VALLEY CENTER — The Arkansas City High School boys tennis team was riding a wave of momentum into Monday’s Ark Valley-Chisholm Trail League Division II Championships.
Therefore, a third-place finish is not what the Bulldogs were expecting heading into Friday’s Class 5A Regional Championships at the Louderback Family Tennis Center.
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