Sports
By Mark Anderson
Managing Editor
The Staples-Motley boys basketball team played back to back games against winning teams and had first half breakdowns in both games that kept us out of contention the rest of the way. The Cardinals lost 75-55 at Osakis and 83-58 to Pequot Lakes.
Against Osakis,...
Staples-Motley Athletic Hall of Fame (AHOF) library Grand Opening will be held Friday, Jan. 17, 2020 at 5 p.m. at the High School Cafeteria. Inductees, families and general public are invited to see the unveiling of the inductee’s plaques, wall mural display in the NEW Athletic Hall of Fame area,...
By Mike Hajek
Staples/Motley Athletic Hall of Fame Committee
As time ticks by, the one thing we can count on is this: time will fade everything, except what we choose to value and recall.
Recalling and valuing our high school athletic experience rekindles fond memories within all of us. In most...
Following is the list of state champions from Staples, Motley and Staples-Motley schools, compiled by the Staples/Motley Athletic Hall of Fame Committee. The current count is 28 team titles and 61 individual championships.
Girls tennis is one team not on this list, but deserves recognition. The...
Staples-Motley Basketball Boosters completed their K-2nd grade participants’ season on Dec. 21 with players receiving their medals.
By Mark Anderson
Managing Editor
Kaitlyn Smith hit the winning three pointer and two insurance free throws right after Haley Cichos made a go-ahead three pointer, as the Staples-Motley girls basketball team beat Upsala 55-51 in their second game of the Little Falls tournament on Dec. 20. In the...
The Staples-Motley wrestling team beat Barnesville 51-24 and lost to a ranked team, Minnewaska, 64-6 on Dec. 17.
The Cardinals had three wins on the mat against Barnesville. Six wrestlers received forfeits, but Logen Weite won 8-2 at 152 pounds, Emmitt Winkels earned a pin at 182 and Cole Winkels...
The Staples-Motley boys basketball team had their first conference loss, 66-47 against Detroit Lakes, then lost two games at the Little Falls Tournament, 61-31 against Little Falls and 68-32 against Upsala.
The Cardinals fell behind early against Detroit Lakes, but made a run to get back into the...
At the risk of seeming greedy or ungrateful, or of having lost the true spirit of Christmas, I’ve already been thinking about some gifts I’d be pleased to receive in 2020. These gifts are not materialistic, not in the sense of things you could obtain at a brick-and-mortar store, or have delivered...
By Steve Carney
So far the ice season of 2019-2020 is starting out with some very serious slush problems statewide. We got the combination of heavy snow on top of very little ice and this combination produces lots of slush and very inferior ice.
Even our cold snap from a few weeks ago didn’t...
