Marion High School - Marion, Iowa

Marion knocks off CPU, 51-43

Tue - 19 Feb Written by Metro Sports Report

CENTER POINT - Isaac Frazier scored 15 points Monday night and Brenden Landuyt added 12 as the Marion Indians defeated Center Point-Urbana, 51-43, in the first round of the Class 3A district tournament at Center Point.

The Indians (11-11) will face Anamosa (14-8) in the district finals Thursday night at Kennedy High School.

Marion rallied after trailing by five points at halftime.

Josh Jirak led Center Point-Urbana (13-9) with 24 points.

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Last Updated on Tuesday, 19 February 2013 12:36

Solon girls oust Indians from tourney

Wed - 13 Feb Written by Metro Sports Report

The Solon girls knocked down 8 of 11 free throws in the fourth quarter and beat Marion, 64-50, Wednesday in a Class 4A regional quarterfinal basketball game.

Solon (11-11) advances to play Cedar Rapids Xavier in a semifinal round game Saturday night at Xavier.

Marion (13-9) had one fewer field goal than Solon, but the Indians struggled at the free-throw line, making only 5 of 16 charity tosses.

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Last Updated on Wednesday, 13 February 2013 23:21

Indians go cold late in loss to MP

Tue - 12 Feb Written by Metro Sports Report

MOUNT PLEASANT - Marion went scoreless during the last four minutes of the game and Mount Pleasant pulled away for a 52-39 victory in a non-conference boys basketball game.

Ty Gunderson scored 11 points to lead Marion (10-11). Trevor Hardman had eight.

Mount Pleasant (16-5) was led by 6-foot-6 Faith Pope, who scored 22 points.

Mount Pleasant held a 45-39 lead with four minutes to play, then outscored the Indians 7-0 to the final horn.

Marion's next game is Monday at Center Point-Urbana in a Class 3A district tournament semifinal game.

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Kennedy girls smoke Marion in finale

Sat - 09 Feb Written by Don Taylor

The Kennedy girls basketball team came out smoking Saturday night at home against Marion for a non-conference season finale, put the game away early and rolled to a 74-42 victory.

“We wanted to play well and make this a dress rehearsal for our first round tournament game against Jefferson,” said Kennedy Coach Tony Vis. The Cougars host Jefferson on Wednesday in a 5A regional tournament game. “Marion has a good team and we played with excellent offensive efficiency especially in the first half.”

Kennedy (14-7) had three players in double figures. Stephanie Botkin led all scorers with 15 points. Jordan Holmes and Paige Hendrickson added 12 and 11 points, respectively.

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