Sports
By Mark Anderson
Managing Editor
The City of Staples is proposing a five percent utilities increase for 2026, which would increase the average bill of city residents about $10 per month.
At the Oct. 14, 2025 Staples City Council meeting, Public Works Director Scott Grabe said a five percent...
The Staples-Motley wrestling team had four Section 7A champions and one second place finisher, so they will be sending five wrestlers to the state tournament.
Section champions were Gage Bjerga at 106 pounds, Caden Kramer at 114, Colbe Tappe at 152 and Luke Bjerga at 189. Eli Greenwald was second...
Chloe Larson scored 32 points and Pam Lawrence had 17, leading the Staples-Motley girls basketball team to a 76-62 win over Swanville on Jan. 2. They traveled to Pelican Rapids the next day and came back with a 99-36 loss.
Against Swanville, Larson started the team off on the right foot, hitting a...
With three weight bracket champions, the Staples-Motley girls wrestling team placed second at the Fergus Falls Invite on Jan. 3. Kana Reese, Leah Greenwaldt and Anika Tureson were the champions. All three dominated their bracket, Greenwaldt with three pins, and two pins each for Reese and Tureson....
The Staples-Motley girls basketball team struggled against a 7-1 Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton team who is in first place in the Heart Of Lakes Conference.
Guards Chloe Larson and Sophia Luna did a good job of handling the ball, but the Cardinals struggled in finishing shots against a taller team.
Team...
The Staples-Motley boys basketball team jumped out to a lead against Dilworth-Glyndon Felton on Dec. 22 and never let them back into the game, maintaining a 10 point lead after the first few minutes of the game. The final score was 73-60.
DGF had won three Heart Of Lakes Conference games coming...
Staples-Motley cheerleaders show some new moves before a basketball game. (Staples World photo by Mark Anderson)
The Staples-Motley boys basketball team had two nailbiter losses before coming back to win a game going away.
They fell 57-55 to Aitkin on Dec. 16, traveled to Perham and had one point loss, 55-54 on Dec. 19, then returned home on Dec. 20 to beat Hawley 69-53.
Against Aitkin, the Cardinals had a...
Eli Rutten scored 26 points to lead the Staples-Motley boys basketball team to a 66-54 win over Pierz on Dec. 12. His 25th point was significant because it was his 1,000th career point for the Cardinals.
Conner Kuhns opened the game with steals on the first two possessions, setting the tone for the...
The Staples-Motley boys wrestling team opened the season in championship form and established themselves as the heavy favorite to repeat a state championship, as no other Class A team has yet to show they are near the same level so far.
In the first action of the year, the Cardinals won the Howard...
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