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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....
The Staples-Motley girls basketball team dropped their last three games of the regular season, playing competitively in two of them, but were unable to keep up with one of the top teams in the area.
They lost to Long-Prairie-Grey Eagle 56-45 on Feb. 20 after being up by one at halftime, lost to...
The Staples-Motley boys basketball team tripled their number of road wins on the season with a 63-59 overtime thriller at Walker-Hackensack-Akely on Feb. 20, and a 71-64 win at Park Rapids on Feb. 22. Both wins were against teams above .500.
The last regular season game for the boys will be Friday...
With a growing economy and high consumer confidence the watercraft industry is expecting a booming boat show season. The National Marine Manufacturers Association is predicting a six percent growth in sales of new powerboats in 2018. This includes boats of all types, pontoons and motors.
Florida...
Colton Paskewitz, a junior on the University of Northwestern St. Paul football team, claimed the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) Academia All- Conference honors.
Student-athletes must hav at least a 3.30 cumulative GPA to make the list.
The Northwestern Eagles team finished 6-4 this season.
Down 4-1 in the section championship match, Owen Bjerga stuck to his game plan. The 138 pound Staples-Motley wrestler had picked his opponent’s leg a few times, but couldn’t turn it into points.
“I knew I could wear him out, I just tried to stay heavy on his head,” said Bjerga. “He’s so strong, it...
I may someday eat these words, but I’ve said more than once that I wouldn’t want to live where I won’t experience a real winter. Like a Minnesota winter.
I’m not a fan of sub-20’s-below zero temperatures, or white-knuckle driving when freezing drizzle or vehicle-compressed snow turn roadways to...
Deer Herd
I live in the north central part of the state and even though we have had a very cold winter in general, the lack of snow seems to have benefited the deer herd. The deer that I have been watching and filming seem to be in really good shape. Usually getting through January and February...
The Staples-Motley girls basketball team had an off game in a 60-29 loss to Aitkin on Feb. 15, but played better in a 67-53 loss to Detroit Lakes on Feb. 16.
“In Aitkin we didn’t come out ready to play,” said Coach Craig Wolhowe. “We got behind big and it stayed that way.
With 22 turnovers and...
Staples-Motley wrestlers Braden Tyrrell, left, and Jasiah Paskewitz earn successful takedowns during the section team tournament loss on Feb. 13. The Cardinals will wrestle at the individual section meet on Satuday, Feb. 24 at Pelican Rapids. (Staples World photos by Mark Anderson)
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