Sports
The Staples-Motley K-8 wrestling team wrapped up their 2022 season with a championship title at the Midwest Championship Duals in Aberdeen, South Dakota on April 9. The Cardinals dominated their way through the tournament, beating Clark/Willow Creek 87-24, Prior Lake 66-36, Watertown S.D. 81-31,...
Staples-Motley baseball players get their swings in during their outdoor practice on April 4.
In the 7th-8th grade division, The Staples-Motley 7th-8th grade team finished in 3rd place out of 32 teams, dominating their final championship pool match over Zumbrota-Mazzepa 30-15.
Pictured, front row from left, Caden Kramer, Colbe Tappe, Justin Olson and Luke Bjerga; standing, Eli Greenwaldt,...
The Staples-Motley track and field team ran an indoor meet at Concordia College in Moorhead on April 1.
The Cardinal boys team finished in first place in the meet, scoring in all phases of the meet: sprints, distance races, field events and relays. Remington Converse had a first place and second...
Staples-Motley High School’s Sivert Klefsaas has been named a Scholar-Athlete by the Minnesota Chapter of the National Football Foundation.
This annual award honors Minnesota high school football players for their outstanding athletic, academic and community service accomplishments. Klefsaas, a...
The Staples Motley K-8 grade wrestlers participated in the Northland Youth Wrestling Association Region 5 individual tournament this past weekend in Bemidji. The Cardinals wrestled tough and represented very well with ten individual champions and a total of seventeen advancing to the NYWA State...
Most of us know this game, one that’s fun for both youngsters and adults. The goal is simple: whack a replica of a rodent with a toy mallet as it alternately appears and disappears in the many holes in a table or game deck. You need quick reactions if you hope to win, as the pace of these pop-up...
Staples-Motley track and field veterans checked out the possibility of practicing outdoors with a warmup run on the first day of practice March 14, but found snow drifts up to their necks. From left, Jace Kobliska, Mady Hull, Grace Jennissen, Corey Hanson and Sivert Klefsaas. The team’s first...
The Staples-Motley softball team set up their own equipment on the first day of practice, racing to see which team put up their pitching net first. Above, the team got to work with bats and balls. (Staples World photos by Mark Anderson)
Spring sports have started practicing, but with two feet of snow still on the fields, golf course and track, much of their preseason work will be indoors.
Looking forward to warm weather, the Minnesota State High School League (MSHSL), has redrawn their section divisions for postseason play. The...
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