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The rugby team huddles together for a post-game talk.

Quarterfinal loss ends season for boys’ rugby

Annabelle Katz ’26, Staff Writer June 2, 2025

The boys’ rugby team gave it their all but came up short against Fairfield Prep, ending their season with a final score of 33-25 on May 20. Though the team won't move forward in the playoffs, their fight,...

A number of soccer players attended Coach Russell Oost-Lievense’s appeal at town hall on Monday, May 12.

Team Testimonies: Soccer team advocates for their former coach

12 hours. Several Staples soccer players sat in town hall on Monday, May 12 for 12 hours in support of their soccer coach, Russell Oost-Lievense, hoping for the opportunity to contribute to the case...

Matthew Jacowleff ’15 was recently promoted to head football coach, nearly two decades after beginning his Westport sports journey.

The Making of Matty

Will Enquist ’26 and Dylan Robbin ’28, Managing Editor and Paper Editor May 21, 2025

After years of working his way through the Westport youth sports system, Jacowleff ’15 has been named the new head coach of Staples football. His promotion is the culmination of a nearly two-decade long...

Greens Farms Academy player Stella Savone made seven goals in the game against Sacred Heart on May 8, matching her personal best for most scores in a single game.

Making waves: girls’ water polo team grows with out-of-school talent

Sophie Smith ’26, Editor-in-Chief May 9, 2025

With only 20 seconds left on the clock, Sacred Heart has possession. They make one final push, passing the ball to an inside player and hoping for a shot at goal. Noise echoes and the clock ticks. A score...

The 2025 Staples boys' lacrosse schedule (photo from @staplesboyslacrosse).

Staples boys’ lacrosse starts season, the five most important games

Dylan Robbin ’28, Web Sports Editor April 4, 2025

As spring approaches, three things are inevitable: allergies, rainy days and Staples boys’ lacrosse having a prominent season. As a Staples student, it may be hard to make it to all 16 regular season...

The new Staples head football coach Matty Jacowleff stands for the national anthem (Photo from wreckersgreershotz).

BREAKING NEWS: Wreckers name Matty Jacowleff as new head football coach

Dylan Robbin ’28, Web Sports Editor April 3, 2025

Former offensive coordinator and associate head coach Matty Jacowleff was named the new head coach for the Staples football program on April 2.  Some of Coach Matty's earliest memories were going to...

The Staples boys' lacrosse team has won two state championships and one FCIAC championship in the past three years. They will be looking to continue to add to their trophy cabinet in the upcoming campaign. (Photo by William Murray '25)

Boys’ lacrosse prepares for upcoming season

William Murray ’25, Web Sports Editor March 30, 2025

The Staples boys’ lacrosse team has been unstoppable in recent years. Coming off their first ever FCIAC title last year and having won two of the last three Connecticut Class L titles, they have cemented...

Amelia Guimond ’28 wins her wrestling match against Stratford High School (Photo Contributed by Amelia Guimond ’28).

Inside wrestling’s gender divide: Guimond challenges norms on the mat

Malena Tortorella ’27, Staff Writer March 24, 2025

In a sport traditionally dominated by boys, the presence of girls on high school wrestling teams has become increasingly common, though still rare. Across the country, female athletes are challenging long-standing...

Austin Heyer ’27 had 10 points and shot 60 percent from the floor.

Wreckers crush Kolbe, continue state championship run

Will Enquist ’26, Paper Editor March 6, 2025

The Staples Wreckers’ boys’ basketball team (22-3) defeated the Kolbe Cathedral Cougars (11-11) 80-71 on March 4, in an effort that will see Staples advance to the CIAC quarterfinals. The game marks...

According to the National Institutes of Health , youth sport participation provides an avenue to develop peer relationships, self esteem and leadership qualities. It may also lay the foundation for a healthier adult lifestyle.

Pick up the stick, experience high school sports

Ella Harrington ‘25, Web News Editor March 4, 2025

My biggest regret in high school wasn’t having zero free periods my junior year or taking an AP economics class that I truly can’t handle. It’s not even getting my license a year-and-a-half later...

The Staples Wreckers beat the Ridgefield Tigers 68-58 to win the 2024-2025 FCIAC Championship.

Boys’ basketball defeats Ridgefield 68-58 to win FCIAC championship

Dylan Robbin ’28, Web Sports Editor February 27, 2025

In 1963, the Staples boys’ basketball team won the Fairfield County Interscholastic Conference (FCIAC) championship. Since then, Staples has waited 62 years for another title, and the 2-seeded Wreckers...

After a tough loss against Trumbull, the Wreckers got back in the win column after defeating Danbury 42-34 on Feb. 10. (Photo by William Murray '25)

Boys’ basketball defeats Danbury, gets back on track in FCIAC play

William Murray ’25, Web Sports Editor February 26, 2025

After a disappointing loss to Trumbull, the Staples Wreckers hit the road on Feb. 10 for another FCIAC contest against Danbury. Though Staples were without two key players, Sam Clachko ’26 and Charlie...

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