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Owen Bjerga took home a sixth place medal from the state wrestling tournament, and the experience showed him how close he is to the top wrestlers in the state. “It was fun, it gave me confidence for next year,” said Bjerga. “I know I can wrestle with everyone up there.” On March 2, at the Xcel...
Thursday Twilight League Bowling Wadena Lanes   March 1, 2018 1. Mason Bros. 17.5-10.5 2. Staples Vet Clinic 17-11 3. Spectrum Marketing 15.5-12.5 4. Lefty’s 15-13 5. Ted and Gen’s 15-13 6. Ghost Team 4-24   High Team Series-  Mason Bros 1,637 High Team Game-  Mason Bros and  Lefty’s   578    High...
The Staples-Motley girls basketball team lost in the first round of the playoffs, falling at Perham 76-51 on March 1. The Cardinals struggled early, and although they corrected themselves and played well at times, it was too late to make a run at the win. “They pressed us and attacked the basket,”...
The Staples-Motley boys basketball team had two sub-par games to end the regular season, falling 90-54 to Detroit Lakes on Feb. 27, and losing to Barnesville 67-57 on March 2. The Cardinals finished the regular season 9-15 and will travel to Breckenridge for their first playoff game on Thursday,...
It’s been little more than two months since the end of the regular Minnesota deer hunting season, with archery hunting ending on the last day of December. Interest in whitetails at this time of year is most often focused on their surviving the winter. The major worry is deep snow that can restrict...
Minnesota State University Moorhead senior Brian Huber has qualified for the NCAA Division II Indoor Track and Field Championships in the long jump.  The former Staples-Motley athlete will compete in the long jump on Friday, March 9 in Pittsburg, Kan. Huber has the 12th-best long jump in NCAA...
Former Staples-Motley athlete Grace Wolhowe was named to the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) All-Conference Team this season, as a member of the Concordia College team. Wolhowe helped Concordia win four of their final five games as they finished 11-14. Wolhowe led the team in...
ICAST, the International Convention of Allied Sportsfishing Trades, held every summer in Orlando, is the home of all new things in fishing. Every year the show picks the best of class in different categories and selects one overall item as Best of Show. Just when it seems we have everything we...
Those of us who live in the Bold North can be forgiven for thinking thoughts of “good riddance” during the last days of February.  As welcoming as we are when winter first arrives, when March approaches we’re ready to put out the welcome mat for the next season, and prepare to bid winter farewell...
Thursday Twilight League Bowling Wadena Lanes   Feb. 22, 2018 1. Ted and Gen’s 14-10 2. Staples Vet Clinic 14-10 3. Mason Bros. 14.5-9.5 4. Lefty’s 14-10 5. Spectrum Marketing 12.5-11.5 6. Ghost Team 3-20   High Team Series-  Mason Bros 1,642 High Team Game-  Mason Bros. and   578    High Ind....

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