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On a blustery day, the Liberal Lady Red soccer team battled the Great Bend Panthers and came out on top with a dominant 2-0 victory.
The scoring began in the 24th minute of the first half when Ana Vela delivered a precise pass to Lily Santiago who found the back of the net to give Liberal the early lead.
The Lady Redskins traveled to Maize Tuesday for a triangular with the Lady Eagles and McPherson but failed to score a run in two losses.
The Lady Redskins fell to the Lady Eagles 13-0 in five innings.
Several freshmen have become contributors on the varsity squad this season, and Haiden Lyon has been one of them. She started in the circle for the Lady redskins and tossed four innings. She allowed eight runs on eight hits and three walks while striking out five. Only six of those runs were earned.
The Apache track team entered their first Kansas meet Tuesday. The team opened the day with field events.
Devonte Denton (seventh), Kaden Olvera (seventh), Landon Flores (seventh), Xaadin Navarro (eighth), and Saniyah Tucker (eighth) all successfully contributed to their team scores by earning a top 6 placement in the field events.
The Lady Red team travel to Garden City recently, finishing 5th with 127 points. The young squad continues to improve with over 15 new personal best times.
Promoting good sportsmanship at all Kansas State High School Activities Association (KSHSAA) events continues to be a priority for Kansas and its member schools. The inaugural League Sportsmanship award allowed each league/conference to identify a KSHSAA Basketball Sportsmanship League/Conference Champion. A total of 36 Kansas high schools were eligible to receive recognition by KSHSAA for outstanding sportsmanship during the 2024-2025 Basketball season with one from each league/conference selected by their peers.
