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The 2026 Batesville Pioneer Relays were good for the Marion track teams last week. MHS took Independence County by storm, with the Patriot boys team earning first place overall, ...

What a difference two weeks can make, especially in Arkansas high school softball. Just ask Drake Rowton and his Marion Patriots. Rowton's 2026 outfit struggled in a 5A East dou...

Tuesday night saw a rematch of the 2025 Class 5A state baseball final inside First National Bank of Eastern Arkansas Stadium. Unfortunately for the Marion Patriots, the result wa...

The Marion softball team ended their 2026 spring break in a major way on Saturday afternoon at AR Construction Stadium. The Patriots scored five runs in the first two innings of ...

The 2026 Marion track season is off and running, and with some stellar results. In the Pats' first meet of the spring of 2026 at Harding Academy in Searcy, Marion took home four ...

Seven Marion boys basketball players and Coach Sammie Lewis earned postseason awards after helping their school to a school single-season record 29 victories, a second straight 5A...

Five Marion girls basketball players earned postseason awards after producing excellent seasons in 2025-2026. Senior Jordyn Wilkerson, juniors Summer Morgan, A'laya Smith, and Ma...

Four Marion School District bands earned top ratings Monday, competing at the Region IV Concert Assessment held at West Memphis High School. The awards are presented by the Arkans...

HOT SPRINGS --- An overtime Class 5A state final is not for the faint of heart, and even less so after a crushing loss. The Marion Patriots found out the hard way on Saturday af...

Sammie Lewis sat inside his office less than 24 hours after his team had dispatched of Farmington on Semifinal Saturday, beating the host school 41-35, to cap a 3-0 run at the 202...

The Marion School District Choir program shined at this week’s Northeast Arkansas Region 1 Choral Performance Assessment in Jonesboro, with the MHS Concert Choir leading the way w...

FARMINGTON --- Marion second-year head coach Sammie Lewis had a simple goal for his team ahead of last week's Class 5A state basketball tournament here inside Cardinal Arena. Go ...

FARMINGTON --- Marion got an early test from a plucky Van Buren squad here Tuesday evening, but when the Patriots got it going, they really got it going. Marion led Van Buren 16-...

Marion senior softball players Kendall Eppes and Presley Kuhn have already enjoyed so much success and so much fun together on the field that they decided to keep it rolling. Ep...

The recent winter storm delayed Marion's 2026 Signing Day, but it did not diminish the excellence on display. Ten Marion student-athletes signed to continue their academic and at...

JONESBORO --- It was a tale of two halves inside Valley View's Blazer Arena on Tuesday evening. Before halftime, the hosts ruthlessly executed their scheme, making No. 1 Marion u...

JONESBORO --- With its back to the wall to make the 2026 postseason, the Marion Lady Patriots left it all on the floor on Tuesday evening. Marion dazzled early on inside Valley V...

As the Marion boys basketball team closes in on a second straight league championship, and the third in four seasons, many have wondered if the Patriots will take their eye off th...

Marion and Batesville entered play last Friday night in a virtual flat-footed tie for the fourth and final playoff spot from the 5A East to this year's state basketball tournament...

Claude Johnson has made a career out of elevating football programs, both as a player and more recently as a coach. Now, he gets his first opportunity to do the same as a head...