Sports
The Staples-Motley track and field teams participated in a massive indoor meet, the Thurndering Herd Classic at North Dakota State University on April 4, with some events having nearly 100 competitors.
Audrey Brownell lowered the school record in the 1,600 meter run with a time of 5:00, cutting two...
Converse Park in Motley was dry and warm when Leighton Bettis threw out the first pitch of the season during a scrimmage against Verndale on March 27. The softball diamonds in Staples were still not ready from a snowfall that didn’t hit Motley as hard. The Cardinals also played Paynesville in the...
As the state wrestling tournament was winding down after three days, Staples-Motley wrestlers were still gathered together to watch the final individual matches, even though they had no teammates left to wrestle. The Cardinals stuck together as a team all year and were the talk of the state...
By Mark Anderson
Managing Editor
The Staples-Motley wrestling team won the 2024-25 state title with a convincing win against top seed Chatfield. They won the first six matches and cruised to a 33-16 win at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul on Feb. 26.
“It feels really good to get the gold medal...
Colbe Tappe and Caden Kramer won state titles, Gage Bjerga and Garrett Bjerga finished second, while Cayden Neisen and Turner Beachy were third as the Staples-Motley wrestling team won six medals at the individual state tournament, Feb. 27-28 at the Xcel Energy Centre in St. Paul.
Three other state...
The family of Steven Petrich cheers as Steven puts an exclamation point on the 64-0 win over Jackson County Central with a pin in the semifinal round. Below, the entire Staples-Motley fanbase, overflowing two sections at the Xcel Energy Center, cheer Steven as he gets a pin to solidify the state...
By Mark Anderson
Managing Editor
A week after the Staples-Motley wrestling team won the Section 7A team title, they had another stunning performance in the section individual tournament, sending nine wrestlers to state and placing the remaining four in third place.
The top two individuals in each...
The Staples-Motley boys basketball team lost a game in overtime, 77-72 against Pillager on Feb. 10, lost 63-52 agaisnt Crosby-Ironton on Feb. 11, then came back strong with a 62--59 win against conference leader Dilworth-Glyndon Felton on Feb. 14.
Against Pillager, the Cardinals had a nine point...
The Staples-Motley boys wrestling team finished their regular season with two dual wins against two good teams.
The Cardinals traveled to Bemidji on Feb. 6. They beat the host team 43-21 and won 61-10 against Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale/Parkers Prairie.
Staples-Motley had a couple of regulars out for...
With three main players out for the game, Eli Blue and Avandre Brandt stepped up to lead the Staples-Motley boys basketball team to a 67-54 win against Frazee on Feb. 4.
With two of the rotation players back for the next game, the Cardinals beat Osakis 83-79 in double overtime on Feb. 6, with Eli...
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