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In the state championship match, Alex Erpelding takes to the air to make sure he doesn’t get caught early. (Submitted photo)
Alex Erpelding is the 170 pound state champion and Spencer Miller placed third at 113 pounds during the state wrestling tournament March 3-4 at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul. The other four Cardinal wrestlers did not place, although Blayne Dumpprope won his first match at 120 pounds. Owen...
There’s a tempest simmering in a Minnesota teapot these days, the heat generated by a well-known wildlife photographer criticizing those who “bait” owls in winter to improve their chances of capturing great images with a camera. The photographer’s anger over the practice was aired in a recent...
Gavin Smith moves out from under the backboard to score against Walker-Hackensack-Akely. (Staples World photo by Mark Anderson)  
The Staples-Motley boys basketball team overwhelmed two teams with their pressure defense and fast-break offense, with a win over Walker-Hackensack-Akeley 72-54 on Feb. 21 and Park Rapids 64-30 on Feb. 23. The Cards finish their regular season this week with a game against Detroit Lakes that was...
February 23, 2017 1. Mason Bros. 18.5-5.5 2. Spectrum Marketing 18-6 3. Staples Vet Clinic 14-10 4. Ted and Gen’s 11.5-12.5 5. Lefty’s 8-16 6. Ghost Team 2-22 High Team Series-  Ted and Gen’s 1,622 High Team Game-  Lefty’s   573   High Ind. Series/  high games Tia Freitag 561 200-181-180 Ruth...
The Cardinal Basketball Boosters are hoping to provide some options for fan buses for the boy’s and girl’s section basketball games. Game dates are listed below.  The girls first round of section play is; Thursday, March 2 at home; winners of the games held on Thursday will play Saturday, March 4...
The Staples-Motley girls basketball team will play a home playoff game on Thursday, March 2, at 7 p.m. against Bagley. The Cardinals are the second seed despite losing their final regular season game on the road against Barnesville, 59-45. “Barnesville is a very good team, we did not have a great...
Boosted by a third place medal in the balance beam, Millie Klefsaas placed 15th in the all-around competition at the State Gymnastics Meet at the University of Minnesota’s Sports Pavilion in Minneapolis on Feb. 25. Her beam score was 9.525. The Staples-Motley senior competes for the Brainerd...
Blayne Dumpprope blocks his opponent and pulls him to the mat during the section tournament. (Submitted photo)
The Staples-Motley wrestling team had an extremely successful section individual tournament, as six wrestlers qualified for the state tournament and two others came close, losing in a true second match. The state-bound wrestlers are: Spencer Miller at 113 pounds, Blayne Dumpprope at 120, Owen...

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