Sports
The Cardinal Pride sign on Highway 10 in Staples has been changed to 33 state team champions and 78 individual championships achieved by Staples-Motley High School athletes. Pictured above, is this year’s three wrestling state champions showing their spot on the sign, with Garrett Bjerga, right,...
Peyton Mithun of Staples shot a hole in one on the 315 yard 11th hole of the Pine Beach East course at Madden’s on Gull Lake, near Brainerd. Mithun used a driver to reach the green on the par four hole. He’s working at the course this summer as part of the maintenance crew. A hole in one on a par...
Dave Johnson was sponsored by Paddletek in his first pro pickleball tournament on May 24 at Chips Pickleball Club in Eagan. Johnson and his parther Greg Emerson, left, played against some of the top pickleball players in the state, often playing against younger opponents. They have several...
The Staples-Motley boys and girls golf teams competed strongly in a very competitive Section 6AA tournament, held June 1-2 at Blackberry Ridge in Sartell.
In this two day tournaments, teams have to finish in the top four to advance to day two, with the top individuals also advancing.
In the boys...
Turner Beachy cleared 13’6” in the pole vault at the state track and field meet to place fifth. Dealing with injuries this season, Beachy was frustrated that he wasn’t able to get to the level he was last year when he cleared 15 feet and won the state title. Above, Beachy clears the 13’6” bar....
Four Staples-Motley athletes qualified for the Minnesota State Track and Field meet, while others fell short of that goal in some events. They competed in the Section 6A meet at Concordia in Moorhead. The top two finishers in each event qualify for state, as do others who reach a state qualifying...
The Staples-Motley boys golf team finished their regular season with the Heart O Lakes Conference final meet at Wildflower at Fair Hills in Detroit Lakes, then another small meet at Crosby-Ironton.
In the long series of HOL meets across the season, the Cardinals finishing position ranged from to...
With only one player in the top ten, at number nine, the Staples-Motley girls golf team still placed a solid second at the final Heart O Lakes Conference meet, held at Balmoral Golf Course in Battle Lake. This was their highest finish in the season-long series of meets at HOL member schools.
While...
The Staples-Motley softball team honored 2014 state team pitcher Megan (Vetsch) Truax, who attended the game with her children Brecken, nine years, and Bo, 10 mos. (Staples World photo by Dawn Timbs)
Staples-Motley track and field athletes had seven first place finishers at the Sebeka meet on April 28.
In field events, Adrian Gomez won both the boys shot put and discus and Turner Beachy won the pole vault. Annie Schlosser won the girls discus.
On the track, Angel Luna won the 400 and Andrew...
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