Eagles recognized at sports awards night

CONWAY — The Kennett High School Athletic Department held its annual Winter Sports Awards on March 13 in the Loynd Auditorium, and there was plenty to smile about. It as quite a winter for the Eagles.

“It was truly a spectacular year,” said Kennett Athletic Director Neal Weaver, who served as the master of ceremonies and made athletes, parents and friends feel right at home. Weaver pointed to a table up front that displayed the winter bounty the hometown flock brought home to the nest this winter. The KHS girls repeated at Division II cross-country ski champs for the fifth year in a row; the boys’ alpine team won the Division II title for the second year; the girls’ alpine team was state runner-up; the boys’ cross-country ski team was state runner-up; the KHS ski jumpers were fourth in Division II; the hockey team reached the Division III quarterfinals; the girls’ basketball team made it to the Division II state championship game; and the boys’ basketball team made it to the Elite 8 in the Division II playoffs.