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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...

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PARAGOULD --- When Paragould visited Marion last month, the Rams stunned the Patriots with an opening 10-0 run before the Patriots rallied to victory. On Tuesday night, Marion hi...

PARAGOULD --- Entering the final four-game stretch of the 2025-2026 basketball season, the Marion Lady Patriots know that every contest is crucial. So, erasing a 10-point deficit...

When Monty and Valerie Hill took over the Marion School District’s band program in 2020, they set out with a clear vision: To build the Patriot Pride Band into one of the premier ...

It isn't easy to live up to monster expectations in sports, but the 2025-2026 Marion Junior High Patriots managed to do just that. After earning the 2025 district tournament titl...

One of the first goals for virtually every team in the state of Arkansas is to qualify for the state basketball tournament, routinely held during the first week of March every yea...

SEARCY --- The Marion Lady Patriots needed a fast start last Friday night when they visited Lion Arena during a tight playoff race, and that's exactly what they got. Marion canne...

Marion's Fidelity Bank Arena has become something of a house of horrors for visiting teams so far in the 2025-2026 basketball season. The Patriots have lost just once at the frie...

With five games to play, the Marion Lady Patriots have overcome some long preseason odds to remain in playoff contention. Behind the smallest senior class of recent memory, inclu...

Congratulations to the MJHS Quiz Bowl team on a strong showing at last weekend’s 6A-3 Junior High Conference Tournament and on advancing to the 6A Regional Tournament. Competing ...

WEST MEMPHIS --- For more than three quarters of last Friday night's game at West Memphis, the Blue Devils looked ripe for an upset over top-ranked Marion. A raucous crowd inside...

WEST MEMPHIS --- The Marion Lady Patriots knew what they were walking into last Friday night at Lehr Arena. A hostile crowd backing the home team in one of the state's more fierc...