Ava Thornburg, right, extends the baton toward 2023 Marceline High School track-and-field Lady Tigers teammate Payton Weese for the transition from the second to third segments of the 800-meters relay during the March 28 Brookfield Open meet. (PAUL STURM/LCL PHOTO)
Heavily-damaged by graduation after having five state medal-winners and a top-10 team finish at the state meet last May, Marceline High School’s girls’ track-and-field squad…
