Sports
Staples-Motley track and field veterans checked out the possibility of practicing outdoors with a warmup run on the first day of practice March 14, but found snow drifts up to their necks. From left, Jace Kobliska, Mady Hull, Grace Jennissen, Corey Hanson and Sivert Klefsaas. The team’s first...
The Staples-Motley softball team set up their own equipment on the first day of practice, racing to see which team put up their pitching net first. Above, the team got to work with bats and balls. (Staples World photos by Mark Anderson)
Spring sports have started practicing, but with two feet of snow still on the fields, golf course and track, much of their preseason work will be indoors.
Looking forward to warm weather, the Minnesota State High School League (MSHSL), has redrawn their section divisions for postseason play. The...
The Staples-Motley boys basketball team lost to Pequot Lakes 63-46 in the opening round of the Section 7AA tournament on March 10.
The Cardinals battled throughout the game and were within five points at halftime, 30-25. In the second half of play, Pequot Lakes pulled away despite making only four...
The Staples-Motley boys basketball team finished their season with three conference losses, playing close to their opponents before falling behind in teh second half. On March 1, the Cardinals lost at Crosby-Ironton 80-60, came back home against Detroit Lakes on March 3 and lost 80-65, then...
The Staples-Motley girls basketball team won their opening playoff game in the Section 7AA tournament, 68-54 at Eveleth-Gilbert on March 1. The Cardinals advanced to round two, where they played number one seed Pequot Lakes on March 3, but they lost 81-28.
In the first Section 7AA game for Staples-...
As eager for spring as humans always are, there’s greater urgency for wildlife. Nothing less than survival is at stake. One manifestation of this urgency is the return of migratory birds from their wintering grounds at warmer latitudes, their mission now being to breed and raise the next generation...
Staples-Motley wrestlers had a successful section tournament, with eight of nine wrestlers earning a section place despite being moved to one of the toughest sections in the state.
In their first trip to the newly created Section 7A, the team found every weight had ranked wrestlers and many...
The Staples-Motley girls basketball team finished the regular season with two conference losses, 89-43 against Crosby-Ironton on Feb. 24, and 60-55 at Aitkin on Feb. 25.
The Cardinals finished 1-9 in the Mid State Conference and 5-21 overall.
Staples-Motley plays their first Section 7AA playoff...
Chandler Braith steals the ball from a Pequot Lakes player and heads the other way. (Staples World photo by Mark Anderson)
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