Seventh grade champs Mid State Conference seventh grade champions include Chelcea Schreck and Nikki Edin in front, Meagan Han and Grace Wolhowe kneeling; and standing from left, Taylor Hales, Breeze Bestland, Sarah Willgohs, Kaitlin Spar, Hayley Carlson and Sarah Koopmann, with Coach Craig Wolhowe. (Submitted photo) The Staples Motley Cardinal girls basketball team defeated Detroit Lakes 59- 50 Tuesday, Jan. 19, in a game that saw 15 bas- kets from long range.

Cait- lin Robi nson scored 20 points for the Card inals, with Nikki Pearson adding 17. Robinson hit five in the game with Pearson and Ashley Lisson each adding one.

The Lakers had eight three point baskets with Kaylie Muckenhorn nailing four of them.

Mikayla Wing added 10 points for the Cardinals, who improved to 4-2 in the Mid State Conference and 10-3 overall.

Pequot Lakes leads the Mid State Conference girls basketball standings with six wins and no losses. Crosby-Ironton is 5-1 while the Cardinals are 4-2 in Mid State play.

DL is 3-11, Wadena-DC 1-5 and Park Rapids 0-6 in league play.

The Cardinal girls were scheduled to play Little Falls on Jan. 23 but the game was iced out. It has been re-scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 6, at Little Falls, with 9th and JV games at 6 p.m. and varsity at 7:30.

Girls Results

Staples Motley 59, Detroit Lakes 50

Detroit Lakes 26 24- 50

Staples Motley 29 30- 59

Detroit Lakes (50): Ashlyn Jacken 3, Courtney Gray 18, Taylor Tschider 5, Courtney Hedstrom 11, Jenny Matter 7, Kaylie Muckenhern 12, Rachel Shane 4. FT 10-13 ( 77 percent), Threepoint baskets: 8 (Muckenhern 4, Hedstrom 3, Jacken 1).

Staples Motley(59): Nikki Pearson 17, Caitlin Robinson 20, Ashley Lisson 5, Abby Smith 12, Bobbie Jo Mathe 5, Mikayla Wing 10. FT 15-25 (60 percent), Three-point baskets: 7 (Robinson 5, Pearson 1, Lisson 1).