MARION, IL (WSIL) -- Last month Marion Head Football coach Kerry Martin announced his retirement after 21 seasons with the Wildcats.
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The Marion Wildcats will be searching for a new head football coach next season.Â
While the high school football regular season is now behind us, there was one player who helped carry his team to the playoffs. This week’s WSIL Athlete of the Week found the endzone half a dozen times on Friday and comes to us from Marion High School.
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CARTERVILLE, ILLINOIS (WSIL) --Â High school football coaches from across the region are coming together to support a foundation in memory of baby Walker Borum. The grandson of coaching legend Kerry Martin.Â
MARION, IL (WSIL) - With all but one area high school team still playing, it's now camp season for everybody else.
The first round of the high school football playoffs are Saturday and local teams are preparing for their matchups.
Harrisburg (WSIL) –Harrisburg has a new football coach but it’s someone the program is familiar with. Sports Director Jason Hurst goes Beyond the Highlights with the new man in charge of the Bulldogs. “Definitely a new challenge. It’s exciting. As soon as I was informed that it is my spot to hold now, the big
MARION (WSIL) � Hunter Simmons led Marion Football to an undefeated season and threw for 1,693 yards and 13 touchdowns over six games this past season. On Wednesday, the Wildcats quarterback made things official, signed a scholarship to play for Southern Illinois University. “When they came through with the offer, I was excited,� Simmons said.
MARION (WSIL) � The first official week of Illinois High School football games kicks off Friday night. Carbondale hosts Marion. We visited with the Terriers on Wednesday and stopped off at Marion on Thursday. It was a wet practice, but the Wildcats got in a good workout. They didn’t like how they practiced on Wednesday
MARION (WSIL) � First day of high school football practice kicked off the spring season on Wednesday afternoon. We swung by Marion high school to catch a glimpse of the Wildcats. Guys were in helmets and t-shirts, slinging the football around, going through drills, all things you normally you see in August and not March.