Sports

Staples Boys’ Soccer Shuts Out Norwalk 2-0

Claire Quigley, Opinions Editor • October 5, 2013

Staples Boys’ Soccer beat Norwalk at 4:00 pm last Thursday on the Loeffler Field. The final score was 2-0, with Staples never losing their leading position and the two goals were scored by Charlie Leonard ’14 and captain Jack Scott ’14.

Leonard shot with 31 minutes left of the first half, setting the tempo for the rest of the game. Scott scored with 5 minutes left at the half, completely crushing Norwalk’s hopes of a comeback.

This was an essential victory for Staples, making their record 8-1-1. “Norwalk beat us 1-0 last year and ended our season so we wanted revenge. It was the biggest game of the year for us and to pull out a 2-0 win on our home field is really important,” Scott said.

Key players in todays game were Leonard, Scott, and goalie Noah Schwaeber ’16.

The energy on the field was clear to those watching from the hill. There was a lot riding on this game for both teams, which resulted in very high pace and aggressive play by the boys. There were three cards given throughout the game, one to Staples defenseman George Kokkalis ‘14.

Schwaeber made several impressive saves throughout the game, maintaining the Wreckers’ shutout. With 10 minutes left of the game, Schwaeber made a particularly stellar save, in a high pressure situation with Norwalk trying to come back.

According to the team’s record, there is a lot of potential this season, and the outcome of this game shows that they’re a force to be reckoned with.

About the Contributor

Claire Quigley, Opinions Editor

Claire Quigley ’14 is an opinions editor on Inklings Newspaper. She has many hobbies that include dance, lacrosse, and is an active member of many clubs. Claire’s main focus for the past three years has been giving back to both her own community, and others as well. She has been apart of her church’s youth club for almost three years with many of her friends. This past summer, she had the amazing opportunity to help the less fortunate in the Dominican Republic. Claire and her youth group helped build houses, and teach many children who do not have the opportunity for an education speak English. “Those 10 days changed my life, I felt great each and every day because I knew I was making a difference.” said Quigley ’14. Aside from traveling to the Dominican, Claire and her youth group have also helped locally around Connecticut. She has helped build gardens, feed the homeless, and raise money for causes she believes in. She has put in many hours towards her youth group, and truly believes they are helping the world one project at a time. Besides Claire being a part of her youth group outside of school, she also enjoys writing both outside and inside school. This year Claire will be finishing her third year on Inklings and is excited to write many articles for both the paper and the web. Claire’s favorite article she wrote was “Where do I upload my Pictures?”