By Andy Hutchison
FAIRFIELD — Staples field hockey defeated host Fairfield Warde 5-1 on Monday night. The Wreckers, with their fourth straight victory, improved to 10-3 (10-1 in FCIAC play).
Emilie Russell scored twice and Daisy Hackett, Ava Pattinson and Chloe Smith all scored.
The Wreckers found the back of the net in the first quarter and clung to a 1-0 lead throughout the second quarter before getting a goal just 35 seconds before halftime and then pulling away after the break.
Staples visits Westhill Wednesday at 4 p.m. The Wreckers host Brien McMahon Monday, Oct. 26 and entertain Ridgefield Wednesday, Oct. 28, both also at 4 p.m.
Andy Hutchison
Andy Hutchison has been covering school sports — including Staples athletics — as well as news and feature stories, since the 1990s. He is the sports editor at the Newtown Bee. He writes for the Monroe Sun. He was director of communications and radio color commentator for the Bridgeport Sound Tigers hockey team. He has won numerous writing awards, including regional and national first-place honors.
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