CONWAY — The Kennett High girls’ cross-country team punched its ticket to the prestigious Meet of Champions with a fourth-place finish in the mud and pouring rain in the Division II Championships at Derryfield Park in Manchester on Saturday.
The Kennett boys finished 15th out of 19 scoring teams.
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