The track and field athletes from Taft High School didn’t get a lot of downtime at the end of last week, and it’s likely that’s the way they prefer it.
After posting impressive showings April 12 at a Scio High School meet, including a team title by the Tiger boys, Taft returned to action last Friday afternoon and more than held its own at the 12-school North Marion Twilight meet.
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