CONWAY — The Kennett High ski jumping team is waiting for winter to begin. Chip Henry’s Flight Squad has been grounded due to not a lot of help from Mother Nature and a couple of technical difficulties wit the team’s snowmaking equipment. When the Eagles can take the sky, they should soar and could be the team to beat.
Kennett is the defending state and national champions in the sport. The Eagles also won the title in 2017 and 2018. Since New Hampshire is the lone state to offer high school ski jumping, the state champion team is crowned as national champ, too.
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