Sports
The Staples Motley girls golf team is still with only three varsity players, so they do not have a team score to compare their meets, but they are posting good scores and finishing high in some competitive meets.
On May 5. Olivia Klefsaas was 13th at the Wadena-Deer Creek Invitational, with a score...
The Staples Motley track team competed at Pillager on May 5.
Team results
Girls results
Becker 127, Holdingford 124, Pierz 95, Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 79.5, Pequot Lakes 78, Pillager 62, Crosby-Ironton 42, Staples Motley 34, Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale 32, Pine River-Backus 24, Prairie Valley 4
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Yes, I know we can fish walleyes all around us long before the official Minnesota walleye fishing opener. Anglers have already been fishing in North Dakota, South Dakota and border rivers along our state but there is just nothing like the Minnesota walleye fishing opener to really kick off the...
The Staples Motley boys track team had six victories, including two relay wins, to win their home meet on April 28. The girls team finished third.
The boys opened the meet by winning the 4x800 meter relay with Ryan Trout, Tyler Johnson, Frank Karbowiak and Isaia Ross-Bahn carrying the baton to...
The Staples Motley boys won two meets in two days, sweeping an invitational at Blueberry Pines in Menahga on April 29 and coming back to win the Cardinal Invitational at The Vintage in Staples on April 30.
Andrew Israelson tied for first at Menahga with a 78, then shot under par at home with 71 to...
The Staples Motley baseball team won a doubleheader at Crosby Ironton on April 26, 12-5 and 7-3. On April 29, the Cardinals lost two against Osakis, 13-2 and 10-0.
In the first game against C-I, the Cardinals took an early two run lead and were never threatened. Reid Busker pitched a complete seven...
Down one run with one out in the final inning against Pillager on April 29, Jenna Trantina hit a bloop single, then scored when Lisa Kossan crushed a triple all the way to the fence. Quinn Uhlman hit a sacrifice fly to right field, scoring Kossan and giving the Staples Motley softball team a 12-11...
The Staples Motley baseball team lost a doubleheader to Pequot Lakes on April 19, then lost to Lake Park-Audubon 14-3 on April 21.
Against Pequot Lakes , early walks led to runs and the Cardinals were never in the first game, as Trey Skeesick had the only hit for the team, a double.
In the second...
The Staples Motley track teams competed at Park Rapids on April 19 and at Foley on April 22.
Coach Marly Simmons said many athletes set personal bests in the two meets.
For the boys, Max Giza and Isaiah Ross-Bahn dominated the Foley meet, each winning an individual race and teaming up on the...
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