CONWAY — “At least we’re playing,” that how Coach Steve Graustein sums up this spring for the Kennett High boys’ lacrosse team amid all of the challenges the COVID-19 pandemic has created.
“I couldn’t say that last year,” Graustein, who is in his third year at the helm of the program, said by phone on Tuesday. “Doing remote last year was one of the most interesting things I’ve ever participated in. Fortunately, we had a group of boys who stuck it out and earned their varsity letters.”
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