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April 1 — Salina Central Tournament at Salina Municipal Golf Course (Varsity)
RESULTS
Skyler Hubbard 75 (3rd Place)
Ryan Mein 78 (Tie for 5th)
Landon Martinez 92
Hudson Rice 92
Caden Lamm 96
Blayden Betts 99
Jackson Riley 124
Team finished with a team score of 337 and 5th out of 9 teams.
The Liberal Redskins went 2-1 at the Guthrie 89er Tournament that ended Saturday.
After knocking off the host team Thursday, Liberal advanced to the semi-finals against the Harrah Panthers and came away with a dominating 13-1 win.
But Liberal didn’t walk away with the win early. The Redskins scored 10 runs in the top of the sixth, and Marco Alonso tossed a shutout bottom half of the sixth to secure the win.
Women’s sports have taken a larger share of the spotlight in recent years, and while most of the attention has been on the athletes, other changes are taking place that has seen a greater interest from women.
Officiating has long been dominated by men, with the occasional woman on a crew.
But having an all-woman crew for varsity-level sports has been rare.
Zoey Torres had a strong day at the plate for the Lady Redskin softball team, but without additional support the Lady Redskins were not able to earn a Western Athletic Conference win against Garden City Thursday and dropped a pair to the Lady Buffaloes.
Liberal was competitive in Game 1 but fell short 7-3.
Torres had a two-for-three performance at the plate.
Madalynn McCarter had Liberal’s only other hit in the loss.
The Liberal Redskins traveled to Guthrie, Okla., Thursday for the first round of the Guthrie 89ers Tournament and came away with a first-round win over the host school, 4-2.
Brooks Kappelmann pitched the win, allowing two runs on four hits and two walks while striking out nine in five innings.
Zayden Martinez came on in relief in the sixth and final inning and did not allow a run or a hit while walking one and striking out three.
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