Sports
The Staples-Motley wrestling team had four Section 7A champions and one second place finisher, so they will be sending five wrestlers to the state tournament.
Section champions were Gage Bjerga at 106 pounds, Caden Kramer at 114, Colbe Tappe at 152 and Luke Bjerga at 189. Eli Greenwald was second...
The Staples-Motley boys golf team was the best team on the course on the second day of competition, but a poor start on the first day left them four strokes short of their goal of winning the section championship. Because the first day was shortened by rain, the teams only played 27 holes for the...
Six athletes on the Staples-Motley track and field team are headed to the state meet in nine events.
In the boys meet, Sawyer Ferdon qualified in the long jump and triple jump, Avandre Brandt in the high jump and 200 meter dash, Adrian Gomez in the shot put, Noah Larson in the 110 hurdles and...
Staples-Motley baseball team hosted a military appreciation day on May 23, rescheduled from the May 20 game that was rained out. The Motley American Legion Post 124 brought out the flag presentation as veterans in the audience were invited onto the field for the National Anthem and a medley of...
The Staples-Motley softball team lost in the first round of the Section 6AA tournament, ending their season with a 7-0 loss at Pequot Lakes.
The team ended the season with a record of 8-13. They were competitive throughout the season and were a much improved team over the past several years. They...
Golfers make a statement
The Staples-Motley boys golf team established themselves as one of the top section teams, winning the Section 6AA Pre-Section meet on May 12. This meet gives the section teams a chance to preview the course where the section meet will be played, BlackBerry Ridge in Sartell...
The Staples-Motley baseball team has now rattled off eight straight wins to run their record to 11-6. The Cardinals beat Ashby 10-0 on May 13 and eked out a 3-2 win over Hawley that went into extra innings. The Cardinals scored a run in the eighth to win it.
The winning streak has moved them into...
Turner Beachy cleared 15 feet in the pole vault event, setting a new Staples-Motley school record, topping his father Arden Beachy, who had cleared 14’9” in 1989.
Beachy’s historic vault easily won the Heart O’ Lakes Conference meet held May 13 at Barnesville.
Other Cardinals who were conference...
The Staples-Motley boys team placed second at the 6A True Team Section meet on May 6. Only the top team qualifies for the true team state meet, but second place put them into the running for a wild card spot, but they were not one of the four teams to qualify by their scores.
The girls team placed...
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