EARL WATT

   • Leader & Times

The Liberal Lady Redskins hosted the Hays Lady Indians for a key Western Athletic Conference game Thursday at Redskin Field, and after one half of play, storm clouds rolled in and led to a cancellation of the second half.

The first half was dominated by defense.

Liberal had one golden opportunity when Lily Guy broke free for a one-on-one shot attempt, but the ball sailed wide.

L&T staff report

Liberal’s long stretch of road games to start the season continued Tuesday at Goddard, and the Redskins dropped a double header to the Tigers.

Liberal only allowed runs in one inning in Game 1, but it was a six-run inning for the Tigers which was enough to hand the Redskins a 6-2 loss.

Liberal scored a lone run in the second and led until the bottom of the fifth when the Tigers pushed six runs across the plate.

The Redskins added a lone run in the sixth and fell short 6-2.

EARL WATT

   • Leader & Times

With a strong wind blowing from the south, the Lady Redskins had an early wind advantage against Great Bend in the Western Athletic Conference opener, but they could only manage one goal in the first half, and the Lady Panthers scored twice in the second half to hand the Lady Redskins a 2-1 loss.

Liberal had breakaway chances but couldn’t get solid shots on goal while the Lady Redskin defense fought off Lady Panther attempts, and neither team could score early.

Special to the Leader & Times

According to Lady Redskin swim coach Ismael Carrillo, the team had a great fourth meet Tuesday at Great Bend.

“We had multiple swimmers try new events and strokes for the first time this season,” Carrillo said. “With a small team of 29, we were able to secure a fifth place finish ahead of Holcomb.”

Third was Great Bend, Dodge City was fourth, and Liberal scored 234 points and was only 17 points behind in fifth.