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Grace Tremble, center, recently competed in tumbling for the Northern Illinois State Championship. She did two tumbling sequence runs scoring 9.6, 9.6, 9.8 and 9.9 earning the title of Northern Illinois State Champion in the sub-novice division. This is her first year in the program and she trains...
Twelve-year-old Kira Sweeney, a seventh grader at Motley Staples Middle School, was the top runner in the entire women’s division, not just for her age group, at the 5K Hero Run May 21, in Fargo. Over 8,000 runners participated in the event’s first year to honor law enforcement, veterans and...
The Staples Motley track and field teams had four conference champions at the Mid State meet held May 17 at Park Rapids
On the girls team, Millie Klefsaas won the 100 hurdles and pole vault, while Kira Sweeney won the 3,200.
For the boys, Max Giza won the pole vault and Isaiah Ross-Bahn won the 800...
The Staples Motley baseball team nearly erased a 7-2 deficit against Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale on May 21, but the rally fell short by one and lost 7-6.
“We gave them too many opportunities right away,” said Coach Mitch Anderson as the Cardinals fell behind 5-0 after three innings.
Brady Smith...
Former Staples Motley track and field athlete Brian Huber has qualified for the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field Championships, which will be held on May 26-28 in Bradenton, Florida.
Huber will compete in the long jump, which will feature 19 competitors. The event is at 2 p.m. central time...
Quinn Uhlman did everything she could to keep the Staples Motley softball season going, but the team fell one run short, losing 11-10 to Osakis in their opening playoff game on May 20. The Cardinals also played on May 19, falling to Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 9-4.
Uhlman was four for four at the plate...
The Staples Motley baseball team lost a pitcher’s duel as Pillager had two runs on three hits and the Cardinals only managed one run on two hits in a may 12 game.
The Cardinals also lost to Foley 19-4 on May 10.
Against Pillager, Trey Skeesick pitched all seven innings. “Trey pitched a great game...
Sarah Daly hit a home run in a 17-5 loss to Foley on May 10, and Quinn Uhlman homered to help the Staples Motley softball team beat Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale 9-6 on May 12.
At Foley, the Cardinals committed eight errors, which helped lead to the lopsided score. Daly hit a double in addition to her...
The 2016 Staples Motley High School Trap Team has completed its third week of competition and is currently in second place behind Zimmerman in Class 4A Conference 4 with 15,600 points.
With 40 shooters from 6th -12th grade competing in the league, the Cardinals are having a very good season with...
The Staples Motley boys track and field team was nine points away from going to state, finishing second in a close Section 6A True Team meet on May 10, at Pelican Rapids.
“The boys team came up just short of Frazee,” said Coach Marly Simmons. “We couldn’t have asked for a better effort from...
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