Sports
The Staples-Motley cross country teams ran in the biggest meet in Minnesota, the Roy Griak race at the University of Minnesota on Sept. 23. Top teams from eight states ran in the meet.
With all those fast runners, anyone not in the front pack was squeezed by a multitude of runners and slowed down,...
The Staples-Motley girls tennis team played a bunch of close matches but ended up on the short side of a few of them in a 5-2 loss against Pequot Lakes on Sept. 22. The loss moved the Cardinal record to 11-3, and was their first conference loss.
The Cardinals also started off playing well at the...
The Staples-Motley volleyball team added two more wins to their record with a 3-1 home victory against Menahga on Sept. 20, then another 3-1 win against Park Rapids on Sept. 22.
Against Menahga, the Cardinals cruised in the first two sets but couldn’t find any consistency in the third set, with...
The Staples-Motley football team lost to Pillager 16-0 on a wet and muddy field on Sept. 23. Pillager scored one touchdown in the second quarter, one in the third and scored on a safety in the fourth quarter.
The rain turned out to be unfortunate for the Cardinals because it limited their passing...
The Staples-Motley cross country teams competed in a high-powered meet, the Little Falls Lucky Lindy held Sept. 15, with seven ranked teams in the girls race and five in the boys race.
The Cardinal girls had great races from their top five runners and placed second, only to a team ranked in Class...
The Staples-Motley football team lost 42-0 against Osakis on Sept. 16, playing undersized against a more experienced team.
Osakis drove down the field for an easy score on their first possession, but the Cardinal defense tightened up after that. The Cardinals stopped them on downs on their next...
The Staples-Motley volleyball team emerged with a win at Aitkin on Sept. 15, then competed at the Bertha-Hewitt tournament on Sept. 17.
The win moved the Cardinals up to a 5-4 record for the season.
Team results
Staples-Motley 3, Aitkin 0, 25-21, 25-20, 27-25
Grace Jennissen: assists-1, kills-4,...
The Staples-Motley volleyball team breezed past Bertha-Hewitt 3-0, on Sept. 6, and then ran into conference leader Pequot Lakes, on Sept. 8, falling short with 3-0 loss.
Against Bertha-Hewitt, the Cards spread the ball around with Livi Lorber scoring seven kills, while Grace Jennissen and Ellie...
The Staples-Motley girls tennis team improved to a 7-2 record in dual matches this season, with wins over Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 7-0 on Sept. 6, and 6-1 against Parkers Prairie and 6-1 against section rival Roseau on Sept. 9.
SM singles players had a strong showing without a loss in the three...
The Staples-Motley volleyball team made some quality plays but also had a few stretches where they fell behind in two losses, 3-1 against Pine River-Backus and 3-1 against Foley.
Against Pine River-Backus, the Cardinals fell behind in the first set after struggling with their serving. Steffany...
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