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Adrian Gomez in a regular season match.
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...
Avandre Brandt, right, hangs in the air before he passes to Josiah Burton crashing down the lane, left. (Staples World photo by Mark Anderson)
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...
Adrian Gomez pulls his opponent towards the mat before earning a pin. (Staples World photos by Mark Anderson)
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...
The new scoreboard at The Nest has been playing “hype videos” before the player introductions at games. Staples-Motley Activities Director Josh Lee told the school board that the opposing teams have been taking notice of the videos. “They are saying ‘I want that,’” said Lee. Pictured above, the...
A team photo taken this season of the Staples-Motley girls wrestling team, in their second year of girls wrestling at the school. Front row from left, Anika Tureson, Addyson Holst, Millinda Dewald, Kana Reese, Mikaela Pesta, Ali Reese and Isabelle Dobson; back row, Suhaila Mikhaeil, Kyleena Rudlang, Madelyn Kist, Brooke Bendson, Jadin Linehan, Leah Greenwaldt and Taylin Lind; not pictured, Isabel Cole and Hailee Suhl. (Submitted photo)
Staples-Motley has seven girls competing in the Section 7 and Section 8 combined tournament Feb. 7-8, with the top two individuals in each bracket advancing to the state wrestling meet. Competition starts at 5 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 7 at Brainerd High School. Day two starts at 9:30 a.m. Coach Holton...
Gage Bjerga comes through on a double leg takedown. (Staples World photo by Mark Anderson)  
Isabel Cole earns an escape as she wins a girls varsity wrestling match against Frazee. This match was wrestled during the boys duals tournaments, and gave the girls wrestlers a chance to compete in front of a big crowd. Cole ended up winning the match. (Staples World photo by Mark Anderson)  
The Staples-Motley boys wrestling team continued wrestling at a high level with two duals wins and a full tournament win, as Garrett Bjerga defeated five ranked wrestlers in five matches. The Cardinals beat Becker 48-21 and Frazee 52-0 in a home meet on Jan. 23, then won the HighWater Ethanol...
Staples-Motley wrestling team with their HOL Conference trophy, front row from left, Steven Petrich, Caden Kramer, Garrett Bjerga, Cooper Tappe, Caden Neisen, Justin Olson and Coach Jim Jackson; row two, Zachary Tabatt, Jack Carlson, Colbe Tappe, Eli Greenwaldt and Gage Bjerga; back row, Dustin Converse, Reece Headley, Luke Bjerga, Riley Reese, Turner Beachy, Beau Carlson and Adrian Gomez. (Submitted photo)
Cardinals have six HOL Conference champions Staples-Motley had six conference champions and five second place finishers at the Heart O’ Lakes Conference Wrestling tournament Jan. 17, held at Lake Park Audubon. This was the first meeting of the new look HOL, with Staples-Motley and Pelican Rapids...

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