CONWAY — It’s hard to imagine there being a more competitive or entertaining holiday hockey tournament than this year’s ninth annual Peter Hall Christmas Tournament at the Ham Arena in Conway, which ran Monday through Wednesday.
For the first time since 2017, hosts Kennett High advanced to the championship game. The Eagles are scheduled to host the Dover Green Wave Wednesday night. Results were not known as of press time.
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