Pep-rally fails to celebrate winter and fall sports
Marina Engler '21, Staff Writer
November 7, 2019
The annual pep-rally before homecoming packs the bleachers full of students ready to cheer on the fall sports teams. Among those in the stands are the winter and spring sports teams watching the fall teams perform on the field. Because the pep-rally initiates the homecoming football game, it makes sense t...
Wreckers dealt knock-out blow by North Haven
Ethan Frank '20, Staff Writer
October 22, 2019
North Haven, Connecticut -- The Staples Wreckers suffered a 53-20 loss at the hands of the North Haven Indians and their Wing-T offense on Friday, Oct. 18 at Mike Vanacore Field. The Wreckers fell behind 13-0 early, and then things went from bad to worse as a fumble on a poor exchange from Stap...
Staples football returns fresh from bye week
Jacob Greenberger '22, Staff Writer
October 22, 2019
After a week off, the Staples boys’ football team returns to action this week with an away game against North Haven. However, the Wreckers used the bye week a little differently than most teams would. “A lot of teams in this league definitely would take their bye week to relax and recover, and maybe have shorter, lighter practices,” Nick Prior ՚22 said. “But t...
Season two of “All American” starts off with a bang
Lucy Zuckerman ’22
October 22, 2019
Football, drama and romance all come together to create “All American,” a total touchdown in the entertainment industry. When the American TV show, “All American,” aired on CW and Netflix, in October of 2018, I was initially not interested in watching it. Sports shows are not what I usually...
Staples football takes commanding win over Brien McMahon
Jackson Lev ’20, Paper Sports Editor
October 11, 2019
The Staples’ football team showed out in their fourth game of the season against Brien McMahon, with a commanding 35-7 win. On Friday, Oct. 2, the Wreckers took on the Senators in an away game they very much needed to win after suffering a tough 7-0 loss to Ridgefield the week before....
Staples football falls to the Tigers
Carson Kranz '21, Staff Writer
October 10, 2019
The Staples Wreckers varsity football team lost 7-0 to the Ridgefield Tigers on Saturday, Sept. 28. Senior quarterback Jake Thaw ’20, briefly playing in place of Jackson Zager ’21, threw an interception at midfield with three minutes left, ending Staples’ potential game-tying drive. The T...
Varsity football unable to defeat Ridgefield
Carson Kranz '21 and Logan Gornbein '21
October 4, 2019
Petition requesting delay of field construction has been denied
Samantha Felner '22, Paper Opinions Editor
October 3, 2019
Despite efforts from the football team and Westport residents, the petition requesting a delayed construction of the new high school football field and track was denied. With the start of the field construction in early May, it was contracted that fall would be the time frame that the track would be...
Playing sports drives sports fandom for Principal Thomas
Ethan Frank '20, Staff Writer
October 2, 2019
If there was a ball on the ground, Staples's new Principal Stafford Thomas Jr. would be picking it up. At a young age, he got involved in all kinds of sports. Whether it be football, basketball, baseball or anything he and his friends could find. “We would play three hours of sports after school,” Thomas s...
Paper Opinions Editor
Chelsea Strober ’21 spent her whole summer traveling to France, England, Switzerland and Italy, yet came back to school excited for her second year being a part of Inklings News as an opinions editor. Strober...