local charity auctions. A Better Chance of Westport is a favorite cause. Winners generally ask for the Wreckers to appear at a [&hellip... Read More →
Published on June 5th, 2013
Nicky Hoberman ’07 practices what he preaches. And practice makes almost perfect. Nicky — who served as Staples soccer’s strength and conditioning coach last fall, and also works at CrossFit — was one of 48 athletes [&hellip... Read More →
Published on June 4th, 2013
It was business, pleasure, remembrance and a great reunion last weekend in Washington, DC. Nicky Hoberman, Matt Lamb and Dave Sharpe — Staples ’07 — joined former University of Mary Washington players, and Preston Hirten’s family, [&hellip... Read More →
Published on June 1st, 2013
Brendon Cristobal ’07 — a captain of Staples’ 2006 FCIAC championship and state finalist team — is offering his talents to young players this summer. Brendon — a fierce attacker and proven goal scorer whose international [&hellip... Read More →
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 →