Marion High School - Marion, Iowa

Marion girls booted by Independence

The Marion High School girls soccer team lost to Independence, 4-1, Tuesday night in the opening round of the Class 2A regional soccer tournament.

Saige Trca scored the only goal for Marion with an assist from Katie Banning. Tessa Jordan made 13 saves for the Indians.

Marion finished the season with a 9-6 record.

Indians hit 7 doubles in 13-3 victory

The Marion High School baseball team doubled its pleasure Monday night with seven doubles in a 13-3 victory over Vinton-Shellsburg in the second game of a Wamac Conference doubleheader at Marion.

Vinton-Shellsburg won the first game, 6-3.

Mitchell Wiese collected four hits for Marion in the 13-3 victory, including a pair of doubles. Bobby Vanderlind also had two doubles and four RBIs. Brady Donohue was the winning pitcher.

Gage Kray had four hits for Marion in the 6-3 loss. Maverick Miller had three hits and Owen Christensen socked a triple. The Indians out-hit the Vikings, 11-5, but left too many men on base.

David Kuhn suffered the loss in the opener, despite striking out nine batters and allowing only five hits.

The split left Marion with a 3-4 overall record.

Marion softball wins wild twinbill

The Marion High School softball team rallied for five runs in the bottom of the eighth inning Monday night for a 15-14 victory over Vinton-Shellsburg to sweep their Wamac Conference doubleheader.

Marion won the first game, 8-1.

The wild nightcap was tied, 10-10, after seven innings. Vinton-Shellsburg scored four runs in the top of the eighth for a 14-10 lead, but the Indians responded with their 5-spot for the victory.

Madison Wilson went 4-for-5 with four RBIs for Marion in the second game. Alicia Steepleton was 3-for-4 with four RBIs. Bayley Fuller had three hits, Camryn Cannoy had two hits and Sydney Nielsen had two hits and two RBIs.

Steepleton and Wilson had two hits in the 8-1 victory. Maddie Knapp drove in two runs. Steepleton pitched a complete game, allowing one run on five hits with eight strikeouts.

Steepleton also got the victory in the nightcap.

Marion raised its record to 5-2. Vinton-Shellsburg fell to 3-5.

GAME 1

Vinton-Shellsburg    000 000 1 - 1
Marion               402 101 x - 8

W - Steepleton. L - Burroughs.

GAME 2

Vinton-Shellsburg    000 701 24 - 14
Marion               050 410 05 - 15

W - Steepleton. L - Tandy.

Marion softball team has perfect day

CENTRAL CITY - The Marion Indians won all three of their games at the Central City softball tournament Saturday.

The Indians topped Central City, Midland and Clayton Ridge

Maddie Knapp went 3-for-4 with a triple and three RBIs in a 7-3 victory over Central City. Sydney Nielsen, Marissa Whitney and Madison Wilson had two hits. Nielsen drove in two runs. Livvy Draves was the winning pitcher.

Knapp went 3-for-3, scored three runs and drove in three runs in a 12-0 triumph over Midland. Haley Dullea was 2-for-3 and scored three times. Nielsen drove in two runs.

Alicia Steepleton went 3-for-4 and drove in two runs in a 9-0 victory over Clayton Ridge. Dullea was 2-for-3 and scored three runs. Bayley Fuller and Megan Glovik had two hits. Neilsen drove in two runs.

Steepleton was the winning pitcher against Midland and Clayton Ridge.