The anticipated return of rec basketball is upon us

Logan Gornbein '21 and Theodore Dienst '20

January 13, 2020

Girls’ basketball team snatches a big FCIAC win

Logan Gornbein '21

January 10, 2020

The Staples girls’ basketball team defeated the Danbury Hatters 59-44 at home on Jan. 8. Going into the game the Wreckers were 5-1 and the Hatters were at 4-1.  Captain Arianna Gerig ’20 was the Wreckers leading scorer with 19 points. Nicole Holmes ’21 had 11 points along with providing energy on ...

Wreckers pick up road win, remain undefeated

Jacob Greenberger '22

January 10, 2020

The Wreckers maintained their undefeated season and improved their record to 6-0 on Jan. 7 with a statement win of 70-58 against the previously undefeated Danbury Hatters. Coming off of momentous wins against Westhill and Central, the Wreckers needed a big performance from their team in just their second game of...

Staples girls’ basketball team beat Bridgeport Central

Carson Kranz '21

January 10, 2020

The Staples girls’ basketball team blew out Bridgeport Central on Jan. 3 with a huge 68-13 victory. The Wreckers were led by captain Ari Gerig ’20 with 15 points and Kathleen Cozzi ’20 with 10 points. Captain Marisa Shorrock ’20 also led the team with over 14 assists.  It all started in t...

Wreckers rout Weston in second game of season

Jackson Lev ’20 and Adam Greenlee '20

January 5, 2020

The Staples boys’ basketball team showed out in their second game of the season against Weston with a commanding 72-49 win.      On Monday, Dec. 23 the Wreckers took on the Trojans in their first home game of the season. Coming off a 63-50 win against Joel Barlow the week before, the Wreckers looked to have another dominant team win — and that’s exactly what they...

Superfans preview rec basketball

Jack Lev '20, Teddy Dienst '20, Logan Gornbein '21

January 5, 2020

Boys’ basketball heads into the new season with high spirits

Samantha Felner '22 and Jack Lev '20

December 17, 2019

Muffet McGraw refuses to hire males

Holden Cohen '20

May 13, 2019

Muffet McGraw is one of the greatest coaches in women's basketball history; she has been to nine final fours, won two national championships and has received AP coach of the year four times. Although she has been the head coach through this historic run, she hasn’t been able to do it without the hel...

Rec basketball dives into annual March Madness tournament

Kevin Greer '19

March 30, 2019

The month of March is known to go hand in hand with a basketball frenzy.  Although the annual NCAA tournament has not yet begun, the madness is already underway  in the Staples High School fieldhouse. The 11th and 12th grade recreational basketball March Madness tournament came to a close as Te...

Three Wise Guys jump into March Madness

Kevin Greer ’19, Zach Strober ’19 and Jack Shapiro ’19

March 27, 2019

Staples boys ball out in rec basketball

Evi Tarshis ’20, Emma Van Riper ’20 and Ella Bloomingdale ’20

March 8, 2019

Three Wise Guys jump into boys’ basketball playoffs

Kevin Greer ‘19, Zach Strober ‘19 and Jack Shapiro ‘19

March 8, 2019

Boys’ basketball suffers close loss to New Canaan

Maddie Phelps '19, Web Managing Editor

February 25, 2019

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