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Pundits across the state were likely unsure what to make of the 2026 Marion volleyball team. After all, Marion had just graduated six seniors who all played major roles on the Pa...

Homecoming is Friday night in Marion, and the Patriots have a prime opportunity for a statement win. The challenge will be immense as Sheridan invades Southern Bancorp Stadium aft...

MARION AND PARAGOULD --- Following a loss in late September at Valley View, the Marion volleyball team knew that they likely had to win out to even salvage a share of the 2026 5A ...

JONESBORO --- For the first half here last Friday night, the Marion Patriots looked like a team ready to seize its playoff destiny. Marion led 14-7 late in the second period in a ...

The Marion Patriot Pride Marching Band turned in a dominating performance Saturday, sweeping all class and division awards en route to a Grand Championship at the Paragould Marchi...

Marion first-year head coach Claude Johnson has been adamant that his team was on the verge of an offensive breakout. Last Friday night, his prediction came to life. Johnson’s P...

Marion has one of the better home-court advantages in the state of Arkansas for volleyball, whether the Patriots play at 3M Transit Arena or at Fidelity Bank Arena. To win the 5A...

Marion first-year head coach Claude Johnson used one word more than any other in his postgame media availability on Friday night. Resiliency. And why not? After losing their fi...

The Marion Patriot Pride Marching Band swept the Class 6A competition Saturday at the Power Band Classic at Lake Hamilton, earning first place in class and third place overall aga...

There are virtually no teams at Week 6 of the high school football season that are 100 percent healthy and active, but the injuries continue to pile up this fall for the Marion Pa...

PARAGOULD AND JONESBORO --- Making the state tournament is always a goal for the Marion volleyball team, something that the players and coaches do not take for granted even though...

Marion’s red-letter tennis season will roll on another week for six dedicated student-athletes. Ella and Owen White advanced to the Class 5A girls and boys state tennis tourname...

EL DORADO --- The Marion Patriots scratched and clawed during Friday night’s 6A East game at El Dorado’s Memorial Stadium, but couldn’t get over the hump. Three turnovers in the ...

There was a question as to how productive the Marion football team was going to be after the season-ending injury to all-conference tailback and University of Arkansas commit Jere...

JONESBORO AND MARION --- Marion’s quest for a fifth conference title in six seasons is in the home stretch of the 2026 season. The Pats absorbed their first conference loss since...

The Marion Patriot Pride Marching Band had a strong start to their competitive season Saturday, finishing first in their class at the Conquistador Classic Marching Band Contest, h...

Marion head coach Claude Johnson wanted to be in the game on Friday night at Southern Bancorp Stadium in the fourth quarter against second-ranked Sylvan Hills. Johnson’s troops d...

Marion tennis coaches Jamie White and Sophie Thompson had a feeling that this could be a strong year for their teams in 2026, but the results may have bested even their most optim...

SEARCY --- Marion finds itself leading the rest of the 5A East pack as the Patriots near the halfway point of the league schedule this fall, but a tricky road trip to play a resur...

Olivia Newton-John topped the charts in 1981 with her hit song “Physical,” and first-year Marion coach Claude Johnson wants to do the same for the rest of the 2026 football season...