Today's News

Thirteen teams competed in the second annual Dirt Bowl basketball tournament held at Cleaver Court Saturday. The event was hosted by the Marion County Youth Center as a fundraiser. Participation was free to players ages 8-18, and teams from Marion County and Nelson County participated in the tournament. The first and second place finishers in each division received trophies. The tournament was double elimination, and began at 11 a.m. and wrapped up at approximately 9:30 p.m. Saturday.

The Marion County 11-and-12-year-old All-Star softball team played their second game of the district tournament at Idle Hour Park in Washington County Sunday. Their opponents were from Adair County. The youngsters leaped out to an early lead in the game and never looked back, using both solid offense and defense to take away a 13-3 victory, putting the team in the final game of the district tournament Tuesday night. After this game, the team holds a 2-0 record.

The Little League Baseball All-Star district tournament will begin on Saturday, July 2, at Graham Memorial Park in Lebanon.  The 11-and-12-year-old team will play at noon, while the 9-and-10-year-old team will play at 2 p.m.  The 11-year-old All-Stars will play at 4 p.m.