CONWAY — The Kennett High field hockey team had a season to remember in 2020, going 12-0 to win the second state championship in the program’s storied history. While the 2021 Eagles won’t go undefeated this fall, Coach Cassie Daley believes her troops are capable of making a deep playoff run in Division II and proved it on Tuesday.
The hometown flock had gotten off to a rare 0-2 start after falling 4-1 in the season-opener on the turf in Wolfeboro against rival Kingswood on Aug. 31, and then a 2-1 setback at home to Portsmouth last Friday.
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