Sports
-By Ray Gildow
Mike Gold and Bruce Lund of Staples have been buddies since elementary school. They have hunted and fished together many, many years. There are many stories to tell of their outdoor activities over the years but none better than what they experienced last fall while crappie fishing...
The University of Minnesota Crookston women’s tennis program announced the addition of Staples-Motley tennis player Tasha Achermann to their signing class.
“Tasha brings familiarity to the program, as she was a high school teammate of Ashley Smith and will add depth and competitiveness to our team...
Dale Hausmann of Staples bagged a 22 pound tom turkey at 6:10 a.m. April 17, during second season of turkey hunting. The gobbler’s beard was 9-1/2 inches and the spurs measured 1-1/2 inches. (Submitted photo)
The Staples-Motley girls basketball team announced season awards for the past season.
Varsity awards that were voted on by the team included:
MVP - Haley Cichos
Best Defender - Liz Danilyuk
Miss Hustle - Lauren Rutten
Most Improved - Aleeah Halverson
Hardest Worker - Kaitlyn Smith
Best Teammate -...
Every passionate angler is eager for that first opportunity to get a fishing rod in the hand, with a lure or a baited hook on the end of the line and a chance to catch those first fish of the year. It was not more than a day after ice-out here at the family cabin, when a fishing boat was seen...
Survival in the animal kingdom is—at its most basic level—a matter of who is the predator and who is the prey. Very few wild creatures die of what humans have come to think of as “natural causes.” But of course, for a wild creature to be captured and eaten—unpleasant as we might find it—is, in fact...
I’ve always said that humans and what we like to call “Nature” are not separate from one another, that we’re part of the same web of life. Humans began as hunters and gatherers, then became farmers, then husbanders of wild creatures they eventually tamed. As we developed over millennia we found...
The Staples-Motley boys basketball team got off to a good start but were outscored in the second half to lose 84-70 in the first round of the Section 8AA playoffs against Menahga.
The Cardinals came out shooting well and jumped out to a 31-15 lead. However, they also started getting in foul trouble...
The Staples-Motley softball team had their first day of practice on March 9, indoors at the high school gym with two feet of snow still covering the outdoor field. The gym had enough space to practice fielding, throwing and hitting. (Staples World photos by Mark Anderson)
The Staples-Motley track and field team started their first day of practice March 9 with some strength training, before stretching their legs with some sprints.
