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Wreckers Ground Nighthawks, Earn State Title Bid

Julian Clarke, Managing Editor December 4, 2011

Tuesday night’s game against Ridgefield in the LL Quarterfinals was won by Staples’ running game with Jon Heil ’12 rushing for 366 yards and four touchdowns. Today’s game, the LL Semifinal against...

Staples Tames Tigers, Moves Onto Semi-Finals

Julian Clarke, Managing Editor November 30, 2011

Jon Heil ’12 may as well have started his indoor track season a month early. Heil ran for a school-record 366 yards on 27 carries and four touchdowns. It was a track meet every time he touched the...

Wreckers Football Wins 2011 FCIAC Championship with Thrilling Thanksgiving Win over Greenwich, 31-27

Charlie Greenwald, Web A&E Editor November 24, 2011

WESTPORT, CT—The Staples Wreckers football team won their second FCIAC Championship in the last three years by defeating the Greenwich Cardinals at home, 31-27. The Wreckers came into the game undefeated...

Football Gears Up For a Thanksgiving Day FCIAC Championship Game

Bailey Valente, Sports Editor November 23, 2011

It’s the biggest game of the season. Stakes are high and the pressure is on. There is nothing more important to a team than the title, ‘FCIAC champions’. This year, Staples matches up to the 2nd...

Winter Sports Teams Participate in Charity

Jordan Shenhar, Web Managing Editor November 22, 2011

Although snow days, Christmas, and mid-afternoon sunsets are still far on the horizon, winter sports teams are already starting to join together and warm up. Before the first practices or games, each team...

Taking One for the Team: Athletes Who Hide Injuries

Alexandra O'Kane, Social Media Specialist November 18, 2011

It is two minutes into the game. The opponent is racing down the field. In an attempt to block the offender, a defender runs into the girl and is hit in the head. She immediately knows that she has a concussion,...

Late Bloomers- Athletes Who Took up Sports Freshman Year

Sara Luttinger, A&E Editor November 18, 2011

Unstoppable. That one word seems to sum up Jessie Ambrose ’12, varsity girls lacrosse player, Joosje Grevers ’12 of varsity girls volleyball, Turner Block ’13, varsity track and field runner ,...

Inside the Brotherhood

Simon Stratcher, Staff Writer November 18, 2011

Statistics don’t tell the whole story, but the Staples Football defense’s 40 sacks, on pace to shatter the team’s record of 52 set in 2009, tells a lot of it. The defensive line for Staples football,...

Hockey and Gymnastics Preview

Bryan Schiavone, News Editor November 18, 2011

When the girls’ ice hockey team steps out onto the rink for their first game, they’ll be clad not in blue and white but in black and gold. For the first time in its history, the team has joined with...

Cheering in Baritone

Ryder Chasin, Web Managing Editor November 18, 2011

It’s four hours until game time. Matson has to get mentally prepared, physically prepared. He has to have enough energy to last him through the game and still carry his own weight on the squad. He needs...

Two Historic Wins, Field Hockey Turns Towards States

Emily Goldberg, Web Managing Editor November 9, 2011

Within one week, the Staples field hockey team made two accomplishments that were both years in the making. On Wednesday, Nov. 1 the Wreckers rolled over Darien in the FCIAC semi-finals, ending the...

Girls Volleyball Falls to Ridgefield in FCIAC Semi-Finals

Kate Beispel, Staff Writer November 7, 2011

The Staples Girls Volleyball team lost 3-1 (21-25, 25-23, 25-18, 25-21) in FCIAC semi-finals on November 5, 2011 to the Ridgefield Tigers at Ludlowe High School. Greeted by a large crowd, the girls...

Wreckers Wallop Warde, One Win From FCIAC Title Match Up

Julian Clarke, Managing Editor November 7, 2011

Early in Wreckers’ Saturday match up against Fairfield Warde, Joey Zelkowitz ’13, Staples’ leading running back, went down with a shoulder injury. “When Joey goes down in the first quarter,...

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