Tyler Palic highlighted Marion’s Central Kansas Track League meet Tues­day. Palic won the discus with a throw of 167 feet, 3 inches. He was second in the shot put (45-1.75). Noah Dalrymple turned in Marion’s only other top-three finish. He earned bronze in high jump (5-10). As a team, the boys finished fifth among a field of six with 32.5 […]

The Marion baseball team salvaged a split at Sedgwick Tuesday, moving to 5-1 in Heart of America league play and 8-2 overall. Marion lost Game 1, 8-7. The Warriors scored first with a one-hit, two-run third inning. Blaine Mermis hit a two-run single, and Marion scored two more runs off four hits in the fourth. But Sedgwick cut Marion’s lead […]

The Marion softball team improved to 6-0 in Heart of America league play with a sweep of Sedgwick Tuesday. The Warriors are 6-2 overall. Marion came from behind to win Game 1, 8-7. The Warriors trailed, 7-6, heading into the final frame. After Chloe Burkholder led with a single, Bailey Baker was hit by a pitch. Alli Molleker singled to […]

The Marion baseball team swept Moundridge in Thursday’s league doubleheader. Marion won Game 1, 16-5, in come-from-behind fashion. The Warriors scored two runs in the opening half-inning, but over the next three innings, Moundridge built a 5-3 lead. Marion jumped in front with a six-run fourth inning, highlighted by Blaine Mermis’ two-run double, then blew the game open with a […]

The Marion softball team scored 35 runs in a doubleheader sweep of Mound­ridge Thursday in two games rescheduled from Tuesday. “I felt like we were really putting the bat on the ball, so I was really pleased with our offensive push,” coach Jen­nifer Felvus said. “I think we allowed some things defensively that we shouldn’t have, but in the same […]

The Marion/Peabody-Burns golf team teed off its season April 3 at Herington. Rowen Fey led the team with an 18-hole score of 128, good for 28th among a field of 44 golfers. Max Caldwell shot a 131 (29th), Tabor Workman 140 (35th), Hap Wadel 146 (40th) and Chris­tian Becker 163 (43rd). As a team, Marion finished eighth with a score […]

Two Marion track and field athletes earned gold medals at the Marion Relays Thursday. The meet was originally scheduled for Friday but moved up a day because of the weather forecast. Coach Grant Thierolf said he was pleased with his team’s effort, especially for the first meet of the year. “I thought our kids performed pretty well,” Thierolf said. “It […]

I like to think I’m learning to be brave. These last few months, I’ve branched out and done some things I normally wouldn’t do, like facilitating a small group and speaking to a classroom of middle school students. But I’m also learning something else about myself. I tend to only agree to try something if I have a fairly good […]

Jaxton Tracy fires a pitch during Game 1 with Inman Thursday. Tracy earned the win in Marion’s 17-6 victory. The Marion baseball team picked up its first Heart of America league wins with a sweep of Inman Thursday, improving to 5-1 on the season. Inman—Marion earned a pair of run-rule victories over the Teutons Thursday. The Warriors won Game 1 […]

Kourtney Hansen slides safely to second during the first inning of Game 2 with Inman Thursday. Marion throttled the Teutons, 17-7 and 16-6 to even their record at 2-2.<p> The Marion softball team picked up its first victories of the season by sweeping Inman Thursday. The Warriors are 2-0 in league play, 2-2 overall. Inman—The Warriors scored 33 runs in […]