Sports
Staples-Motley graduate Emmet Anderson was named the University of Minnesota cross country MVP for the past season. He led the Gophers in three meets and was within a few seconds of the top runners in every race this year. His fastest race was a 24:02 8K at the pre-nationals meet in Virginia,...
The Staples-Motley boys basketball gave up too many second chances and missed too many outside shots in a 64-60 loss to Upsala on Dec. 11. The Cardinals also lost 93-73 to West Central Area on Dec. 15.
Against Upsala, Staples-Motley held the lead for most of the game, but fell behind at the end of...
The Staples-Motley football team recently announced ten players named All District and five players named All Section.
Six of the All District players were First Team: Elijah Claussen, Blake Neelan, Alex Schultz, Steven Petrich, Colbe Tappe and Luke Bjerga. Honorable Mention All District went to...
The Staples-Motley wrestling team took down the third ranked team in North Dakota to win the Grand Forks Sertoma Duals tournament, held Dec. 8-9. The Cardinals met every challenge in the 16 team tournament that featured seven teams from Minnesota and nine from North Dakota.
In their four matches,...
Lauren Rutten scored 22 points and led the Staples-Motley girls basketball team to a 55-45 win against Long Prairie-Grey Eagle on Dec. 5. They also played Pierz on Dec. 8, losing 77-53, to even their record at 2-2
Against LPGE, Liv Lorber scored the first four points and the Cardinals never...
The Staples-Motley wrestling team got off to a winning start to the season. They won two dual matches, St. Cloud Tech 40-18 and Milaca 62-4 in a home meet Dec. 1, then won an eight team invitational at Wadena-Deer Creek on Dec. 2.
In the tournament, the Cardinals had five champions and four second...
Two new basketball coaches started off on the right foot, guiding the Staples-Motley girls and boys basketball teams to wins in their season openers.
Girls basketball
Kelsie Tyrrell is the new girls head coach, after working as an assistant the past few years. She started her head coaching career...
Kelsie Tyrrel, left, watches her team move the ball, as Isabelle Olander looks to pass the ball inside. (Staples World photos by Mark Anderson)
Boys basketball and wrestling had their first official practices Nov. 20. Basketball starts Thursday, Nov. 30, at home against Wadena. The wrestling team hosts St. Cloud Tech, United Clay Becker and Milaca on Friday, Dec. 1, starting at 4 p.m. (Staples World photos by Mark Anderson)
Six Staples-Motley girls have started on the first ever wrestling team at the school. There have been individual girls wrestling in the past, but this will be a full season just for girls. The team will be part of the full varsity program under Head Coach Jim Jackson. (Staples World photos by Mark...
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