
March 16, 2026
HOT SPRINGS --- An overtime Class 5A state final is not for the faint of heart, and even less so after a crushing loss. The Marion Patriots found out the hard way on Saturday af...

March 12, 2026
Sammie Lewis sat inside his office less than 24 hours after his team had dispatched of Farmington on Semifinal Saturday, beating the host school 41-35, to cap a 3-0 run at the 202...

March 11, 2026
The Marion School District Choir program shined at this week’s Northeast Arkansas Region 1 Choral Performance Assessment in Jonesboro, with the MHS Concert Choir leading the way w...

March 9, 2026
FARMINGTON --- Marion second-year head coach Sammie Lewis had a simple goal for his team ahead of last week's Class 5A state basketball tournament here inside Cardinal Arena. Go ...

March 4, 2026
FARMINGTON --- Marion got an early test from a plucky Van Buren squad here Tuesday evening, but when the Patriots got it going, they really got it going. Marion led Van Buren 16-...

February 26, 2026
Marion senior softball players Kendall Eppes and Presley Kuhn have already enjoyed so much success and so much fun together on the field that they decided to keep it rolling. Ep...

February 26, 2026
The recent winter storm delayed Marion's 2026 Signing Day, but it did not diminish the excellence on display. Ten Marion student-athletes signed to continue their academic and at...

February 25, 2026
JONESBORO --- It was a tale of two halves inside Valley View's Blazer Arena on Tuesday evening. Before halftime, the hosts ruthlessly executed their scheme, making No. 1 Marion u...

February 25, 2026
JONESBORO --- With its back to the wall to make the 2026 postseason, the Marion Lady Patriots left it all on the floor on Tuesday evening. Marion dazzled early on inside Valley V...

February 23, 2026
As the Marion boys basketball team closes in on a second straight league championship, and the third in four seasons, many have wondered if the Patriots will take their eye off th...

February 23, 2026
Marion and Batesville entered play last Friday night in a virtual flat-footed tie for the fourth and final playoff spot from the 5A East to this year's state basketball tournament...

February 20, 2026
Claude Johnson has made a career out of elevating football programs, both as a player and more recently as a coach. Now, he gets his first opportunity to do the same as a head...

February 18, 2026
PARAGOULD --- When Paragould visited Marion last month, the Rams stunned the Patriots with an opening 10-0 run before the Patriots rallied to victory. On Tuesday night, Marion hi...

February 18, 2026
PARAGOULD --- Entering the final four-game stretch of the 2025-2026 basketball season, the Marion Lady Patriots know that every contest is crucial. So, erasing a 10-point deficit...

February 18, 2026
When Monty and Valerie Hill took over the Marion School District’s band program in 2020, they set out with a clear vision: To build the Patriot Pride Band into one of the premier ...

February 16, 2026
It isn't easy to live up to monster expectations in sports, but the 2025-2026 Marion Junior High Patriots managed to do just that. After earning the 2025 district tournament titl...

February 16, 2026
One of the first goals for virtually every team in the state of Arkansas is to qualify for the state basketball tournament, routinely held during the first week of March every yea...

February 16, 2026
SEARCY --- The Marion Lady Patriots needed a fast start last Friday night when they visited Lion Arena during a tight playoff race, and that's exactly what they got. Marion canne...

February 12, 2026
Marion's Fidelity Bank Arena has become something of a house of horrors for visiting teams so far in the 2025-2026 basketball season. The Patriots have lost just once at the frie...

February 12, 2026
With five games to play, the Marion Lady Patriots have overcome some long preseason odds to remain in playoff contention. Behind the smallest senior class of recent memory, inclu...
