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WESTPORT — Kyle Kirby and her teammates on the Staples field hockey team have been on quite a tear since early in the season, but they weren’t entirely satisfied with their past couple of games.
It’ll be di…
TRUMBULL — Jaden Shirden ran for four touchdowns, Jack Wallace threw for three scores, and the St. Joseph defense kept Staples out of the end zone en route to a 50-0 victory at Dalling Field on Saturday.
Co…
MIDDLETOWN—FCIAC seniors swept the top five spots at the Class LL girls diving championship Wednesday night at the Middletown High School pool.
Greenwich seniors Saylor Kirsch (443.75 points) and Reggie Fri…
Staples coach Dan Woog has been around the Staples boys soccer program in one form or another since his playing days in the early 1970s. He has never been a part of a game quite like the one Wednesday, as No. 18 Staples rallied from down two goals to beat No. 1 Glastonbury 3-2 in […]
Barry Beattie remembers what life was like before Reese Sutter and Mia Gonzalez entered Staples girls’ soccer program.
The Wreckers were coming off a 9-6-1 season — a decent season, but not great. Both Sutt…
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STAPLES TOUGH IN A TOUGH CLASS L
Class L is loaded with talented teams but the one to beat is still No. 4 seed Staples with its depth and standouts in every phase of th…
NORWALK — Coaches and players have their own feelings about co-championships.
On the one hand, you get to take home a winning medal and the title that comes with it, but on the other, it sure would’ve been …
WILTON — In a physical game full of hard challenges and fouls, it was fitting the only score came off a set piece.
Autumn Smith was able to convert on Gabby Gonzalez’s free kick with 33 minutes left in the …
GREENWICH — Fittingly, Tuesday night’s FCIAC Girls Swimming Championships ended with Darien winning the 400-yard freestyle relay — an event that takes a team effort.
It takes an ultimate team effort for a s…
FAIRFIELD — One of the things that has made the Warde boys soccer team so successful this season is its ability to adapt game plans based on game situations and opponents.
In the FCIAC semifinals Tuesday ni…
STAMFORD — For the eight seniors on the Westhill girls volleyball roster, the hours still to be spent in the J. Walter Kennedy Athletic complex are dwindling down and are becoming precious.
The good news fo…
NEW CANAAN — Hard work and perseverance were rewarded Monday night at the FCIAC Girls Diving Championship at the New Canaan YMCA diving complex.
Greenwich’s Reggie Frias performed with the urgency of a high…
NORWALK — As a freshman, Darien’s Raina Johns is making her first journey through the FCIAC field hockey tournament. If the early returns are any indications, the Blue Wave is in for a heck of a ride.
Johns…
WILTON — As part of her pep talk before the start of overtime, St. Joseph junior forward Maddie Fried reminded her teammates that they hadn’t come this far for nothing, adding that she had never wanted to win a game so bad…
MANCHESTER—The green monster is his home, and with it came another title.
Conard sophomore Gavin Sherry has owned the stretch that has defined Wickham Park, and a surge up it Friday provided just enough cus…
WESTPORT — The shots and scoring opportunities were plentiful, but the goals weren’t for Staples, which was embroiled in a scoreless tie at halftime against visiting Greenwich in the quarterfinal-round of the FCIAC Field H…
WILTON — For a little while, the penalty that nullified Wilton’s touchdown on a first-half kickoff return looked as though it might be part of a frustrating evening for the Warriors.
But after Wilton scored 28 unanswere…
WESTPORT —Charlotte Barnes scored four goals Friday, leading Staples to a 5-2 victory over Trumbull in their FCIAC girls soccer quarterfinal game at a wind-swept Wakeman Field. Each one of her goals told a different story. A junior, Barnes’s first goal came just past the midway point of the top-seeded Wreckers’ game with the eighth-seeded […]
FINE PERFORMANCES
Reem Abdel-Hack, Shelton: Abdel-Hack had 10 kills and 14 blocks as the Gaels knocked off previously-unbeaten Guilford 3-1 on Friday.
Kaitlyn Boland, Warde: The Mustangs’ se…
A sign that a team hasn’t lost to a league opponent in a long time is when its coach actually has to research the last time it was defeated.
Seymour girls swimming coach Patrick DiCaprio did the research an…
NORWALK —
Rylie Giles, Ridgefield: Giles touched the wall first in the 200-meter freestyle (2:08.85) and was the 400-meter freestyle winner for the Tigers in its 93-93 tie against FCIAC rival Staples.
Esme Hunter, St…
WESTPORT — A couple of early-season losses and a host of injuries have conspired to put the New Canaan football team’s season on thin ice.
So, while facing a stiff challenge from Staples and its quarterback…
As a three-time reigning state champion, the Staples field hockey team is accustomed to bringing out the best in opponents.
“Everybody wants to beat us really badly,” said Staples coach Ian Tapsall. “So I g…
Zoe Baker, Hall: A junior, Baker was the 1-meter diving winner in Hall’s 90-85 victory against Farmington, earning 238.55 points.
Rylie Giles, Ridgefield: Giles placed first in the 200-yard freestyle (2:09….
TRUMBULL — After five days of head-to-head competition, there isn’t much, if anything, separating the top three girls soccer teams in the FCIAC.
On Monday afternoon, St. Joseph and Staples played to a 1-1 t…
NORTH HAVEN — It’s hard for teams who have seen the North Haven Wing-T offense to stop it.
When you haven’t seen it, it’s even harder.
Staples found out what Southern Connecticut Conference …
GREENWICH — Known for its top-tier swimmers, depth in each event and standout divers, versatility is also one of the Greenwich girls swimming team’s strengths — one it put on full display on Wednesday.
Seve…
WESTPORT — The Ridgefield-Staples Girls Soccer rivalry has been a treat for fans.
Ridgefield edged Staples in both the 2018 and 2017 Class LL state championship finals. Ridgefield has also captured three of…
