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The Staples-Motley boys basketball team slipped a little defensively in an 89-76 loss to Pillager on Feb. 13, but came back to play well in a 55-56 loss to Osakis on Feb. 16. It was the team’s sixth loss that came down to the final few baskets.
Against Pillager, the Cardinals gave up 50 points in...
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...
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Feb. 15, 2018
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2. Staples Vet Clinic 13-7
3. Mason Bros. 11.5-8.5
4. Lefty’s 10-10
5. Spectrum Marketing 8.5-11.5
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It’s roughly two months before we’re likely to see the first lakes reach the point of ice-out, if 2017 is any predictor of this year’s timing. Channels dividing bodies of water will open sooner. Even before that, rivers and streams that now have a thin, solid covering, will yield to the more direct...
The Staples-Motley wrestling team nearly pulled off an upset in the playoffs, falling by six to Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale/Parkers Prairie 39-33 on Feb. 13.
The Cardinals got pins by Jasiah Paskewitz, Owen Bjerga, James Ehresman, Isaac Swendsrud and Braden Tyrrell, plus a technical fall by Spencer...
The Staples-Motley boys basketball team continued their winning streak, beating Aitkin 64-57 on Feb. 8 and topping Thief River Falls 63-50 on Feb. 10.
In both games, the score went back and forth early, but the Cardinals pulled away with strong performances in the second half.
“It’s nice to be able...
Kiera Dumpprope made a key basket in the closing seconds to help the Staples-Motley girls basketball team win their second game of the season. They beat Pillager 43-41 on Feb. 10.
“It was nice to get a win,” said Coach Craig Wolhowe.
It was a low scoring game in the first half, as the Cardinals...
The Staples-Motley wrestling team nearly pulled off an upset in the playoffs, falling by six to Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale/Parkers Prairie 39-33 on Feb. 13.
The Cardinals got pins by Jasiah Paskewitz, Owen Bjerga, James Ehresman, Isaac Swendsrud and Braden Tyrrell, plus a technical fall by Spencer...
At the Cardinal Coffee on Feb. 7 Staples-Motley sports teams and extra-curricular activity teams updated each other on their progress this year. The message was about the experience of playing on this year’s team and what the players have enjoyed this year.
“There was not a lot of discussion about...
It’s not that I and other Minnesotans don’t enjoy the mainstay activities of winter, like ice fishing, snowmobiling, skiing or jealously watching other fans’ NFL teams compete in the Super Bowl. But many of us have understandable desires to distract ourselves from the rollercoaster temperature...
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