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Sheldon Boone tries to put a move on Hoisington?s Alex Lomas during the first half of Friday?s game. Boone picked up seven yards on the play on the way to 41 yards for the night. Andrew Ottoson / Free Press.

Highly touted Hoisington spoiled Marion High?s homecoming, 35-14, on Friday.

The Cardinals scored before either team ran an offensive play when Adam Sullivan returned the opening kickoff 87 yards. Adam Demel nailed the first of five extra point kicks for a 7-0 lead.

The Marion volleyball squad defeated the hosts before losing to Smoky Valley during a triangular at Sterling on Tuesday. ?We played very well, we were very aggressive at the net, having great hits from Kayley Heerey and Julia Zeiner along with great sets from Lindsay Hett,? coach Jim Versch said of the team?s 25-17, 25-14 win over Sterling. Of the […]

The Marion cross country teams fared well at Council Grove Thursday, with the boys placing second and the girls placing third. Running in a field of 66 entrants, the Marion boys were led by Ryan Jones, who placed second in a personal-best time of 18 minutes, 12 seconds. He finished three seconds behind the top finisher. He was followed by […]

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The Warriors went to Remington looking to exact a pound of flesh for
the streak-ending loss the Broncos inflicted a season ago, but came
away with 42-6 loss on Friday night.

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Aaron Topham led the Warrior boys to a first place finish in a field with Class 3A and
4A competitors Thursday at Hal?stead.

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The Warriors visited Wichita Trinity Sept. 27, defeating Chase County (23-25, 25-14, 25-8) before losing to the hosts (23-25, 15-25).

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Mitchell Leppke churns through a pile of blockers and tacklers at Haven on Friday. Leppke teamed up with Sheldon Boone to power MHS to a 19-0 win. Leppke and Boone combined for 283 yards of offense on the ground. Photos by Andrew Ottoson

The Marion football team shut out Haven 19-0 Friday night for its third win of the season.

Key starters Brad Klenda and Austin Hager were not in uniform, but the Warriors (3-1) were able to take control of the scoreboard on first-half touchdown runs by Sheldon Boone and Mitchell Leppke.

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HHS standout Jacob Yoder eludes a would-be tackler at Reimer Field on Friday night. Yoder picked up 135 rushing yards as Hillsboro rolled to a 47-0 win.

The Hillsboro Trojans got a helpful confidence boost Friday night,
dominating Ellinwood from start to finish for an easy 47-0 homecoming
victory at Reimer Field.

The Marion girls? cross country team beat Andover Central, Council Grove and Goessel to win its home meet last Thursday at Marion County Lake.

Camille Christensen led the Warriors with a fifth-place time of 16 minutes, 52 seconds.

After facing a lot of big-school competition in the early weeks of the season, Hillsboro boys excelled among their peers last Tuesday, finishing second among 18 schools at the South?east of Saline Invitational.