St. Joseph players bring down Staples senior Timmy Luciano tonight at Staples Stadium as the Wreckers fell to the Cadets 17-14. Staples is now 6-2 on the season. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Ken Moy for WestportNow.com

The Staples footballers fell to St. Joseph 17-14 tonight in Staples Stadium. Staples is now 6-2 on the season and next faces Stamford on Friday, Nov. 9 at 7 p.m. at Staples Stadium. Pictured: Staples senior Kevin Rabacs hauls in a first quarter pass. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) WestportNow.com photo

Darien tonight ended Staples Field Hockey’s perfect season with a 2-1 victory over the Wreckers at Brien McMahon High School in Norwalk. Staples is now 18-1 heading into the CIAC State Tournament. The Blue Wave team was fired up from the opening minute, as were their fans in the stands. Staples Junior Kyle Kirby scored the Wreckers only goal 12 minutes into the half. Darien answered five minutes later. The Blue Wave scored the winning goal in the second half and never looked back. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) J.C. Martin for WestportNow.com

More than 170 runners representing 49 Connecticut High Schools competed in today’s State Open race in Manchester’s Wickham Park. Staples Boys team ran a great race to secure a return to the New England Championship in New Hampshire on Saturday, Nov. 10. The Wreckers placed three runners in the top 25 overall earning All-State honors. Representing the Staples Girls Cross Country team at State Opens today was junior Tori Greenberg, who posted an excellent 5k finish in 21:07. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Contributed photo

The Staples boys soccer team battled Trumbull through 100 minutes of scoreless soccer tonight, in the FCIAC semifinal at Fairfield Ludlowe High School. The match came down to penalty kicks -– and the second-seeded Eagles prevailed over third-ranked Staples, 3-1. It was a devastating end for the Wreckers, who had fallen 1-0 to the Eagles earlier in the season en route to a 12-2-4 mark. Staples begins its quest for the school’s 13th state championship next week. Pictured: some of the large crowd cheering Staples on in Fairfield. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Armelle Daniels for WestportNow.com

The Staples Girls Field Hockey team tonight defeated Norwalk 3-1 at Brien McMahon High School in Norwalk in its FCIAC semifinal tournament match. The Wreckers remain undefeated with 18 wins, and will face Darien for the FCIAC championship on Thursday at McMahon. Pictured: Freshman forward Ava Ekholdt fights for the ball. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) J.C. Martin for WestportNow.com

The Staples footballers tonight beat the Fairfield Warde Mustangs 28-6 at Fairfield to improve to 6-1 on the season. Pictured: Staples senior Henry Engels scores a touchdown after an interception. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dylan Goodman for WestportNow.com

Staples-Greenwich is a classic boys soccer matchup. The Cardinals are two-time defending FCIAC champions, eliminating Staples both times in the quarterfinals. Earlier this year, they shut out the Wreckers 2-0. But Staples earned revenge today in front of a large, boisterous Loeffler Field crowd. Nick DiMasi picked up a loose ball in the 10th minute, and finished low and hard. That was the only goal Staples needed, en route to a solid 1-0 win. Austin Sholes, Matthew Tanzer, Nick Ambrose, Surya Balaji and Patricio Perez Elorza also shined, in a team effort win. The Wreckers play in the FCIAC semifinals on Monday at Fairfield Ludlowe High. Pictured: Vaughan Sealey, the talented senior midfielder.  (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Armelle Daniels for WestportNow.com