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Sivert Klefsaas falls on a fumble after Dayton Anderson (lower right) popped it out while making a tackle. The rest of the Cardinal defense swarms to the ball. Right, Anderson slips out of a tackle on his way to a big gain. Below, Sam Opheim and Klefsaas block as Isaiah Schultz fires a pass. (...
The Staples-Motley football team intercepted four passes and recovered two fumbles but also allowed several big plays against them in a 48-12 loss to West Central Area on Sept. 10.
The Cardinal defense forced fumbles on the first two drives. The offense moved down the field following each turnover...
The Staples-Motley gym exploded with cheers when Leah Bestland’s ace serve gave them the final point in a 3-2 win over Detroit Lakes. It was the first Mid State Conference game of the season (Staples World photos by Mark Anderson)
By Mark Anderson
Managing Editor
The Staples-Motley volleyball team earned a big five set win in their first conference game of the season against Detroit Lakes on Sept. 9. The Cardinals also defeated Bertha-Hewitt 3-0 on Sept. 7.
“This was a great win and confidence booster for our team,” said...
The Staples-Motley girls tennis team set themselves up to get a high seed in the section tournament with three wins in one week. The Cardinals won 7-0 against section foes Long Prairie-Grey Eagle and Parkers Prairie. They were challenged by a strong Roseau team but came out on top 5-2.
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The Staples-Motley cross country teams continued competing against some of the top teams in the state.
Both the girls and boys teams were missing a varsity runner in thier two meets but were still close to some of the ranked teams in the meets.
Kyanna Burton and Aften Robinson continued to run...
The Staples-Motley cross country teams won their home meet to open the season on Aug. 30, then competed against some of the top runners in the state at the St. Olaf Showcase on Sept. 2.
In the home meet, the girls had the top three finishers in the race and had five in the top ten to win easliy....
The Staples-Motley girls tennis team swept the singles matches and won one doubles match to win at Detroit Lakes on Aug. 31. Two of the singles matches needed tiebreaker wins for the Cardinals to come out on top. Ronnie Noska won in two sets, winning the tiebreaker in each set after it was tied 6-6...
After opening their season with three wins at a tournament, the Staples-Motley volleyball team won their first full match, defeating Pine River-Backus 3-1 on Aug. 31. They won a second road game at Menahga on Sept. 2.
Like they did at the tournament, the Cardinals spread the ball around so multiple...
By Mark Anderson
Managing Editor
Sivert Klefsaas scored a touchdown in overtime and the Staples-Motley defense broke up a pass on fourth down to hold on to the lead as they beat Wadena-Deer Creek 22-16 in their season opener on Sept. 2.
Staples-Motley started the game ahead when Klefsaas scored...
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