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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.”

EARL WATT

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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.

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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.

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Dodge City — It was a hot, windy day at Mariah Hills Golf Course in Dodge City Thursday for the entire field, which included the Liberal High School girls golf team; and scores reflected that. In spite of those conditions, there was still some good news for the Lady Redskins.

As a team, LHS bettered their best team score of the season by three strokes (505) - in spite of the heat and high winds. Cali Gonzales recorded a career best 18-hole score of 128, breaking 130 for the first time - 10 strokes better than her previous best.

Kapaun Mt. Carmel, the No. 1 ranked team in the state, took the team title. Garden City took the silver, and Hays the bronze.