CONWAY — Solid but room for improvement was how Coach Camden Clark summed up the Kennett High boys’ soccer team’s season-opening performance last Friday. The Eagles fell 1-0 to two-time, pre-COVID-19 pandemic state champs ConVal at home.
For ConVal, it was the Cougar's first regular-season match in two years. The boys from Peterborough were coming off back-to-back Division II championships but did not play last fall due to the pandemic.
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