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The Staples-Motley boys basketball team lost second half leads in two games, but held on to win one. They beat Royalton 57-56 on Jan. 16, then lost 76-64 against Park Rapids on Jan. 19.
Against Royalton, Avandre Brandt drained two free throws with 23 seconds left to put the team ahead by one. With...
Staples-Motley Youth Basketball participants performed skills and hoop shooting during half-time of the Cardinal girl’s basketball home game held January 12 . (Staples World photos by Janice Winter)
Five players on the Staples-Motley boys basketball team scored in double figures in a 76-60 win over Pierz on Jan. 9. They continued their hot shooting in a 76-72 win over Frazee on Jan. 11. The Cardinals have a 7-4 record on the year so far.
Against Pierz, Conner Kuhns stepped up when the team...
Five players on the Staples-Motley boys basketball team scored in double figures in a 76-60 win over Pierz on Jan. 9. They continued their hot shooting in a 76-72 win over Frazee on Jan. 11. The Cardinals have a 7-4 record on the year so far.
Against Pierz, Conner Kuhns stepped up when the team...
The Staples-Motley wrestling team overwhelmed every opponent except one in the Bemidji Rick Lee Invitational, Jan. 12-13. They finished second in the nine team duals tournament.
The Cardinals opened against the third ranked team in the state, Holdingford. They lost 32-22, with several close matches...
The Staples-Motley girls basketball team had two close games against good teams, falling 69-59 at Verndale on Jan. 11 and 74-66 against Park Rapids on Jan. 12.
Verndale came in with a 10-2 record, but the Cardinals stuck with them, keeping within 10 points.
Park Rapids was on a hot streak, winning...
The Staples-Motley 8th grade girl’s basketball team placed first in the Mid-State Conference tournament held Jan. 6 in Park Rapids. They also finished the season undefeated. During their 7th/8th grade season they finised with a 30-1 record. They were also the Mid-State champions as seventh graders...
The Staples-Motley wrestling team placed sixth at the Rumble on the Red tournament in Fargo Dec. 28-29, finishing as the top small school team at the 74 team tournament.
Colbe Tappe and Eli Greenwaldt finished second in their brackets while Gage Bjerga placed third.
Several other Cardinals won...
The Staples-Motley girls basketball team got off to slow starts in two games, scoring 12 points in the first half against Walker-Hackensack-Akeley and 16 against Upsala. They played better in each second half but ended up losing 59-28 and 63-43 in the two games.
Lauren Rutten reached the 1,000...
The Staples-Motley boys basketball team took off in the second half, turning a one point deficit into a 28 point win, 81-53, over Braham on Dec. 18. The Cardinals also defeated Pine River-Backus 78-43 in the first round of the Pillager holiday tournament on Dec. 21. The second game was played Dec....
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