Articles Tagged: Marion High School

Who got a promising draw? Who got the “Group of Death”? We break down the Iowa high school football playoffs Round of 16 pairings on this week’s Prep Football Huddle podcast.

Marion’s Jedidiah Osgood is going to the state cross country meet on Saturday with a purpose, to win a state championship. He’s aware of the competition, but he’s also in tune with his body and what it can do.

Prep volleyball: Kennedy-Northwest, CCA-West Delaware, Solon-West Liberty toss-ups highlight 10 area regional finals.

Thomas Park served as the home for Marion football since 1936, but the Wolves will move into a brand new facility next season. Marion provided a proper farewell, flying past Waterloo East, 42-13, on Friday night.

Week 9 of Iowa high school football is the last week of the regular season for some (5A, 4A, 3A), the first round of the playoffs for others (2A, 1A, A, 8-Player). This episode of the Prep Football Huddle podcast breaks it all down.

West Delaware hosted a Class 3A Iowa high school cross country state-qualifying meet at Hart Ridge Golf Course.

Cedar Rapids Xavier’s Emma Arnold is a veteran athlete, a cross country rookie ... and a state qualifier in her first season.

Class 5A and Class 4A Iowa high school volleyball regionals hit full steam Thursday. Here are five area matches to watch.

A look at Week 9 in Iowa high school football, from the playoff scenarios for the big schools, to the key small-school first-round matchups.

Berths for the Iowa high school state cross country meet are on the line Wednesday for teams and runners in Class 4A and Class 3A. Here is a primer on Wednesday’s races that have a heavy area presence.

Dike-New Hartford won the 2022 Westside Invitational at Cedar Rapids Jefferson.

Short-handed and short-staffed, Marion’s volleyball team reached the championship match of the Westside Invitational, but Dike-New Hartford was way too much at the end.

North Linn’s Meghan Wheatley had the closing kick to win a race-long duel with Solon’s Kayla Young in the Lynx Invitational cross country meet.

There still is one game remaining at Thomas Park but the final homecoming game for Marion at the venerable field was one to be remembered. Alex Mota’s 80-yard touchdown run gave the Wolves a 14-13 win over Decorah.

Volleyball notes: Tuesday featured some back-roads driving and a pair of showdown sweeps for Iowa City Liberty and Mount Vernon.