Sports
The Staples-Motley baseball team split a doubleheader with Park Rapids on April 9, winning 13-1 and falling in a close game 3-1. The next day, they beat Osakis 13-1. All three games were at Northwestern in St. Paul.
Staples-Motley Football Coach Drew Potter received the state Class AA Coach of the Year award at the Minnesota Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame Banquet on March 29 in Minneapolis. His Cardinals team reached the state championship game, where they had their only loss of the year.
“Almost...
The Staples-Motley track and field teams participated in a massive indoor meet, the Thurndering Herd Classic at North Dakota State University on April 4, with some events having nearly 100 competitors.
Audrey Brownell lowered the school record in the 1,600 meter run with a time of 5:00, cutting two...
Converse Park in Motley was dry and warm when Leighton Bettis threw out the first pitch of the season during a scrimmage against Verndale on March 27. The softball diamonds in Staples were still not ready from a snowfall that didn’t hit Motley as hard. The Cardinals also played Paynesville in the...
As the state wrestling tournament was winding down after three days, Staples-Motley wrestlers were still gathered together to watch the final individual matches, even though they had no teammates left to wrestle. The Cardinals stuck together as a team all year and were the talk of the state...
By Mark Anderson
Managing Editor
The Staples-Motley wrestling team won the 2024-25 state title with a convincing win against top seed Chatfield. They won the first six matches and cruised to a 33-16 win at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul on Feb. 26.
“It feels really good to get the gold medal...
Colbe Tappe and Caden Kramer won state titles, Gage Bjerga and Garrett Bjerga finished second, while Cayden Neisen and Turner Beachy were third as the Staples-Motley wrestling team won six medals at the individual state tournament, Feb. 27-28 at the Xcel Energy Centre in St. Paul.
Three other state...
The family of Steven Petrich cheers as Steven puts an exclamation point on the 64-0 win over Jackson County Central with a pin in the semifinal round. Below, the entire Staples-Motley fanbase, overflowing two sections at the Xcel Energy Center, cheer Steven as he gets a pin to solidify the state...
By Mark Anderson
Managing Editor
A week after the Staples-Motley wrestling team won the Section 7A team title, they had another stunning performance in the section individual tournament, sending nine wrestlers to state and placing the remaining four in third place.
The top two individuals in each...
The Staples-Motley boys basketball team lost a game in overtime, 77-72 against Pillager on Feb. 10, lost 63-52 agaisnt Crosby-Ironton on Feb. 11, then came back strong with a 62--59 win against conference leader Dilworth-Glyndon Felton on Feb. 14.
Against Pillager, the Cardinals had a nine point...
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