Sports

Redskins take big step forward in WAC with 3-1 win over Red Demons

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In recent years, the road to the Western Athletic Conference soccer championship has gone through Dodge City. Tuesday, the Redskins made a major step forward in chasing the WAC title with a 3-1 road win over the Red Demons.

The game lived up to the hype of two teams that have started off the season hot and played some very close and intense games over the last few years.

The first half was back and forth with both teams only coming up with a couple shots on goal and a lot of physical play. When the horn sounded to end the first half the score was 0-0.

Lady Redskin volleyball gets home win over Guymon

L&T staff report

The Lady Redskin volleyball team snapped a six-match losing streak with a 3-1 win over Guymon Tuesday night in The Big House.

Liberal opened the season with losses to Salina Central and Wichita East before scoring a win over Wichita Heights Aug. 30.

Since then, the Lady Redskins have struggled with losses to Wichita North, Hutchinson, Haysville Campus, Garden City, Great Bend and a close home loss to Lamar, Colo., a week ago in a five sets.

Lady Red tennis competes at Great Bend

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The LHS girls tennis team competed in the Great Bend Classic tennis tournament and finished in sixth with 29 points.

Individual placers include:

No. 1 Singles - Evelin Tarango went 3-1 taking third

No. 2 Singles - Isabella Rodriguez Diaz went 1-2 taking 13th

No. 1 Doubles - Lynette Alonso and Giselle Mesta went 2-2 taking 4th

No. 2 Doubles - Maliha Navarro and Yvanna Rivera went 2-2 taking 6th

Lady Red would finish third overall out of 8 teams.

“The girls played very well and had a great start to the day,” Liberal coach Sergio Borjas said. “We picked up great, tough wins but we weren't able to finish in key moments.”

Down 14, Redskins rally for 28-21 win

EARL WATT

• Leader & Times

WICHITA — Down 21-20 with less than a minute to play, the Redskins faced a fourth-and-6 from midfield, and after Tevin Cotter completed a pass to Ismael Calderon over the middle for an 18-yard gain, the Redskins drove down to the 15 yard line before Cotter through a 50-50 ball to James Fieser. The Wichita South defender tipped the ball as Fieser fell to the turf, but the ball landed in Fieser’s lap for a touchdown catch, and the Redskins escaped with a 28-21 win.

Liberal’s offense struggled in the first half while the Titans put together an 80-yard touchdown drive and a 70-yard touchdown drive to take a 14-0 lead.

Redskin soccer thrashes Hesston, 6-0

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The Liberal boys soccer team continued their strong start to the season by beating Hesston 6-0 at Redskin Field Thursday night.

The shots came quickly in the first half, but it took 32:38 into the first before Josh Garcia’s shot found the back of the net with an assist from Alexis Landa.

Two minutes later Ariel Gaytan made it 2-0 with an assist from Chavira. After the second goal it looked like the Redskins might of finally found a groove, but Hesston took the momentum to finish the half and found a couple looks at goal that were saved by Diego Flores.