Nathan Baldwin secures the third out of the top of the fourth inning on a pop fly in foul territory behind the plate during Game 1 with Inman Friday. Marion won the game, 12-3. Game 2 was cancelled because of wet field conditions. The Marion baseball team swept three games last week. The Warriors took two games from Ell-Saline to […]

The Marion baseball team started Heart of America league play with a sweep of Moundridge Thursday in a pair of games rescheduled from Tuesday because of rain. Marion won Game 1, 10-2. After two scoreless innings, Marion plated four runs off two hits and an error in the bottom of the third. Seth Savage keyed the frame with a two-RBI […]

Nathan Baldwin fires a pitch during Game 1 at Council Grove Tuesday. Baldwin threw five shutout innings without surrendering a hit to earn the pitching win. He walked five batters and struck out six Braves. The Marion baseball team opened the season with a sweep at Council Grove Tuesday. The Warriors earned a 7-0 shutout in Game 1. Nathan Baldwin […]

The Marion baseball team returns all but two of its members from last year. These seniors and returning letter-winners will provide experience to anchor the team: front row (from left) Corbin Wheeler, Cole Srajer, Mason Pedersen, Peyton Heidebrecht; (back row) Garrett Hoffner, Seth Savage, Dylan Deines, Nathan Baldwin, Jacob Vondenkamp The Marion baseball team returns all but two members from […]

Case, Heidebrecht Marion High School seniors Grif Case (left) and Taylor Heidebrecht represented the Warriors in the 2014 All-Star baseball game played Wednesday at Frank Myers Field on the campus of Kansas State University in Manhattan. All athletes selected to participate in the All-Star game were senior first-team all-state selections in their respective classes, ranging from Class 6A to Class […]

Taylor Heidebrecht catches the throw from Caleb Williams to force Silver Lake?s Dailin Kruger out at first base to start the second inning in the first round of the Class 3A state baseball tournament. Marion built a 6-0 lead after four innings, but lost to Silver Lake in the end, 9-8. Sometimes things do not go as hoped or dreamed. […]

Athletes and teams from the six schools in the Free Press coverage area battled last week for the opportunity to compete at the state level in their respective sports. Two area teams made it by winning their regional tournaments: Hillsboro softball, which is headed to the Class 2A tournament in Great Bend, and Marion baseball team, which is headed to […]

Members of the Marion baseball team show off the regional championship plaque they won on their home field with a 3-2 win over Wichita Independent last Tuesday. The team will make its second consecutive appearance at state this weekend. The Marion baseball team is headed to the Class 3A state tournament for the second consecutive year after defeating Wichita Independent, […]

Grif Case returns home after hitting a grand slam in the bottom of the third inning of Game 2 Tuesday against Halstead. Previously, Bret Voth and Taylor Heidebrecht hit home runs in Game 1 of the doubleheader sweep. The Marion baseball team concluded its regular season with a pair of 12-2 victories over Halstead Tues?day, each in five innings. In […]

Jacob Baldwin catches the throw from catcher Luke Steele in an attempt to get the Inman base runner out at first during Game 1 Friday. Marion won that game, 10-2, and completed the sweep with a 7-1 victory in Game 2. The Marion baseball team swept a doubleheader against Inman Friday. ?All the league games are important, but considering our […]