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 →
Published on July 6th, 2013
The Staples-based team ran up a 2-1-1 record against stiff competition in today’s 4th annual Preston Hirten 7-v-7 Tournament. The event — held under a broiling sun at Wakeman Park — brought together a record 11 [&hellip... Read More →
Published on June 30th, 2013
Kurt Dasbach sends along Workout of the Week (WOW) #2. Jack Scott will organize a session for all players wishing to take this week’s challenge together. Players can also organize their own small groups — or [&hellip... Read More →