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After dropping the opening game to Great Bend 4-2, the Liberal Redskins ended the day with an 11-6 win Tuesday in a double header split.
Liberal had two golden opportunities late against Great Bend in Game 1, but left the bases loaded in the fifth and seventh innings in a 4-2 loss. Kye Morris had three of Liberal’s five hits.
In Game 2, the Redskins jumped out early and scored five runs in the first and five more in the second to take a 10-0 lead.
Liberal added another run in the third before the Panthers rallied late to score six runs, including four in the seventh before Blayden Betts recorded the final out.
Kappelmann led Liberal with three hits, and Austin Dodge had two.
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The Liberal High School girls swim team delivered a strong performance Tuesday at the Hays Invitational, finishing fifth overall out of seven with 104 points while showcasing both depth and continued improvement across the lineup.
The Lady Redskins were led by a standout effort in the 400-yard freestyle relay, where the team of Alexis Ugalde, Lyla Anderson, Nathalie Ortega, and Jyzelle Juarez placed fourth with a time of 5:04.13, marking Liberal’s top finish of the meet.
Liberal also opened the meet with a solid relay showing in the 200-yard medley relay, as Nathalie Ortega, Jordyn Myers, Jyzelle Juarez, and Alexis Ugalde combined for a 7th-place finish in 2:30.02.
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Liberal took all varsity and junior varsity players to Garden City Saturday.
“This gave all of our guys some varsity level competition,” Liberal coach David Short said. “I mixed up our singles to try different things. It didn’t quite give us the outcome we were wanted. All boys competed hard.”
Singles and doubles had 24 entries and all No. 1s and No. 2s were combined. One of the Liberal teams took fifth and the other took ninth.
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The Lady Redskin swim team turned in a competitive showing Friday at the Salina Swimming Invitational, finishing ninth overall out of 12 teams with 105 team points in a deep and talented field.
The Lady Red were powered by strong relay performances throughout the meet, highlighted by a sixth-place finish in the 200-yard medley relay. The team of Nathalie Ortega, Jordyn Myers, Jyzelle Juarez, and Alexis Ugalde posted a time of 2:29.76.
Liberal continued to find success in relays when the 400-yard freestyle relay team of Jyzelle Juarez, Lyla Anderson, Nathalie Ortega, and Alexis Ugalde placed eighth with a time of 4:59.47.
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The Redskins traveled to Cimarron Friday and swept a double header to move to 8-8 on the season.
The Redskins took a 1-0 lead in the top of the second, but the Blue Jays responded with two runs in the second and a run in the third to take a 3-1 lead.
Liberal pushed a run across the plate in the top of the fourth to cut the lead to 3-2.
Eathan Hernandez pitched the first three-and-two-thirds innings before being relieved by Bentley Betts, who threw a scoreless inning and a third.
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