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The Boys Cross Country team is headed to the state tournament, this Saturday, Oct. 30, at the St. Olaf College in Northfield. Last Friday they ran the Section 8A race in Bagley and took second place, earning them the right to compete in the 2009 state event. More ... The third ranked Cardinals struggled to put their best play in gear in the first round of state tourn ament action hoping to ove rcome the perennial s t rength in Rochester Lourdes. More ... The Staples Motley Cardinals, undefeated in their regular season, lost out to Perham 16-14 in the Section 8-3A semifi nal game Oct. 31. It was an ex- tremely close game between the No. 3 Cards and No. 2 Yellowjackets, with an outcome that was anyone's guess. More ... It was a big night for Cardinal eighth grader Jaelin Beachy, who earned two All Conference honors at the Mid State Confer- ence Oct. 30, in Detroit Lakes. Beachy took first in both the 100 yard freestyle and the 100 yard breaststroke, which, according to Coach Bruce Onischuk, "...was probably the most exciting race of the night. More ... The 2009 Lady Cardinal runners had a tough meet last Friday night, running in about four inches of snow and cold weather. In the words of Cardinal Katie Stone, "The race was insane, there was like four inches of snow everywhere and the wind was insane! We didn't go to state but we sure put it all out there and we were really close. More ... The 2009 Cardinal Volleyball season is over, but the Staples Motley girls didn't go down without a fight. On Thursday, Oct. 29, the girls faced the number one seeded Sauk Centre Mainstreeters in the first round of sub-section playoffs. The Mainstreeters are a tough bunch, but the Cards put up some nice resistance. More ... Q : The fur coat of a deer changes colors depending on the time of year - a reddish color in the spring and brown in the fall. Why does this happen? A : The deer's coat is designed to provide both a means for thermoregulation and camouflage. Summer coats appear reddish and are thin, allowing deer to better cope with heat stress. More ... |
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Introducing the new Staples City Hall & Staples Public Library
