Sports
The Staples-Motley athletic department held a challenge for all middle school/high school students to encourage them to get into the weight room and get stronger. Isaac Novak and Nick Schultz came up with a challenge for the athletes and called it “Barbells for Breakfast”. Any student who attended...
The Staples-Motley track and field team earned a state title in the girls 4x800 relay, to earn four of the 10 medals the team brought home from the state track and field meet. Four medals came from the boys 4x100 meter relay, and Remington Converse placed in the 100 and 200 meter dashes.
The other...
Carter White placed second and Mallory Uselman was fourth at the Section 6AA golf meet, as both Staples-Motley/Verndale golfers earned a trip to the state golf tournament.
Boys meet
The Staples-Motley boys advanced as a team to the second day of the tournament by placing in the top four. But all of...
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...
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...
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...
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