Sports
The Staples Sportsmen’s Club Field Day and Online All Day Field Day will be held Saturday, April 27, from 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. The preceding traditional classroom Firearm Safety Classes (FSC) will be held on six days, beginning Monday, April 15.
Students must be 12 years old by the start of this year’s...
The Staples-Motley sixth grade boy’s basketball team won the Greater Minnesota MYAS championship held in Hutchinson March 16. Kneeling: Austin Dumpprope, Blake Mongan, Ben Stevens; standing: Kade Potter, Ben Rutten, Jaxston Kritten, Oskar Doll, Angel Luna, JJ Winter. Coaches Nick Doll, Joshua...
For the first time in recent memory, the Staples-Motley spring sports teams were able to start their first week of practice outside on March 11. Pictured, Cardinal softball, baseball and track and field athletes practice hitting, throwing, catching, running and jumping. (Staples World photos by...
Gage Bjerga saw his state championship added to the Cardinal Pride sign on March 7. Staples-Motley now has 68 individual state champions to go along with their 31 team state championships. Bjerga won the state wrestling 107 pound bracket, bringing the total of state wrestling champions from Staples...
By Mark Anderson
Managing Editor
The Staples-Motley boys basketball team advanced to the Section 7AA semifinal with a 59-49 win over Crosby-Ironton on March 9. The game was played at Central Lakes College in Brainerd, a venue change since all four teams in the bracket were much closer to Brainerd...
By Mark Anderson
Managing Editor
Gage Bjerga placed first, Colbe Tappe was second and Elijah Greenwaldt was fourth in the individual state wrestling tournament.
Caden Kramer and Luke Bjerga did not place, but Kramer had two wins and Bjerga had one win at state.
State champion
Bjerga used the...
By Mark Anderson
Managing Editor
The Staples-Motley wrestling team lit up the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul with a dominating win over LeSueur-Henderson and a superb takedown of Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa in round two. They fell flat in the state final against Chatfield, but once the emotion died...
The Staples-Motley girls basketball ended the regular season on a high note, beating Aitkin 64-56 on Feb. 23. They also lost to Crosby-Ironton 79-31 on Feb. 20.
The Cardinals finished the regular season with a 7-19 record and they were fourth in the final season of the Mid State Conference, with a...
The Staples-Motley boys basketball team lost to Pelican Rapids 62-43 on Feb. 20, then won against Menahga, 72-65 on Feb. 23.
Against Pelican Rapids, the Cardinals fell behind by double digits at halftime and were not able to get closer in the second half.
Against Menahga, Alex Schultz scored all of...
By Mark Anderson
Managing Editor
Blake Neelan stunned Holdingford with a throw for a pin, and Jack Carlson upset his opponent, two pivotal matches that helped the Staples-Motley wrestling team beat the state’s second ranked team 32-25 in the Section 7A team final on Feb. 16, punching their ticket...
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