Marion Daily Republican

2 weeks ago | dailyrepublicannews.com | Geary Deniston

There are three main goals before any sports season starts and the Marion baseball team achieved one of them last week winning the South Seven Conference for the second straight year with a win at Centralia. “It was a nice close game and then we had a nice big seventh inning to lock the conference up,” said Marion coach Kyle Geiger. “I felt more comfortable against Centralia because we’ve been hitting the ball hard before the game and during it we were swinging at good pitches and making contact.

2 weeks ago | dailyrepublicannews.com | Pete Rosenbery

The Flying Salukis finished third as a team. Photos provided Earning titles in three individual events and battling challenging weather, Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Flying Salukis continued the tradition of national success with a third-place finish at the National Intercollegiate Flying Association (NIFA) championships on May 17. “Our team’s performance was outstanding,” said Coach Nathan J. Lincoln, a senior lecturer in aviation management and flight in the School of Aviation.

1 month ago | dailyrepublicannews.com | Geary Deniston

The Marion baseball team came into last week riding high on a 10-game winning streak, but the Goreville Blackcats snapped the streak with a 7-6 win and the Harrisburg Bulldogs were rude hosts beating the Wildcats, 8-3, to end the week with two losses. “We haven’t lost two games in a row since the first week of the season,” said Marion coach Kyle Geiger. “What it came down to in both games was one bad inning. It’s always interesting playing Harrisburg.

2 months ago | dailyrepublicannews.com | Geary Deniston

The offense was clicking and the pitching this early in the season was good enough for the Marion baseball team to win three of its four games it was able to play last week to snap a modest two-game losing streak by winning by an average score of 9-3 to up its record to 4-3, including 12-2 over Herrin Thursday.

2 months ago | dailyrepublicannews.com | Geary Deniston

Last year the Marion baseball team may or may not have overachieved posting its best record in over a decade and winning its first regional title since 2019 and despite losing seven seniors and one other key contributor the 2025 Wildcats returns several key players to make another run at a regional title and maybe their first sectional championship since 1964. “I’m really excited to see what this could be.” said Marion coach Kyle Geiger.