 Last year the Staples Motley girls finished with a record of 14 and 12 and ended their season in the second round of the section's playoffs. This year they're nine and two and are looking to extend their season a little further. Taylor Archer has more. The Cardinals believe that their ability to play unselfishly sets them apart from other teams this season. The most successful thing this year, it's a surprise for me. Unselfish for Friday. I've been really pleased as we come down. Everybody's looking for the next person to have an open shot. We're not thinking it's about me. It's about the other person. And I've been extremely impressed by how everybody's just buying into that. And that's what's making a big difference for us this year. We have a lot of people back, so that's one of our strengths. We're unselfish, so I feel like that's a plus. And although they stick together as a team, Claire Walhau has definitely stood out, averaging 18 points a game with eight rebounds. We're just really close as we hang out and stuff. So that really helps us play on the court, play unselfish, and just love playing with each other. While it's still a fairly young season, that hasn't stopped the Cardinals from establishing their long-term goals, which is going farther than they did last season. The number one thing that's playing hard and playing with that is when good things happen. We have a good second half of the year. We still have to play peak one a couple of times. We still have to play Detroit Lakes for our favorites in the mid-state conference. So we'll get those tests probably starting next week. We'll see where we stand in the section. Our team goal is to get to us. That's our goal for this year, so hopefully we'll achieve it. And with eight seniors on the team, the Cardinals hope they can make this a special season for them. In Staples, Taylor Archer, Lakeland News. If you've enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland Public Television.