Sports
The top runners for the Staples-Motley cross country teams showed they are in great shape in the first race of the year, a home meet at The Vintage golf course in Staples. The top two girls runners and the top boys runner had excellent races, but the traditionally tough course on a hot day proved...
Football vs. Frazee
The Staples-Motley football team opened their season at home against Frazee on Sept. 1. Because of early newspaper deadlines for Labor Day, this newspaper was printed before the game was played.
Check staplesworld.com for results and recap of the game.
Rutten, Noska remain...
The Staples-Motley volleyball team opened their season with a second place finish at the Royalton tournament held Aug. 25.
The Cardinals won their pool with wins over Milaca and Braham, also splitting two games with Pierz. That put them into the championship game against Foley, where they lost 19-...
The Staples-Motley 7th grade girls basketball team traveled to the Target Center for the Great Five-State Championships held July 21-23.The team placed fourth out of seven teams, with a win over past state champs Mountain Iron Buhl, and six points in the semi-finals to Florence, SD, the eventual...
The Minnesota State High School League realigned their postseason sections for the 2023-24 school year. The section alignments are reordered every two years.
For fall sports, the Staples-Motley teams all stay in the same section with mostly the same teams as the past two years. The biggest change...
Staples-Motley fall sports teams started practice on Monday Aug. 14. Here are the varsity schedule for the fall sports teams:
Football
Saturday, Aug. 26
Scrimmage 9:00 a.m. at Melrose
Friday, Sept. 1
7 p.m. home vs. Frazee Staples-Motley High School
Friday, Sept. 8
7 p.m. at Breckenridge...
The Staples-Motley trap shooting team followed up their spring season with a summer league. Pictured are some of the shooters practicing under Coach Steve Benson. (Staples World photos by Mark Anderson)
Youth tennis players learned the game and practiced their skills during the summer camps in Staples this year. (Staples World photos by Mark Anderson).
On the last day of camps, the players had fun smashing water balloons with their rackets. (Submitted photos)
The Cardinals 15u baseball started the playoffs on July 18th in New York Mills. The Cardinals were held to only three hits in an 8-1 loss. Gabe Decker and Isaac Long pitched well but errors made a tough night for the Cardinals. Center fielder Chase Blue was carted off the field late in the game due...
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