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The girls’ 2024-25 prepare for the upcoming season with coach Tommy Sparks.

Girls’ basketball hires new coach

Avni Krishna ’27, Paper editor December 21, 2024

With women's basketball icons like Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese making headlines for pushing the boundaries of women's sports, there is often one person these athletes thank for their successes: their...

Block Blast, in action, captures screens and students’ attention at Staples High School

Block Blast takes over Staples High School

Zander Bauer ’26, Paper Editor December 19, 2024

A new craze among Staples students, Block Blast - a mobile game where players join blocks together in an 8x8 square - somehow brings two opposites together: relaxation and rage. This addictive game, originally...

Team “Natural Corn Killers Celebrates their victory after they win the 2023 cornhole league championship.

Westport Parks and Rec postpones third cornhole season, ignites advocacy from participants

Zoe Boxenbaum'25, Executive TV Producer June 12, 2024

Westport Department of Parks and Recreation sent an email on May 29 to the 20 registered participants of the Parks and Rec Cornhole League notifying them of the season’s cancellation just one day before...

The graphic provides an example of what Connections looks like. The four white boxes would all have words that associate them together, apart from the other boxes. If the four groupings are correct, the player wins the game.

A sweeping epidemic: New York Times games

Talia Moskowitz ’24, Web Managing Editor October 25, 2023

When The New York Times first came out with the daily Wordle, it was swiftly implemented into millions of Americans’ daily routines. If you peered over the shoulder of any commuter on the train or any...

Inklings' Wordle 5/19/22

Inklings’ Wordle 5/19/22

May 19, 2022

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The boys lost the first set 28-26 but went on to win the next three sets in a four set game.

Boys’ volleyball defeats Norwalk in vital 3-1 victory

Karina Muray ’22, Staff Writer May 5, 2022

Staples boys’ volleyball defeated Norwalk 3-1 in an away game at Norwalk High School on Wednesday, April 27. The Wreckers were led by key players Ashdon Godoy ’23, Jacob Lee ’22 and libero Ethan...

The Staples boys’ lacrosse team lost to Darien High School on April 28. The final score was 15-10, after being tied at halftime. Darien is currently ranked ninth in the country.

Motivated program atmosphere earns boys’ lacrosse first national ranking at 19th

Jess Leon ’22, Staff Writer May 3, 2022

A swarm of players hike up the Bedford hill on their way to Wakeman field to practice. Hours go by and these players are still there, training, practicing, running and communicating to help and motivate...

Wordle is a new and enjoyable game played by many. On Feb 4. the word of the day was ‘pleat.’

The New York Times buys Wordle

Karlie Saed ’23, Web Features Editor February 19, 2022

Wordle, a new online word challenge, has grown in popularity over the past couple of weeks, and was recently purchased by the New York Times. Many players have expressed concerns over the ramifications...

Many players play the base form of minecraft and enjoy the endless possibilities in a naturally generated world. For others, the game becomes completely customizable with add-ons that create new dimensions within the game, or allow you to make all of the animals 100 blocks tall or just a few pixels big.

Minecraft helps the stressed and overworked overcome brain-melting status

Aidan Rogers, Creative Director January 5, 2022

When you think of video games, you think of “Call of Duty,” “Fortnite” and other war and shooting simulators. These enable adults to assure that every game is a brain-melting, criminal-making,...

Another record shattered in a close meet

October 8, 2021

Staples HS Girls swim team improved to 3-2 on the season with a hard fought win over Westhill/Stamford.  The meet came down to the final event with Staples finishing first in the 400 meter freestyle relay...

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