Marion High School - Marion, Iowa

Solon smothers Marion, 42-0

SOLON - The Marion Indians headed right for the buses after the handshakes on Friday.

They had seen enough of Spartan Field.

No. 8 Solon limited Marion to just 30 total yards in a 42-0 victory Friday in a Class 3A, District 6 showdown.

"We're not stepping forward and we're not physical on the offensive line," Marion Coach Tony Perkins said. "They were more physical than we were."

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Phillips helps Marion sweep Vinton

Abby Phillips added to her career record with 15 digs Tuesday night as Marion swept Vinton-Shellsburg, 25-15, 25-13, 25-18, in a Wamac Conference volleyball match in Marion.

Phillips has broken the career record of 1,410 digs formerly held by Brittney Thomas.

Alyssa Thomas collected nine kills for the Indians. Johanna Steggall had eight kills and Kaela Halvorson six.

Amanda Sahm had 29 assists. Alyssa Thomas went 10-for-10 on serves.

Forster paces Marion boys to 4th

MANCHESTER - Colton Forster ran sixth and helped the Marion boys to a fourth-place finish Tuesday in the West Delaware Invitational at Hart Ridge Golf Course.

Madison Bach finished fourth in the girls race and the Indians placed ninth as a team.

Center Point-Urbana was the boys winner, Mount Vernon-Lisbon won the girls competition.

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Marion rises up and smites Benton

Hold that obituary on the Marion football team's playoff life. The rebuilt Indians roared back into playoff contention Friday night with a must-win, 41-0, victory over a stuck-in-the-mud Benton Community team at Thomas Park.

Looking like a completely different team from the lethargic, mistake-prone crew of the past two weeks, the Indians got back on track with a emphatic home  blowout win. From the opening kickoff to the running clock pronouncement, this was Marion (3-3, 2-1 Class 3A District 6) at its near best. And as a result, the Indians are back in play big time for a playoff berth.

Marion's retracking began on the offensive line.

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