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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...

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...

The winter storm ravaged parts of Arkansas over the past two weeks, but the Marion Patriots have proven impervious to such distractions. Marion picked up impressive, decisive vic...

Through the first trip through the treacherous 5A East conference schedule, the Marion Lady Patriots find themselves firmly on the bubble for the 2026 Class 5A state basketball to...

Lance Clark's goal for his time as head football coach at Marion when he accepted the position in June of 2021 was a simple one. Elevate the program to the heights of the top pro...

Marion 46, Searcy 42 To advance deep into the state tournament, you have to be able to execute in late-game situations against good competition in close contests. Marion got a...

Marion 58, Searcy 38 The 2025-2026 Marion Lady Patriots know that they have to take care of business at home this winter to qualify for the state basketball tournament, and thr...

JONESBORO --- Winning on the road in conference games may be one of the toughest accomplishments in high school basketball. Which makes Marion's 78-48 victory Tuesday night over ...