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The Staples-Motley wrestling team began the defense of their state title with their first official practice on Nov. 17. The Cardinals open the season ranked first in the state by The Guillotine. Their first action is Friday, Dec. 5, at Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted and another tournament the next day...
Staples-Motley girls wrestlers started practice Nov. 17, with their first match coming up Dec. 6 at the St. Michael-Albertville tournament. (Staples World photos by Mark Anderson)
By Mark Anderson
Managing Editor
Three Staples-Motley athletes signed to play sports for college programs on National Signing Day, Nov. 12.
Colbe Tappe committed to play baseball at St. Cloud State University, Audrey Brownell will run cross country and track and field at the University of Tulsa...
Staples-Motley cheerleaders kept the crowds lively during the football season this year. Below, the youth cheerleaders perform at a halftime show this season. (Staples World photos by Mark Anderson)
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. ...
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