Six Marion High students tested their mettle Thursday against the brightest minds in the Heart of America League and came away with a third consecutive league championship.

The team of seniors Kyle Pierce, Colin Williams, Corbin Wheeler, and Caleb Hett, and juniors Hap Waddell and Kimmie Duncan scored seven wins against just two losses in nine matches. Williams scored a team-leading 270 points.

Juniors Rowan Fay and Brandon Nguyen, sophomores Cassie Meyer and Shelby Cairns, and freshman Sarah Grace Felvus placed sixth in junior varsity competition, with Felvus scoring 230 points.