Sports
The Staples-Motley volleyball team earned four All-Conference awards for the Mid State Conference. From left, Heidi Lombard, libero, All Conference; Tabetha Allen, outside / middle hitter, All Conference; Leah Bestland, setter, All Conference Honorable Mention; Morgan Becker, outside hitter, All...
The most remarkable of a northern winter’s changes is the transformation of our waters from marching waves and meandering streams to the frigid immobility of ice. We take it for granted. But to those who live where open water is their year-round reality, the change is nothing short of miraculous...
Staples-Motley graduate Hunter Klimek was 14th at the National Junior College Athletic Association Division I Cross Country Championships on Nov. 14, then placed 7th at the NJCAA Half Marathon on Nov. 17.
Klimek’s time for the 8K national championship race was 26:01, an average of 5:15 per mile for...
Central Lakes College announced that it is suspending its men’s and women’s basketball seasons due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic. The college does, however, remain optimistic about hosting spring sports.
Central Lakes College President Hara Charlier said, “The decision to suspend Raider...
The Staples-Motley volleyball team finished with an overall record of 5-3 and 3-2 in the Mid State Conference.
The team’s last few games were postponed due to COVID-19 protocol, and the season was then ended with the state mandate of no youth sports for four weeks.
“We all knew going into this...
By Mark Anderson
Managing Editor
The Staples-Motley football team shut out Wadena-Deer Creek 20-0 to win in the first round of the Section 6AA playoffs on Nov. 17. They then played Nov. 20 at West Central Area and lost 48-27 to finish the season.
Against WDC the Cardinals scored first on a one...
Cross country senior captains Emmet Anderson, Sam Jennissen and Tanner Robben show their section championship trophy.
Anderson shows the three first place medals presented to him at the ceremony. Two were for the section individual and section team titles, the third was a special medal from the Staples-Motley Athletics Hall of Fame Committee. Anderson was ranked number one in the state all season and won the post-...
The Staples-Motley volleyball team moved into a tie for second in the Mid State Conference with a 3-2 win over Crosby Ironton on Nov. 10, but then got knocked back to third place with a 3-0 loss to Detroit Lakes Nov. 13.
Against Crosby-Ironton, Tabetha Allen’s 21 kills pushed the Cardinals to the...
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