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 […]

Battling a cold, blustery north wind may have been the toughest battle for the Hills­boro baseball team Friday at Hoisington. On the field, the Trojans defeated the Card­inals with a 15-2 blowout to improve to 3-4 for the season and in Central Kansas League play. However, Mother Nature prevailed in Game 2 when the two teams agreed to give in […]

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 […]

Hillsboro softball traveled to Hoisington Friday not only to face the Cardinals by powerful winds and cold temperatures as well. The result was a softball split. Hoisington roughed up Trojan ace Taylor Helmer for a 10-0 win in Game 1, but the Trojans were rewarded for their gutty endurance with an 11-9 victory with Cheyenne Bern­hardt pitching in Game 2. […]

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 Hillsboro golf team placed third among the seven schools competing April 12 at the Sacred Heart Invita­tional in Salina. The host team won the title with a score of 289, which was 73 strokes ahead of runner-up Hutchinson Trinity at 362. The Trojans followed at 377. Elias Werth led Hillsboro with a score of 89, to place 14th among […]

Hillsboro senior Jacob Funk beats out an infield single during Hillsboro first game against larned on Thursday. The game was tied at 10 at the end of the regulation seven innings, but Larned scored three runs in the top of the eighth inning for the 13-10 win. Hillsboro came back to defeat the visitors 5-4 in Game 2. The Hillsboro […]

Hillsboro catcher Sam Moss tags out Larned’s Shaylee Martin on a perfect throw from Trojan shortstop Dani Klein in the top of the fifth inning of Game 1 versus the Indians. Larned overcame an 8-6 deficit going into the seventh inning for a 12-8 win over the Trojans, who are now 3-1 for the year. The Hillsboro softball let a […]

Hillsboro’s Elias Werth watches as his putt rolls toward the cup for a birdie on the No. 4 hole at the Hillsboro Invitational Golf Tournament Thursday. Werth shot an 84 for the day to place third, five strokes behind the winner. The Trojan golf team placed second among the six schools competing at the Hillsboro Invitational Thurs­day. The event was […]

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 […]