Staples boys’ tennis takes home the state championship

Gabrielle Feinsmith, Associate Managing Editor

June 5, 2014

The boys’ tennis team yesterday won the class LL state tennis championship for the first time since 2011. Baxter Stein ’14 and Connor Mitnick ’14 clinched the title by winning their doubles match with a score of 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 against Greenwich. “It was absolutely unreal. It felt like the whole...

Hirschberg, Tennis Team Win Class LL State Championship

June 14, 2011

  When Danny Hirschberg ’11 stepped off the Yale University tennis court last Thursday, he not only had the satisfaction of a second straight Class LL individual title, but also of having clinched Staples’ first LL team championship since 1988. “Winning the class LL state championship was an unbelievable...

Lady Wreckers Fall Without Flaherty in FCIAC Semi-Final

May 24, 2011

On Monday the Staples girls' lacrosse team played in its first ever FCIAC semi-final. The problem for Coach Cathy Schager is that the team's leading scorer Maeve Flaherty '12 did not have a stick in her hands. The junior center was suspended prior to the game for violating CIAC rules and Flaherty's absence proved to be a devastating blow as Staples fell...

Boys Varsity Tennis Defeats Norwalk at Home

May 18, 2011

On May 2, 2011, the Staples boys varsity tennis team defeated Norwalk High School during a home match. The final score was 7-0. The scoreboard read as follows: Luke Foreman ‘14 won at 1 singles 6-1, 6-0. Justin Kleiner ‘11 won at 2 singles 6-0, 6-0. Josh Kaseff ’11 won at 3 singles 6-0, 6-0. Baxter Stein ‘14 won at 4 singles 6-1, 6-0. Jehangir Hafiz ‘11 won at 5 singles ...

Staples Football Rolls to 42-20 Victory Over Harding

October 24, 2010

DJ Sixsmith '11 Web Sports Editor With Trumbull, Central and New Canaan all losing this weekend, the Wreckers strengthened their drive to the FCIAC championship game with a 42-20 victory over the Harding High School Presidents. Led by senior running back Tyler Jacobs and his three touchdown...