CONWAY — After four weeks of training, the Kennett High cross-country teams are ready to race. The Eagles will make their 2021 debut at Great Glen Trails in Pinkham Notch at the annual Paul LaTarte Mount Washington Invitational on Saturday at 10 a.m.
“I think we’re ready to go,” said Coach Bernie Livingston, who enters his 41st season at the helm of the cross-country program at KHS. “It’s probably a little bit of a gamble because we’re one of the few, if not the last, teams to run a race. We’ve had four weeks to prepare, which I love. I think some of the team is tired of waiting, they’re eager to race. I think we’ll run well.”
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