Articles Tagged: Marion High School

Marion and Hall of Fame coach get first state baseball title

Action from the Class 3A championship game at Duane Banks Field.

Marion will play in the Class 3A state baseball championship game after a 9-2 win over DeWitt Central.

Top-ranked Marion beat DeWitt Central 9-2 in a Class 3A state baseball semifinal game.

The 2021 Iowa high school state baseball tournament is this week in Carroll (1A, 2A) and Iowa City (3A, 4A).

No. 1-seed Marion defeated No. 8-seed ADM 11-2 in the Class 3A state baseball quarterfinals in Iowa City.

Marion bounced ADM, 11-2, in the Class 3A quarterfinals to get to the final four for the third-straight year.

The Gazette predicts semifinalists and champions for the 2021 state baseball tournament.

Six Gazette-area teams will contend for state baseball titles this week. Marion will make its third straight Class 3A appearance. Cedar Rapids Xavier (3A) and Alburnett (1A) return after a year hiatus. Cedar Rapids Prairie (4A), Lisbon (1A) and Lansing Kee (1A) also return.

No. 1 Marion cruised to the state tournament with a five-inning rout of Benton Community.

Marion beat Center Point-Urbana and will play Benton Community on Wednesday night for a chance to make the state baseball tournament.

Clear Creek Amana scored six runs in the 11th inning to beat Marion 11-10 and advance to the state softball tournament.

Marion senior Owen Puk could have turned the page to the next chapter. Instead, he wanted to stay and finish his high school career. He helped Marion sweep Dyersville Beckman.

Marion wins the opener in 5 innings, 13-2, Solon gets the nightcap in 11 innings, 11-10

In a tough conference, every win counts