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...
Nine seniors pace Wreckers to win on senior day
Ethan Frank '20, Staff Writer
October 16, 2019
Nine seniors started their senior day game on Thursday, Oct. 10 and led the team to a 5-0 victory over Trumbull. The Wreckers got on the board with 14:30 left in the first half on a goal by Kyle Kirby ’20. They had a lot of missed opportunities in the first 15 minutes, including three missed c...
Girls’ soccer team bonds prior to season
Theresa Vandis '20, Assistant Business Manager
September 20, 2019
The Staples varsity girls’ soccer team traveled to Newport, Rhode Island for team bonding on Sept. 6-8 in hopes of building team chemistry on and off the field. Aly Sivinski ’20, a left back, believes the trip was well constructed, especially due to the importance of teamwork. “A big part of so...
Ellis shares insight to minority microaggression through writing
April 29, 2019
Sitting down, cracking your knuckles and beginning an essay for English or history class can be a dreaded process when students have a bad case of writer's block. In order to get all your jumbled ideas onto the page and hit submit before the deadline is not only a writing process but an act of thinking...
Boys’ squash captures HEAD national championship
Siri Kanter ’20
March 13, 2019
The Staples boys’ squash team won the Division VIII HEAD US High School Squash Championship (Division VIII), becoming national champions. The Wreckers beat the Loyola, Maryland team 4-3 in their championship game on Feb. 2 at Trinity College in Hartford. The tournament drew 207 players from across t...
Girls’ swim takes fifth-place in State Opens
November 27, 2018
Staples girls’ swim and dive claimed fifth-place at State Opens, on Saturday, Nov. 17, at Yale University. After a season of hard work, the girls were looking forward to their final meet. “We have been working extremely hard in the pool this season and it was great to watch all that hard work pay off,” ca...
Girls’ ski races to claim state title this season
Alex Sprouls '19
November 12, 2018
After placing second in last year’s state championship, the girls’ ski team is starting their training earlier than normal this year in hopes of placing one higher to achieve the state title this coming season. The captains are enacting various changes to their dryland training as well as making sur...
Staples’ sports teams sizzle in the heat
Maya Reiner ’21
September 15, 2018
By Maya Reiner ’21 and Mia Diagnault ’20 The heat has taken a toll on the Staples’ sports teams these past few weeks. Many sports such as the football, cross country and soccer teams have suffered through playing in the excruciating weather. The soaring temperatures up to 91 degrees resu...
Complaints lead to suspension of softball coach
June 7, 2018
By Audrey Bernstein '20 and Kaela Dockray '20 *Names changed to protect the privacy of these sources Girls’ softball coach since 2016, Luigi Cammarota, confirmed on Monday, May 14 that he had been suspended from his position and was placed on paid leave. The suspension followed a series of pare...
[Sept. 2016 Sports] Six freshmen make leap to varsity soccer
October 11, 2016
By Phoebe Mendelson '17 and Julia Rosier '18 Features Editor Staples Wreckers have taken on six new freshmen for this upcoming 2016 season: Ava Simunovic ’20, Julia Lombardo ’20, Kathryn Ialeggio ’20, Marlo Von Der Ahe ’20, Reese Sutter ‘20 and Mia Gonzalez ’20. “Tryouts were very ner...
Girls Water Polo Team ready to improve after offseason
Aileen Coyne, Staff Writer
May 6, 2016
While many think the Staples’ pool is empty after swim season in the winter, they are wrong. The girls’ water polo team takes over the pool, vigorously sprinting back and forth and working on passing and shooting drills. Girls’ water polo is just one of two girls’ water polo teams in the FCIAC;...
Staples robotics team takes on worlds
Megan Doyle, Web Opinions Editor
May 6, 2016
It’s the end of a three day competition on March 18, and the robotics team, i2r, anxiously waits for their name to be called. They’re at East Super Regionals and have been nominated for six awards. In order to qualify for Worlds, they need to win at least one. Finally, the judges announce the...
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Eager to trade her vlog camera for a pencil, Marina Engler ’21 is ready to begin her first year as an Inklings staff writer. Engler, along with a friend, run a vlog channel on YouTube called “Daph...