CONWAY — The Kennett High girls’ soccer team is quickly finding an identity as a skilled, defensive-minded squad that never gives up, playing hard for 80 minutes. This is the recipe for success and it has Coach Ron Krieger smiling and glad to be back on the sidelines.
Now in his fifth year, Krieger was uncertain if he would return this fall after his youngest daughter Kendall graduated.
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