CONWAY — “Now we have a purpose.”
That’s what Coach Bernie Livingston said on Monday after learning the Kennett High indoor track team has the green light to compete in meets this winter. The Eagles went without a meet last winter due to the COVID-19 pandemic and were facing a similar fate after the University of New Hampshire, Plymouth State University and Dartmouth College all announced they wouldn’t be hosting meets again this year.
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