Sports
The Staples-Motley baseball team lost a close game against Wadena-Deer Creek on April 29, then won a double-header at Breckenridge on April 30, with scores of 13-2 and 13-10. The team moved their record to 12-3 on the season.
Against Wadena-Deer Creek, Elijah Kossan pitched the entire game, only...
Catcher Elijah Kossan reaches out to grab a pop fly as pitcher Colbe Tappe watches. (Staples World photos by Mark Anderson)
Silas Claussen got the game-winning hit in the bottom of the 7th inning for the Staples-Motley baseball team, scoring Cooper Tappe for a 9-8 win against Sauk Centre on April 16.
The Cardinals also won against Park Rapids 7-1 and 13-8 in a doubleheader on April 13. The baseball team has started the...
The Staples-Motley girls and boys track and field teams competed in a meet at Perham on April 14. The Cardinals had emerging performances from some of their young athletes, while some of the top athletes are pushing through some nagging injuries.
For the girls, the 4x100 relay team had a good...
Clara Maros, left, runs through the gauntlet of her teammates after crossing home plate on her home run in the game on April 10. (Staples World photos by Mark Anderson)
The Staples-Motley golf teams took advantage of some good weather on March 25, taking some driving range swings at The Vintage in Staples, above, while some of the varsity golfers were able to get out on the course, below. This week, weather predictions are expected to send the golfers back inside...
By Mark Anderson
Managing Editor
The Staples-Motley boys basketball team reached the section semifinals with a 73-50 win over Thief River Falls on March 7.
“Our goal all season has been to hold teams to 50 points or less and so to do that in a playoff game in the biggest game of the season so far...
By Mark Anderson
Managing Editor
“Two is way better than one,” Staples-Motley senior Colbe Tappe said about repeating as state wrestling champions on Feb. 26, 2026.
“This is what we do it for,” said Tappe.
As the number one ranked team all season and the number one seed, the Cardinals were...
Mark Anderson
Managing Editor
Leah Greenwaldt lost her first match at the state wrestling tournament, but came all the way back to reach the podium with a sixth place finish. It was the first state medal earned by a Staples-Motley girls wrestler.
Kana Reese and Annika Tureson both won their first...
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