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As the snowdrifts were still melting on their home field, the Staples-Motley softball team traveled to play six games on artificial turf fields that had been shoveled off at St. Joseph and St. Paul to open their season. The team won two of the six games, with pitchers Emerson Bettis and Jessica...
Staples-Motley basketball player Isaiah Schultz was selected as Mid State All Conference and Hunter Miller was All Conference Honorable Mention for the 2022-23 season.  
The Staples-Motley track and field teams had three champions at the Bison Stampede indoor meet at North Dakota State University in Fargo on April 13.  Remington Converse finished first out of 123 competitors in the 60 meter dash. He ran 7.14 seconds in prelims, then was faster in the final with 7....
Staples-Motley basketball player Isaiah Schultz was selected as Mid State All Conference and Hunter Miller was All Conference Honorable Mention for the 2022-23 season.  
Greg, Blaine and Jeff Dravis, three former Staples wrestlers, have been selected to the Minnesota Wrestling Coaches Association David Bartelma Wrestling Hall of Fame. The induction dinner will take place Saturday, April 29 in Benson. The Dravis brothers will join their father, coach Don Dravis, in...
The Staples-Motley youth wrestling team with their fifth place trophy at the NYWA tournament. Front row from left, Tim Lind, Jonah Becker, Ace de Coup-Crank, Ryker Pesta, Bennett Sonenstahl, Cora Tappe, Cygnus Walz, Brantley Bendson, Reed Leach and Maxx Carlson; row two, Camrik Tappe, Jacob Reeck, Liam Jennissen, Jacob Odden, Cooper Tappe, Tristan Moore, Tayden Weite, Jayden Rogers, Garrett Bjerga, Gavin Caldwell and Elliott DiGiovanni; back row, Coaches Chris Dobson and Dan Bjerga. (Submitted photo)
The Staples-Motley Youth Wrestling team placed 5th at the NYWA State Tournament, held April 1-2.  On April 1, S-M defeated the LPGE/B Wolves 46-25 in the first round with a strong performance by the upper weights. In the second round, S-M took on Hastings. The Cardinals defeated the Raiders 36-24,...
By Dawn Timbs Staples World reporter   Martial arts is alive and well in Staples, as is evidenced by the number of students enrolled at the United Tae Kwon Do Systems, as well as the many medals and trophies that are on display at the studio. Students are led by Master Francisco Jimenez of Staples...
The Staples-Motley track and field team participated in two indoor meets, The Heart of Lakes Conference indoor meet at Concordia, Moorhead on March 28, and the Thurndering Herd Classic at North Dakota State University in Fargo on April 1. The girls 4x800 relay team placed first in both meets, with...
The Staples-Motley baseball team started their spring training indoors on March 20, because of several feet of snow still on the outdoor field. The first game is scheduled for April 11, but there will have to be a lot of snow melting and field drying for that to take place. (Staples World photos by...
Staples-Motley softball and track and field teams had their first official practices on March 13, with much of the activity indoors or on plowed streets. The first official day for baseball and golf practices was March 20, but it will take a lot of melting to see the athletes on their fields this...

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