Sports

Lady Redskin golfers compete at Dodge City

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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.

Redskins rout Red Hawks 64-6 in season opener

EARL WATT

• Leader & Times

Trevor Powers had an impressive debut as the head coach of the Redskins Friday night with a 64-6 win over the struggling Wichita North Red Hawks.

“They were ready to play tonight,” Powers said after the game. “It doesn’t matter who you are playing. Our goal is to do our job. They did a good job of that defensively in the first half. Offense took what they gave us. A lot of guys got in the end zone. They celebrated each other. I was pleased with that.”

The starters only saw about a quarter and a half of action, and in the time they built a 50-0 lead.

Lady Redskins take 2nd at JV golf tourney

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Dodge City — The Liberal High School Lady Redskins golf team traveled to Dodge City Thursday to participate in the Dodge City JV Girls Golf Tournament. Since the Lady Redskins’ schedule was not full, Coach Bert Luallen made the decision to take his entire squad, minus one player who was ill, to Dodge City. The tournament had a field of 30 golfers from the five WAC schools.

Warriors falter in season opener

EARL WATT

• Leader & Times

The Eisenhower Warriors football teams opened the season at home against the Dodge City Cardinals, but the Warriors struggled on defense and dropped both games.

The seventh grade opened the season and committed an early turnover that allowed the Cardinals to take an early lead.

The Warriors had moments of moving the ball, but penalties and turnovers ended drives.

The Warrior seventh scored a safety and added a touchdown but fell 36-10.

The Warrior eighth graders also struggled on defense and allowed Dodge City to take an early lead before dropping the game 44-14.

Apaches sweep Comanche

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The Seymour Rogers Apaches opened their season on the road to face Dodge City Comanche.

The seventh grade opened the evening when Jonathan Morales broke loose on the outside edge to find the end zone.

Carl Dean and Jonathan Morales were able to find the end zone a total of seven times in the outing with the help of the whole seventh grade line to lead the way.