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The Staples-Motley team faced two of the top programs in Minnesota on their way to placing second in the state in the Minnesota Ninth Grade Wrestling League. Wrestlers in grades 7-9 are eligible for the league.
The Cardinals started the tournament with a 48-30 win over a team called United. In the...
In an important dual meet for section seeding, the Staples-Motley wrestling team defeated Mille Lacs 50-21 on Jan. 17. It was expected to be a close match but the Cardinals came up with some big wins against good wrestlers.
Mille Lacs was stacked in the lower weights and took a 15-12 lead before...
The Staples-Motley boys basketball team won both of their games last week, making it three straight wins. On Jan. 17, the Cards won over Royalton 64-47. On Jan. 20, they came out on top with a 60-55 win at Park Rapids in their first Mid State Conference game of the season. The Cardinals are now 6-5...
The Staples-Motley girls basketball team lost a conference game against Detroit Lakes, 47-30, Jan. 19.
After falling behind by 10 early, the Cards had an opportunity to cut it to five late in the first half, but DL went on a run to end the half with a 26-14 lead.
In the second half, the Cards...
Staples-Motley wrestlers and coaches leap out of their seats, reacting to Steven Petrich dropping his opponent to the mat. With the score 30-34, the Cardinals needed a pin and the team was recognizing that the pin was about to happen. (Staples World photo by Mark Anderson)
Steven Petrich’s pin in the final match finished an upset of the Little Falls wrestling team on Jan. 10, giving Staples-Motley a 36-34 win.
The Cardinals had started the day with a 54-16 loss to Royalton/Upsala.
The momentum carried to another triangular meet on Jan. 13, where Staples-Motley swept...
Cardinals stay hot for full game to win
The Staples-Motley boys basketball team used hot shooting to take an early lead at Pierz on Jan. 10, but fell cold in the second half and ended up with a 61-52 loss. The Cardinals hosted Greenway on Jan. 13 and played well throughout the game, finishing...
The Staples-Motley girls basketball team went cold for a stretch in the first half, and never made up the deficit in a 56-40 loss against Rothsay on Jan. 3.
The teams exchanged the lead several times in the first half until Rothsay went on an 11-2 run and took a 32-17 lead at halftime.
In the...
The Staples-Motley wrestling team had three champions at the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Invite on Jan. 6. Elijah Greenwaldt, Turner Beachy and Colbe Tappe each won their weight class with three straight wins.
The Cardinals also won two dual matches at a triangular meet on Jan. 5, defeating Wadena-Deer...
The Staples-Motley boys basketball team had a cold spell in the second half as a close game against Osakis turned into a 61-46 loss on Jan. 5.
The score at halftime was 29-27 as the Cardinals had balanced scoring. In the second half, the Cardinals were hurt from the outside as one Osakis player...
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