WWPT used to try to hide the fact that they were a high school station, in order to seem more professional.
However, Advisor Mike Zito realized that the opposite would have a better effect, which he...
This year, Casey Bang ’14 joined the girl’s ice hockey team on a friend’s suggestion.
“She said the team needed a goalie, so I just volunteered,” Bang said.
She hadn’t played sports before...
It’s a Thursday night. The gym reeks of sweat while the squeaks of basketball shoes hitting the floor echo throughout the room. No, this isn’t Staples’ basketball. This weekly occurrence has gained...
There is nothing lax about about girls lax. As of Jan. 25, a group of returning varsity and JV athletes has been participating in the Body Blast program, led by athletic trainer Gaetana "G" DiLeo, from...
On Feb. 2 the boys and girls track teams traveled to New Haven to compete in their respective FCIAC Championships. The boys came home wielding the first place trophy, and the girls placed fourth.
“We...
Simon Stracher, Social Media Managing Editor
• February 5, 2012
Defense does not win championships.
At least that’s what this NFL season has taught us.
Today at 6:30 PM, the 27th defensively ranked New York Giants and the 31st defensively ranked New England...
Jessica Coelho ‘12 fights to keep a hand on the ball, just barely making it past two defenders. She passes it to Erica Stein ‘13, who gets it to Sydney Houseworth ‘12, through the arms of an opponent....
The varsity girl’s basketball team certainly went home happy on the last Tuesday evening before midterms, after they defeated Harding with a score of 68-30.
The team, coming off a win against New...
As Laddie Lawrence, the boys track coach, anxiously cheers on his players from the sidelines, he is not alone. As Ed Huydic, the girls varsity basketball coach, shouts important plays across the court,...
Ryder Chasin, Web Managing Editor
• January 17, 2012
At 1:15 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 29, a pressure began to grow inside the head of Jon Heil ’12. Before long, the pressure grew to pain, the pain amounted to pounding, and by the start of that night’s football...
The whistle is blown. The crowd goes wild and screams what they think the call should be. The Staples athletes freeze and silently wait for the decision. It is all up to the individuals clad in black and...
As children, kids often have far-fetched career aspirations that are unrealistic, and eventually they let them go.
Parker Kligerman ’09 is an exception.
Years ago, as a seemingly typical teenage...
When the school bell rings at 2:15 every day, most athletes are already dreading a long hike down to the fieldhouse or to the Wakeman athletic fields.
Ice hockey players, meanwhile, have not just a long...
