Sports
With wildfire smoke choking off the outdoors, young athletes found clean air indoors at The Nest for the Staples-Motley Community Education basketball camps July 14-16. Players were able to learn from Coach Zack Qual, above, and high school players. (Staples World photos by Mark Anderson)
The Staples-Motley Babe Ruth 16U baseball team has been playing games this summer at Jerry Riewer Field in Staples. Their league playoffs start this week. (Staples World photos by Mark Anderson)
The 14U Staples-Motley summer recreation softball team played June 15 at the varsity softball field in Staples. (Staples World photos by Mark Anderson)
Colt League team #2, for grades three and four, played a game at Dower Lake in June. There are three Staples-Motley teams playing in the Colt League for summer recreation. They also play at Converse Park in Motley and travel to other towns for the league. (Staples World photos by Mark Anderson)
Staples-Motley Tee Ball league played Tuesdays and Thursdays in June this summer. (Photos by Mark Anderson)
The Staples-Motley 12-U summer recreation softball team has been playing games Tuesdays and Thursdays in June at the varsity field and traveling to other towns. Pictured, the team competes against Pine River-Backus on June 9. (Photos by Mark Anderson)
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...
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