CONWAY — Teams thinking that the Kennett High field hockey team is in rebuilding mode are going to be sadly mistaken when they face the 2024 Eagles. The hometown flock, with just three starters back from last year’s state runner-up team, has reloaded.
“We’re young this season, but I knew we would be,” Amanda Werner, Eagles’ head coach, said. “We only have three returning starters, plus we have four freshmen on the varsity this fall.”
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