Sports
By Mark Anderson
Managing Editor
The Staples-Motley volleyball team played well at times, but didn’t sustain their attack as they ended up losing 3-1 against Holdingford on Oct. 22 in the Section 6AA playoffs.
“Unfortunately we just could not get going,” said Coach Gretchen Bestland. “It was a...
The Staples-Motley football team cruised through their first playoff game, going up 50-0 at halftime and holding on for a 50-12 win over Menahga on Oct. 26.
Menahga had a good start to the game, running for a first down, but Turner Beachy came up to make a tackle for loss on a pass play, Gavin...
Audrey Brownell lowered her school record for a 5,000 meter cross country race as the Staples-Motley girls cross country team upset a ranked team to place second in the Heart of Lakes Conference meet on Oct. 15.
In the boys meet, the Cardinals ran well with several personal bests. The boys...
The Staples-Motley football team ran their record to 7-0 with a 44-8 win against New York Mills on Oct. 11, with one regular season game remaining, at Wadena-Deer Creek on Wednesday, Oct. 16.
Against New York Mills, the Cardinals overcame a challenge in the first half, then thwarted any challenges...
By Mark Anderson
Managing Editor
It really couldn’t have been any closer. The Staples-Motley girls tennis team beat the state’s second ranked team, Perham, but fell just a few points short in beating the state’s fourth ranked team, Crookston, to end up in second place at the Section 8A team...
The Staples-Motley girls tennis team won Park Rapids 4-2 on Oct. 1, with the final match undecided due to darkness.
This was the final regular season match before the Cardinals enter the Section 8A tournament starting Thursday, Oct. 10.
Against Park Rapids, the top two singles players were...
The Staples-Motley girls tennis team started getting back into form with a competitive match against one of the top big school teams in the area and a win against a ranked team as Corinne Olson led three singles wins in a 4-3 win.
The Cardinals lost 6-1 against Bemidji on Sept. 24, but the team was...
Staples-Motley made a big splash at the Roy Griak cross country meet at the University of Minnesota on Sept. 20. Two former Cardinals finished 11th and 12th in the Division I race out of 184 runners. Emmet Anderson was the top runner for the Minnesota Gophers and Hunter Klimek led the North Dakota...
The Staples-Motley football team cruised to a 50-0 win against Pine River-Backus in their homecoming game on Sept. 27. Colbe Tappe ran for 94 yards and two scores. The Cardinal team rushed for 270 yards, with 16 different players getting a chance to carry the ball and eight players catching passes...
The Staples-Motley cross country teams competed in the biggest meet in the midwest, the Roy Griak Invitational at the University of Minnesota, against teams from at ten states, including many of the top teams and top runners in the country.
The girls team ran in the championship race. Audrey...
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