{"id":574106,"date":"2026-04-09T15:32:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T15:32:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/574106\/"},"modified":"2026-04-09T15:32:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T15:32:10","slug":"boys-basketball-head-coach-david-goldshore-steps-down-inklings-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/574106\/","title":{"rendered":"Boys\u2019 basketball head coach David Goldshore steps down \u2013 Inklings News"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Goldshore<\/a> <\/p>\n

Goldshore celebrates after the Wreckers win their second straight FCIAC championship.<\/p>\n

Head Staples boys\u2019 basketball coach David Goldshore met with his team on April 8 to announce that he is stepping down from the job. In his four years at Staples, Goldshore led his team to four straight FCIAC championship games, two state championship finals appearances, and won back-to-back FCIAC championships<\/a> in 2025 and 2026 (including Staples\u2019 first in 62 years).\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThis was not an easy decision,\u201d Goldshore said in a statement on Instagram. \u201cI have always believed this position deserves your full heart, full energy and full presence.\u201d<\/p>\n

Back-to-back FCIAC coach of the year, Goldshore was the winningest coach in Staples history, going 85-19 (81.7 PCT) in his four year tenure.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201c<\/p>\n

I am deeply grateful for every player, family, coach, colleague and supporter who made this journey so meaningful.<\/p>\n

\u2014 David Goldshore<\/p>\n

\u201cI am deeply grateful for every player, family, coach, colleague and supporter who made this journey so meaningful,\u201d Goldshore said.<\/p>\n

This past season, the Wreckers had their best season of all time, starting 26-0 but ultimately losing 79-72 <\/a>in triple overtime to West Haven in the state finals. The Wreckers ended at 26-1 and the #2 ranked team in Connecticut.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile the on-court accomplishments are significant, the relationships that Coach Goldshore built and the positive culture that he fostered within the program are even more meaningful,\u201d Athletic Director VJ Sarullo said in a press release.<\/p>\n

Goldshore\u2019s defensive system and emphasis on communication and playing \u201cteam ball\u201d enabled the Wreckers to feel comfortable on the court and have success.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cGoldshore\u2019s attention to detail, especially on the defensive side, allows us to play hard and be physical knowing that everyone on the court has got your back,\u201d Henry Veissid \u201928 said.<\/p>\n

Goldshore\u2019s coaching achievements have not gone unnoticed in the Staples community and will be a tough act to follow in upcoming years.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI felt a mix of emotions [after Goldshore told us]: sad and upset,\u201d Veissid said. \u201cThis chapter has ended, but now a new chapter is beginning and he and the teams in the past four years have set the standard and now it is our job to continue it.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"Goldshore after the triple overtime state finals loss to West Haven, his final game coaching the Wreckers. (Ryan Allen \u201927)
\n\"\"Goldshore high-fives his players after a 56-35 win over New London to advance to the state semifinals. (Ryan Allen \u201927)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Goldshore celebrates after the Wreckers win their second straight FCIAC championship. Head Staples boys\u2019 basketball coach David Goldshore…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":574107,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[4,450,451,3,452,453],"class_list":["post-574106","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-breaking-news","tag-breaking-news","tag-breakingnews","tag-headlines","tag-news","tag-top-stories","tag-topstories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/574106","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=574106"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/574106\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/574107"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=574106"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=574106"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=574106"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}