CONWAY — The number of athletes out for the Kennett High boys’ tennis team has grown by a quarter over 2018, and that’s with the Eagles losing five seniors to graduation last June.
Coach Jason Cicero, in his first year at the helm of the hometown flock, has 24 boys out for the program this spring, up from 18 last year, and surprisingly, there’s just one freshman out for the team.
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