Published on June 2nd, 2012
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 June 1st, 2012
Staples soccer fans know 3-time national champion Tom Henske as a goalkeeper coach with unparalleled knowledge, skill and passion. Investors know Tom Henske as one of the keenest, most successful wealth advisors in the country. Now [&hellip... Read More →
Published on May 23rd, 2012
For 11 years, Danbury reigned supreme in FCIAC boys outdoor track. Yesterday — in Danbury — Staples ended that streak. The Wreckers not only beat the Hatters– they demolished them. The Westporters’ final point total was [&hellip... Read More →
Published on May 21st, 2012
Kurt Dasbach’s Wakeman Speed Camp — which has trained dozens of Staples soccer players in speed, strength and flexibility — returns for its 8th year this summer. Sessions are set for Mondays and Thursdays, 5 to [&hellip... Read More →
Published on May 19th, 2012
A month remains before graduation, but the 12 seniors in Staples’ soccer program are already looking ahead to the fall. Four were recruited for soccer at the intercollegiate level. Captain Jake Malowitz continues a long line [&hellip... Read More →
Published on May 18th, 2012
A crowd of 200 — from across Connecticut, representing a broad variety of interests — came to the Staples High School auditorium last night. They were drawn by “Choices and Challenges: The Changing Face of High [&hellip... Read More →
Published on May 12th, 2012
…don’t worry. We’re taping it. “Choices and Challenges: The Changing Face of High School Soccer” will be uploaded to YouTube. It will also be available via the Staples High School Media Lab website. Check StaplesSoccer.com soon [&hellip... Read More →
Published on May 1st, 2012
Organizers of the May 17 forum — “Choices and Challenges: The Changing Face of High School Soccer” — are soliciting questions to ask the panel. The bulk of the evening (7 p.m., Staples High School auditorium) [&hellip... Read More →
Published on April 29th, 2012
Alex Deegan ’91 passes along the sad news of the death of his father, Bill Deegan ’63, of a heart attack. Bill and Alex were the 1st father-son pair to play Staples soccer. Alex says, “He [&hellip... Read More →
Published on April 29th, 2012
Former Staples and Brown University soccer star George Barrett ’73 will be honored by the Sportsmen of Westport. The annual dinner on Tuesday, May 22 (6 p.m., Continental Manor, Norwalk) brings together past legends, in a [&hellip... Read More →
Published on April 28th, 2012
Joe Greenwald and Diego Alanis took 1st place in this month’s Octathlon of Champions event — a 2-v-2 basketball challenge. The junior and sophomore earned 10 points each with the victory. Noah Bender and Jack Scott [&hellip... Read More →
Published on April 23rd, 2012
The final 2 panelists have been added to the May 17 forum “Choices and Challenges: The Changing Face of High School Soccer.” Mike Noonan ’79 (head coach at Clemson University; former head coach at Brown University; [&hellip... Read More →
Published on April 18th, 2012
…of his and Aimee’s 1st child. Mia Marie Leahy was born March 29. “We can’t stop smiling,” Mike says. The former Staples captain and Bates College star adds, “Hope all is well, and that the guys [&hellip... Read More →
Published on April 13th, 2012
The results of this year’s physical education class fitness tests have been posted, and Staples soccer players are at the top of the pack. Juniors, sophomores and freshmen were tested; seniors do not take PE. In [&hellip... Read More →
Published on April 12th, 2012
Staples High School head coach Dan Woog has been named Boys Soccer Coach of the Year, by the Connecticut High School Coaches Association. He — and coaches of the year in all other sports — will [&hellip... Read More →