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Marion's basketball teams got a good look at two of the state's top talents Tuesday evening inside Fidelity Bank Arena. To their credit, the Patriot boys and girls teams played L...

The Marion Performing Arts Center will roar to life this weekend as students from Marion Visual & Performing Arts Magnet transform the stage into the Pride Lands for a vibrant, hi...

SHERWOOD --- For most of last Friday night's game at 6A East co-champion Sylvan Hills, Marion looked like a team bound for the state semifinals. The Patriots led by double-digits...

A championship season is ultimately defined by just that, a championship. The presence of the gold medal or the biggest trophy is what most people ultimately remember, but that's...

Marion fifth-year head coach, Lance Clark, was searching for the right metaphor for his team's 2025 performance when it suddenly hit him. His hands moved up and down as he descri...

Marion's boys basketball season is underway, and the Patriots have already claimed a couple of big-time non-conference victories over regional powers. The Patriots opened their 20...

VAN BUREN --- The Van Buren Pointers ended Marion's 2024 football season in dramatic fashion last November, scoring with less than a minute on the clock to stun the Patriots insid...

The world was a dramatically different place in 2004, to say the least. President George W. Bush won reelection in early November of that year, easily defeating John Kerry. Faceb...

Fresh off an exceptional marching competition season, more than 20 members of the Marion Patriot Band earned positions in the ASBOA Region IV All-Region Jazz Band. A total of 22 ...

BENTON --- For one half, the Marion Patriots played 6A East kingpin Benton to a draw. The 2025 regular season finale at Everett Field was knotted at 14 at halftime, and the Patrio...

Following a 28-2 regular season, including a 16-0 mark in the 5A East for the fourth conference title in five seasons, and the Class 5A state championship, 11 Marion Patriot volle...

If you've sat close enough to the Marion sideline during this football season, there's no doubt that you've heard coaches yelling “fourth phase!” at some time or another. The ori...

The Marion Patriot Pride Marching Band capped off a memorable season Wednesday, taking fourth place at the 6A State Marching Contest, held at War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock. ...

It had been more than 30 years since Marion won a football game on Halloween night prior to Friday night's affair with Little Rock Catholic. Luckily for the Patriots, they were t...

HOT SPRINGS --- The Marion Patriots haven't had to play many extra sets so far in 2025, but when the time came, they were ready. Marion erased a 2-1 deficit in Saturday afternoon...

The Marion Patriot Pride Marching Band had another great performance Saturday, competing at the Bandmasters Championship held at Liberty Bowl Stadium in Memphis. Alongside elite ...

You will have more options than ever if you want to watch the Class 5A state volleyball final Saturday afternoon between Marion and Farmington. Arkansas PBS is the official broad...

The Marion Patriots set their expectations for the 2025 season immediately following the end of their 2024 campaign. Most of the goals were the same: qualify for the state tourna...

What are the odds that Marion football could celebrate Senior Night and clinch a spot in the state playoffs on Halloween night? It doesn't get much spookier than that. Marion (5...

SHERIDAN --- Marion did not panic when it fell behind inside Yellowjacket Stadium in the first half. The Patriots didn't panic when the Yellowjackets cut a second-half lead to th...