Marion High School - Marion, Iowa

Semler's 33 not enough for Indians

Sun - 30 Jan Written by Metro Sports Report

WILLIAMSBURG -- Kasey Semler poured in 33 points for Marion Friday night, but they weren't enough.

Williamsburg topped the Indians, 70-65, in a Wamac Conference game.

Dylan Cronk scored 12 points for Marion (9-7, 9-5) and Dan Van Gorp added 11. Jackson Petz hit five 3-pointers and scored 25 points for Williamsburg (9-8, 9-6).

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Last Updated on Sunday, 30 January 2011 04:50

No. 8 Williamsburg girls cool off Indians

Sun - 30 Jan Written by Randy Krejci

Mackenzie Bigbee scored 18 points and freshman point guard Paige Greiner added 12 to lead Class 3A No. 8 Williamsburg past Marion, 49-34, Friday in a Wamac Conference girls basketball game at Marion.

Williamsburg ran its record to 16-2 overall and 15-1 in Wamac Conference games.

Jessie Kramer led Marion (6-11, 5-10) with 10 points. The Indians lost for only the second time in their last seven games and both have been to highly ranked Class 3A teams. The other loss was to No. 2 Mount Vernon.

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Last Updated on Sunday, 30 January 2011 04:50

Marion girls nearly beat boys team

Sun - 30 Jan Written by Metro Sports Report

WATERLOO -- Emily Clapp rolled a 174 high game and 324 series to lead the Marion girls in their match Friday against the AGWSR boys JV team.

Marion lost, 2244-2218. The Indians rolled against the AGWSR boys JV team because AGWSR does not field a girls team.

Stephanie Loesel recorded games of 165 and 145 for a 310 series for Marion.

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Last Updated on Sunday, 30 January 2011 04:51

Indians roll up short against AGWSR

Sun - 30 Jan Written by Metro Sports Report

WATERLOO -- Zach Burhite rolled a 221 high game and 387 to lead the Marion boys bowlers in a 2541-2435 loss to AGWSR Friday.

Russell Clayton rolled a 213 for Marion (3-8).

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Last Updated on Sunday, 30 January 2011 04:51

“A Coach’s Life”: Fascinating portrait of Les Hipple and Marion

Tue - 28 Dec Written by Jim Ecker

Marion native Dan Kellams gives readers a rare treat with his new book on former Marion High School coach Les Hipple, well worth the time for anyone interested in the school or the city itself.

Kellams, a Marion High School graduate who played for the legendary coach, provides a poignant biography of the stern taskmaster whose teams dominated the Wamac Conference in the 1940s and 1950s, while also providing a keen historical look at the city of Marion itself.

Hipple compiled a 105-42-10 record in 18 years as Marion’s head football coach from 1945-62 and won seven conference titles; collected a 310-120 record in 20 years as the boys basketball coach from 1945-65 and captured 12 Wamac crowns; coached the boys track team from 1945-62 with five league titles, and also won eight state cross country titles in a row.

Hipple is a member of the Iowa Halls of Fame in both football and basketball, one of the few coaches to hold both honors, and his basketball teams were among some of the best in the state, regardless of classification. Marion High School named the school’s athletic fields after him in 1978, a fitting tribute to his career, but numbers and honors don’t do justice to the man or the book (“A Coach’s Life: Les Hipple and the Marion Indians”).

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Last Updated on Friday, 31 December 2010 11:36