Sports
The Staples-Motley 7th grade girls’ basketball team will be playing at the Target Center Friday, July 21, in the Pacesetter Great Five-State Championships.
The “Great State” playoff system includes Minnesota, South Dakota, North Dakota, Wisconsin and Iowa. The 7th grade girls’ tournament Friday...
The Staples-Motley baseball team held a youth camp in May to get area youth excited for the summer seasons. Pictured, varsity players and coaches run, hit, throw and catch with youth players. (Staples World photos by Mark Anderson)
The Staples-Motley 14U softball team played a home game on June 26. The newly formed team is playing games at the varsity softball field. (Staples World photos by Mark Anderson)
Staples-Motley track and field records, updated June 2023
Girls Varsity Honor Roll
100M Dash
Ashley Lisson 12.23 ‘09Wendy Warn 12.30 ‘85Tricia Bates 12.50 ‘88Jacque Peterson 12.69 ‘04Donna Brown 12.70* ‘76Mikayla Wing 12.93 ‘11Emma Koskineimi 12.97...
Staples-Motley track and field records, updated June 2023
Boys Varsity Honor Roll
100M Dash
Brian Huber 10.7 ‘13Jeff Kobliska 10.9 ‘94Rob Nelson 11.0 ‘84Derek Peterson 11.06 ‘07Earl Black 11.10* ‘38Bob Peterson 11.10* ‘56Remington Converse...
By Dawn Timbs
Staples World reporter
A total of 28 people, ages 11 - 83, enjoyed an afternoon of Cardio Tennis in Staples May 31, led by master instructor Christin Schumann.
The free session was made possible by USTA (United States Tennis Association) Northern in Eagan, of which Schumann works as...
Carter White, center, won the Minnesota State Class AA golf title, played June 13-14 at Ridges at Sand Creek in Jordan. White shot even par for 36 holes to finish three strokes ahead of the nearest competitor. Pictured with White are coaches Beck Erholtz, left, and Brad Anderson, right. See Sports...
By Mark Anderson
Managing Editor
Carter White won the MN State Class AA boys golf title by three strokes with a score of even par, playing at a consistently high level for 36 holes. The win capped off a brilliant year where he won six meets and his average score was two over par.
In the girls...
The Staples-Motley Babe Ruth 15U baseball team had an exhibition game on June 12, with a doubleheader against Park Rapids at Pine Grove Park in Staples.
In the first game, Elijah Kossan pitched all five innings and kept the team in the game. Isaac Long led the Cardinals with 2 RBI’s in the 4th...
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