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The Staples-Motley girl’s tennis team is participating in the state tournament this week, after this edition of the Staples World was printed. The Cardinals go into the tournament as the eighth ranked team in the state by the Minnesota State High School Coaches Association. Staples-Motley plays...
Turner Beachy
The Staples-Motley track and field teams performed at their top level at the section meet, setting a school record and sending nine athletes to the state meet. The boys finished second in the team score. “The girls and boys were awesome,” said Coach Bruce Fuhrman.  Staples-Motley boys athletes...
The Staples-Motley golf teams got in their final regular season matches before starting the postseason play. The Cardinals played their section meet June 5-6, after this newspaper went to press. The girls team played a meet at Wapicada Golf Club in Sauk Rapids on May 30. Mallory Uselman placed...
Kris Taylor beats the throw to the plate after a single by Luke Bjerga to tie the score in the 6th inning against Long Prairie-Grey Eagle on May 25. The play came after Alex Schultz hit a double and Justin Phillippi knocked him home. The Cardinals loaded the bases in the 9th and 10th inning but...
Track teams compete at subsection meet The Staples-Motley track and field teams advanced athletes in 33 events at the subsection 22 track and field meet held at Sebeka on May 25. The section meet will be Thursday, June 1, at Pelican Rapids. The top six finishers in indivual events advance to the...
Ben Tyrrell sprawls to toss the ball for an out at second base.
The Staples-Motley baseball team lost in extra innings on May 20, falling 5-4 against Aitkin. Griffin Bettis hit a two RBI double and Jack Carlson put down a sacrifice bunt for an RBI in the game.  The Cardinals played great defense but Aitkin put together timely hits to score one run in each of...
Jessie Lundquist
The Staples-Motley softball team ended the regular season with three losses. They started the playoffs May 22 at Pequot Lakes, with the game played after the newspaper went to press. The Cardinals lost to Foley 25-0 on May 15, lost 18-5 against Wadena-Deer Creek on May 16 and fell 15-0 at Sauk...
 The Staples-Motley boys golf team had one of their best performances of the season, but they were matched against two of the top teams in the state at the Mid State Conference meet at Headwaters Golf Club on May 15. The Cardinals had three golfers shoot in the 70s and three more in the low 80s for...
Logan Robben nips a competitor at the line for the Staples-Motley 4x400 relay team as his teammates and other fans watch the exciting finish. Robben started well behind at the start of his relay leg, then closed fast in the last 100 meters to lean ahead by one tenth of a second. (Staples World photos by Mark Anderson)
The Staples-Motley track and field teams competed in the Mid State Conference meet May 16 at Pequot Lakes. Each team had two individual conference champions and a relay champion. In the girls meet, Audrey Brownell won the 800 in 2:19 and Kyanna Burton won the 3,200 in 11:32. The 4x800 relay of...
The Staples-Motley boys golf team is ranked 16th in the state by the iwanamaker web site, where the Minnesota State High School League records golf scores. Pictured from left, From left, Carter White, Keller Anderson, Peyton Mithun, Jackson White, Isaiah Schultz and Grant Bestland.
The Staples-Motley gof teams got a lot of action in the week of May 8-13. Carter White won the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Decon’s Lodge on May 9 with an even par 72, then was second in the St. Cloud Country Club Invitational on May 11 with a 74, two over par. The Staples-Motley girls team played...

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