Kyle Palic was a member of the West squad at the 42nd annual Shrine Bowl at Fort Hays State University Saturday. In the end, the East defeated the West, 21-0. ?It’s eye-opening,? Palic said of the experience. ?It’s a lot different than 2A. Everyone’s so much bigger.? Palic, a 6-3, 225-pound linebacker was a first-team all-league selection last year, with […]

Senior Kyle Palic prepares to launch the shot put at the Hesston Invitational Thursday as freshman Tyler Palic observes. The elder Palic won the shot put with a throw of 48 feet, 41?2 inches. He also won the discus (158-7) and placed second in the javelin (140-8) to help lead the Marion boys to a second-place team finish with 83 […]

Kyle Palic became Marion?s first state wrestling champion when he won the Class 3-2-1A state title at 220 pounds Feb. 27-28. Palic rolled up 49 wins and two losses this season, and ends his career at Marion with an overall record of 109-20. Janae Rempel / Free Press For the first time in program history, the Marion wrestling team boasts […]

Kyle Palic wrestles Wyatt Eitel of Scott Community at 220 pounds during the first round of the Class 3-2-1A state tournament in Hays Friday. Palic won by fall and went a perfect 4-0 in the tournament to win the championship title, becoming Marion?s first state wrestling champion in school history. Free Press photos by Janae Rempel Seven Warrior wrestlers represented […]

Marion High School senior linebacker Kyle Palic receives a certificate recognizing his selection to compete in the 42nd annual Kansas Shrine Bowl from Don Boxberger, a member of the Kansas Shrine Bowl board of directors, Feb. 3 during halftime of the Marion boys? game against Remington. The 6-foot-3, 225-pound linebacker will join the west squad for the football game, which […]