Cody McMillen (top photo) adds to his lead in the first turn of the 3,200 meter run last Tuesday. He and Dakota Kaufman (below) each claimed individual gold at the five-team CKTL meet held in Marion.

Hillsboro and Marion opened the track and field season with competitive showings at a five-team Central Kansas Track League meet at Marion on Tuesday, April 1.

Hillsboro boys and girls each placed third in their respective divisions while Marion boys took first and the girls second.

In a field that included larger schools such as El Dorado and McPherson, MCAA members Halstead and Smoky Valley, and area teams from Centre and Peabody-Burns, the Marion track teams more than held their own at the Warrior Invitational April 4.

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Hillsboro survived a pair of late Marion rallies to sweep both ends of their doubleheader last Thursday at Marion.

The 6-5 and 6-3 victories improved the season record of a young Trojan squad to 4-2 while Marion slipped to 0-4.

Marion starting pitcher Alex Case uncorks a strike to a Hillsboro batter Friday. Andrew Ottoson / Free Press

A five-run rally in the bottom of the seventh inning lifted Marion to a 7-6 win over Hillsboro and a split of their doubleheader on Friday.

Coming off a dominating 11-0 win in Game 1, the Trojans (3-3) scored single runs in every inning except the second in Game 2 to build a 6-2 lead heading into the Warriors? final at-bat.

Luke Gordon lines up a putt on the eighth hole at the Municipal Golf Course in Hillsboro Friday. Gordon?s final score was an 80?dead even with teammate Keith Jones and one behind third-place medalist Jake Bredemeier. Andrew Ottoson.

Hillsboro and Marion dominated the 10-school Hillsboro Invitational Golf Tournament at the Municipal Golf Course on Friday.

Hillsboro?s Justin Kent and Daniel Kunantaev shot 75 and 76, respectively, to finish 1-2 as individuals and post a 21-stroke victory in the two-man competition.

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The Hillsboro Red team placed fourth and the HHS White team seventh at the seven-school Trojan Tennis Invitational on Thursday.

The Marion High School softball squad opened its season with a pair of losses Friday against Sterling, 11-1 and 8-6. Alex Cain pitched the opener, allowing 11 runs on four hits and three walks with eight errors committed behind her. Cain struck out four. Shelby Percell slammed a triple, but Cain scored the only Warrior run in the 11-1 loss. […]

With five returning letter-winners on a squad that includes three seniors and 15 total competitors, the Centre High School golf squad is primed for a successful season. The squad features senior Tye Remy and letter-winner junior Kacey Hanschu, sophomore Jacob Jennings, sophomore Heath Hill, junior Josh Olsen and junior Ben Krause. Nine others give the group depth and will push […]

Jacob Edwards beats a pickoff attempt to the first base bag early in Hillsboro?s 6-4 win over Collegiate. Edwards capped off a strand of four straight base hits that equalized the game at 2-2, keeping starter Isaac Leihy in the game. Edwards scored an insurance run late in the contest.

Hillsboro?s young baseball team started its season with an unexpected 6-4 win over Wichita Collegiate on Friday at Memorial Field.

Suzy Lindsay slides into second base during the first game of Friday?s doubleheader. Even though the ball beat her to the bag, Lindsay was safe with a stolen base.

The Hillsboro softball team pounded out 21 hits in an 11-6, 12-5 sweep of an improved Wichita Collegiate team Friday at the Sports Complex.