Marion High School - Marion, Iowa

'Air Marion' could be taking flight

The Marion Indians ended the 2012 football season with a 28-13 loss to DeWitt Central in the second round of the Class 3A playoffs on Oct. 29.

Almost immediately, Marion quarterback Trevor Hardman began preparing for the 2013 campaign.

"I kept throwing, even though the season was over last year," Hardman said Tuesday afternoon. "I kept throwing and kept throwing. I really haven't stopped throwing since the fall."

That could be a harbinger of things to come for the Indians, who relied primarily on their running game the last three seasons.

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8 Indians make all-Wamac baseball team

Eight players from Marion High School have been named to the Wamac Conference West Division all-star team for 2013, the league announced Wednesday.

Pitcher Levi Lochner, center fielder Alex Charipar and pitcher/outfielder Quinn Cannoy were named to the first team.

First baseman Trev Biery, outfielder Trevor Hardman and shortstop/pitcher Christian Stekl were selected for the second team.

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4 Indians make all-Wamac softball

Four Marion High School players have been named to the Wamac Conference West Division all-star softball team for the 2013 season.

Outfielder Beth Knapp was named first team all-conference. Infielder Lauren Rausch was named second team all-conference. Infielder Michalyn Mohr and catcher Paige Perkins received honorable mention.

The Indians finished 12-25 overall this year.

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Indians struggle in loss to Assumption

SOLON - The Marion Indians picked a bad time to play one of their worst baseball games of the season.

Marion committed five errors and ace lefthander Levi Lochner was touched for 11 hits as the Indians lost to Davenport Assumption, 8-2, in the opening round of the Class 3A district tournament at Solon Friday night.

Marion finished the season with an 18-19 record.

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