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Lady Redskins dominate Dodge City, prep for playoffs

EARL WATT

• Leader & Times

The second quarter will be quickly forgotten after Thursday night’s 56-23 blowout win over Dodge City.

Liberal dominated against the struggling Lady Red Demons, but neither team had much lick in the second quarter. Liberal outscored Dodge 4-2 in the second and had a 22-10 lead at half.

But the Lady Redskins found their stride in the third quarter and began to pout in the points, and a 12-point lead at half quickly became a 20-plus lead. By the end of the quarter the lead had ballooned to 32 points, 51-19.

Three members of LWC awarded Most Outstanding Wrestler at recent tournament

Special to the Leader & Times

Liberal Wrestling Club traveled to Hugoton for the H-Town Throwdown Wrestling tournament Saturday, Feb, 22. Liberal took a big group and performed very well at the tournament.

Three members from the club received an award for the Most Outstanding Wrestler of their age group.

For 10U girls, Sofia Torres received the award with first place and three pins.

Jacobie Fraire received the award for the 10U boys with first place and four pins.

Win over Garden City puts Lady Redskins in good spot

EARL WATT

• Leader & Times

The Lady Redskin defense dominated for three quarters to force a running clock against the Western Athletic Conference Garden City Lady Buffaloes, and the Lady Redskins cruised to a dominating win without scoring a single point in the fourth quarter, 49-32.

Garden City scored the first four points Tuesday, but the Lady Redskins finished the first quarter on an 18-4 run to take an 18-8 lead. After allowing the first four points, the Lady Redskins didn’t allow another point form Garden City four three-and-a-half minutes, and they forced another two-and-a-half minute drought to end the period.

Redskins strong early but falter in second half

EARL WATT

• Leader & Times

Liberal and Garden City battled back and forth in the first half of a Western Athletic Conference game Tuesday, but the Redskins committed multiple turnovers and took quick shots in possessions from mid range that didn’t fall in the second half, and the Redskins fell 75-59.

Liberal trailed 6-1 early in the first quarter before putting together a 7-0 run with shots from Eathan Hernandez, James Fieser and a three from Juan Diego to take an 8-6 lead.

Liberal was able to keep the slim lead the rest of the quarter and led 12-10.

Liberal wrestling Club competes at Goodland

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Five members of the Liberal Wrestling Club traveled to compete at the Goodland Kids Tournament Saturday, Feb. 15.

Numbers were down at the tournament as a whole due to sickness and weather causing kids to wrestle up in age and weight for this tournament.

“Proud of all the kids and what they accomplished,” Coach Adrian Salas said. “A couple kids had to wrestle in higher age groups/weight divisions but didn’t let that scare them from competing, definitely good experience for them with districts and state around the corner,”