Sports
The Staples-Motley cross country teams had a good section meet and with one individual champion, Audrey Brownell in the girls race.
The girls team finished fourth and the boys were ninth in the Section 6A meet at the Minnewaska Golf Club on Oct. 23. Coach Bruce Fuhrman said “The kids learned a lot...
The Staples-Motley football team was frustrated at nearly every opportunity during their 41-0 loss at Holdingford, on Oct. 25, in the section playoffs. In the first round of the playoffs on Oct. 21, the Cards defeated Wadena-Deer Creek 58-12.
Against Holdingford, the Cardinal offense would get...
Ronnie Noska will play in the state tennis tournament starting Thursday, Oct. 23, at the Reed-Sweatt Tennis Center in Minneapolis. Her first match is at 8 a.m. against Emma Siert of Lake City. The winner of that match will play at noon against either the third seeded Nellie Larson of St. Paul...
The Central Lakes College clay target team is proving that talent and teamwork matter more than numbers. Despite having one of the smallest rosters in their division, the Raiders have an incredible seven shooters ranked in the top 25 across the entire league — out of roughly 260 competitors...
The Staples-Motley volleyball team lost a five set thriller at Park Rapids on Oct. 7, then came back home for an efficient win against Pelican Rapids on Oct. 9
The Park Rapids match couldn’t have been much closer. The Cardinals won the first and third set, but dropped the second and fourth. In the...
The Staples-Motley football team traded leads with Pillager throughout their game on Oct. 10, but ended up 16 yards short of scoring at the end of the game to lose 30-24. The battle of the unbeaten teams was as close as expected, with Pillager emerging with the win because of their running game. ...
The Staples-Motley volleyball team put everything together to sweep Pillager in three sets on Sept. 30. Their hitters were finding lanes and angles to score frequently and the back row was stellar in getting the ball to the setters. In other action, the team lost three to Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton,...
The Staples-Motley girls tennis team finished their regular season with matches against ranked opponents Minnewaska and Litchfield. Although they lost, they showed they can play with some of the top teams in the state.
The Cardinals will be the number one seed in the Section 8A tournament,...
By Mark Anderson
Managing Editor
The Staples-Motley volleyball team keeps playing hard but coming up a little short in close sets.
They lost two matches in straight sets, at home against Barnesville on Sept. 23 and at Frazee on Sept. 25
Against Barnesville, the Cardinals made big plays that...
The Staples-Motley football team overcame early challenges to defeat Perham 49-14 in their Homecoming football game on Sept. 19.
The Cardinals leaned heavily on running back Colbe Tappe, who scored five touchdowns. He also broke some big runs to keep drives going when they were set back by mistakes...
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