Marion High School - Marion, Iowa

Nielsen named 2nd team D3 All-American

Wed - 13 Jun Written by Metro Sports Report

Marion High School graduate Zach Nielsen has been named a second team NJCAA Division III All-American after starring for the Century College baseball team this season as a freshman.

Nielsen hit .370 with five homers and 34 RBIs for Century College, which is located in White Bear Lake, Minn. He had eight doubles, three triples and 11 stolen bases in 12 attempts.

Nielsen played shortstop at Marion, but he split time at shortstop, third base and outfield for Century College (39-17) and made the All-American team as an outfielder.

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Last Updated on Thursday, 14 June 2012 08:53

Indians sweep West Liberty

Tue - 12 Jun Written by Metro Sports Report

The Marion Indians raised their record to 15-5 Tuesday night by sweeping a doubleheader from West Liberty, 12-2 and 9-1, at Marion.

Marion scored eight runs in the bottom of the second inning to take control of the opener. Trev Biery had a bases-loaded double and Addison Johnson followed with an RBI double.

Mitch Wagner, Christian Stekl, Biery, Josh Davila, Alex Charipar and Cale Cannoy had two hits for Marion in the first game. Nick Connolly was the winning pitcher, allowing only three hits in the five-inning game.

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Bender tabbed for IHSAA Hall of Fame

Tue - 12 Jun Written by Metro Sports Report

Former Marion High School football star Carey Bender will be inducted into the IHSAA Hall of Fame on Nov. 16 during the Class 4A football playoffs in Cedar Falls.

Bender rushed for 1,748 yards and scored 28 touchdowns as a senior at Marion in 1989 and ran for 296 yards in a single game.

He became an NCAA Division III All-American at Coe College, where he set 18 NCAA D-3 records and seven all-division records. He accumulated 7,970 all-purpose yards at Coe and scored 528 points during his career.

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