The crowd at Tuesday's non-league bout between the Staples-Motley Cardinals (Staples, MN) and the visiting Bertha-Hewitt Bears (Bertha, MN), saw Staples-Motley's volleyball squad beat Bertha-Hewitt by a tally of 3-0.

With the win, Staples-Motley upgrades its record to 3-4 on the year. The Cardinals host Aitkin (Aitkin, MN) to play the Gobblers in a Mid-State bout on Thursday, September 7. The Gobblers go into the bout with a record of 0-1. Aitkin lost 3-0 in their recent non-league bout against Pierz (Pierz, MN)

The Bears now own a 1-2 record. They play next when they host New York Mills for a Park Region bout on Thursday, September 7. Bertha-Hewitt will play a Eagles squad coming off a 3-1 non-league loss to Park Christian (Moorhead, MN). The Eagles record now stands at 1-1.