Marathon Homecoming 2024

THURSDAY’S OUTDOOR EVENTS - Marathon High School seniors, juniors, sophomores and freshmen competed against each other in a relay relay race, tug of war and girls powderpuff flag football game in Thursday afternoon’s homecoming events at the football field. Pictured to the right is Marathon senior Clara Krasselt knocking the football away from an intended freshman during the seniors’ dominating 22-0 win against the freshmen. The senior girls’ coaches were Blake Kraft, Cody Radtke and Logan Witberler.

Game announcers were Braxton Jourdan and Wilson Marks. This year’s homecoming theme was fairy tales. Friday’s homecoming activities in the high school auditorium included a lip sync battle, Family Feud and fairytale class skits. Homecoming dress-up days consisted of Sleeping Beauty pajama day on Monday, fairytale costume dress-up on Tuesday, dress in a costume that begins with your first or last initial on Wednesday, class t-shirt on Thursday and Xtreme Raider Day on Friday.

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RELAY RACE CONTESTANTS - Marathon High School students blow up balloons in the first step of the homecoming relay race. Students pictured, from left to right, are Greenly Treankler, River Stanecki and Karsan Huebsch.

ELUSIVE WITH THE FOOTBALL - Marathon High School junior Mylee Haehlke runs with the football while her junior teammate, Emma Love, attempts to block a sophomore during the play. The sophomores beat the juniors on Maycie Myszka’s touchdown in triple overtime.

A HAPPY BALL CARRIER - Marathon High School senior Kyla Heise smiles as she attempts to run past freshmen defenders during Thursday’s homecoming powerpuff flag football game. She was handed the football from senior quarterback Cayden Sapinksi, pictured to her right.

SEEKING THE EDGE -

Marathon High School freshman Mayven Schneider runs with the football near junior defender Annika Kolka on Thursday afternoon.