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GARDEN CITY — After building a 33-7 lead late in the third quarter, the Liberal Redskins had to weather a late surge by the Garden City Buffaloes before coming away with a 39-34 win.

Xavier Tafoya scored first for the Redskins to cap a 12-play, 80-yard drive with a one yard touchdown run for a 7-0 lead.

James Fieser caught a six yard touchdown pass early in the second quarter for a 13-0 lead before the Buffaloes responded with a touchdown drive to cut the lead to 13-7.

L&T staff report

The girls tennis team competed in the WAC tennis tournament and finished in 4th overall.

Results:

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

No. 2 Singles - Isabella Rodriguez Diaz would take fifth

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

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

“We got off to a rough start and were unable to find a spark that we needed,” Liberal coach Sergio Borjas said. “I know the girls will grow from this and come back ready for regionals.”

L&T staff report

The Lady Redskin Golf Team continued their late season blitz of five tournaments in 11 days to close out the 2025 season with a trip to Lakin. This was the third of those five tournaments. The heavy late-season schedule coupled with conflicts in other school activities for some of the players, Coach Bert Luallen took only two golfers to the Lakin Invitational.

The blustery winds sent scores soaring as the field of 49 golfers battled gusts exceeding 40 mph.

“It’s hard to stand up in winds like this, let alone trying to swing a club and hit a golf ball!” Luallen opined.

L&T staff report

The Redskins moved to 8-1 on the season and set up a key rematch with Garden City later this week after scoring a 1-0 shutout win over Hays Thursday.

Diego Pavia scored the game’s only goal with an assist from Josh Garcia.

The win sets up a key Western Athletic Conference rematch between Liberal and Garden City. The Redskins dropped a 1-0 decision at home to the Buffaloes for their only loss of the season. The Redskins will travel to Garden City Tuesday in an attempt to even the season series and move into first place in the WAC.