CONWAY — The Kennett High baseball team is one of four Division II teams still practicing — the Eagles are in the Final Four for the first time since 2006.
Kennett, the No. 6 seeds, topped No. 11 Milford 4-3 on Thursday before a record crowd at Robert Burns Sr. Varsity Baseball Field in the opening round of the playoffs.
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