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EARL WATT

   • Leader & Times

A slow first half against Topeka Washburn Rural led to a season-ending loss for the Liberal Redskin soccer team Monday.

Liberal advanced to the quarterfinals of Class 6A with playoff wins over Haysville Campus (7-0) and Wichita Northwest (2-0).

After shutting out the first two playoff opponents, the Redskins gave up  a goal in the first five-and-a-half minutes to Rural to fall behind 1-0.

Midway through the first half Rural added a second goal and was able to keep the 2-0 lead after the first half.

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Seward County started strong in the 2024-25 season after going 2-0 on the opening weekend that was followed up Tuesday afternoon with a dominant win over West Texas, with the Lady Saints taking down the Westerners 77-46 inside of the Green House for their home opener.

Seward opened the contest with guns blazing from long-range. Maddie Kincaide, Kylee Hunt, and Avery Marchino all nailed in a triple to help push Seward ahead 13-0 and force an early timeout from the Westerners. It was raining inside the Green House for the Lady Saints with every shot seeming to go in with an off-balanced floater from Chloe Burnham finding its way in to make it a 23-5 lead before a pair at the stripe from Marchino helped end the first 10 minutes with Seward fully in control with a 25-8 lead.

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Eisenhower Middle School competed in the Goodland Tournament sending 38 wrestlers to compete.  

There was a lot of strong wrestling from new and returning wrestlers. 

Evan Claypool took third at 70 lbs.

Kyzer Gilmore took first at 80 lbs.

Lill Osborn took second place at 95 lbs.

Jayden Santiago placed fourth at 95 lbs.

Elliot Vasquez placed fourth at 100 lbs.

Aaron Landa placed second at 110lb

Elias Holcomb took second place at 110 lbs.

Charlie Underwood took second at 110 lbs.

Alexis Landa placed first at 115 lbs. with 5 consecutive pins. 

Landon Castilleja placed fourth at 115 lbs.

Armando Olivas placed second at 120 lbs.

Dominique Soto places second at 127  lbs.

Iovani Chavez places third at 134 lbs.

Kaysen DelReal Placed fourth at 134 lbs.

Gael Rodrigo placed second at 141  lbs.

Lody Silaphanh placed fourth at 141 lbs.

Eric Suarez placed fourth at 148 lbs.

Jonathon DelReal placed first at 155 lbs. with 5 consecutive pins. 

Ridge Tanking placed third at 165 lbs.

Damian Rodriguez placed second at 165 lbs.

Gael Carrillo placed fourth at 215 lbs.

Esteban Gomez placed fourth at 215 lbs.

Kyndell Pace placed third at 265 lbs.

Ian Gutierrez placed third at 265 lbs.

EARL WATT

   • Leader & Times

Bishop Carroll and Liberal have a history of playing big-stakes games, ranging from the old district system to the Kansas Class 5A playoffs.

Rarely would the match-up be a first round game, but with Carroll having one of the most challenging seasons in recent memory and the Redskins on the rise, the old rivalry was renewed at Redskin Field Friday.

While Liberal dominated the rivalry through the 1980s and 1990s, Liberal has lost the last eight meetings to the private school before Friday’s 17-6 victory.