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Baseball season ends in Lawrence

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May 21 2026

L&T staff report

 

The Redskins traveled to Lawrence to face the No. 2 seed Free State Firebirds in the first round of the Class 6A playoffs and lost 11-0.

Eathan Hernandez had Liberal’s lone hit in the loss.

The Redskins used four different pitchers in an effort to slow the scoring threat of the Firebirds, but walks started to pile up, and the Firebirds were able to cash in on the free bases.

The Redskins pitchers allowed 11 walks in four innings while only striking out four. Lawrence Free State was able to score 11 runs on only seven hits.

The loss ended Liberal’s season.

Saints land six on All Conference baseball team

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May 19 2026

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The Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference recognized six members of the Seward County Community College baseball team with West Division All-Conference honors.

Sophomore Michael Lujan earned second-team honors, while sophomores Juan Alvarez, Hayden Ramage, Braden Whipple, and freshmen Jhett Huffman and Isai Santaella earned honorable mention recognition

Read more: Saints land six on All Conference baseball team

Lady Red soccer dominates Dodge, 6-0

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May 15 2026

L&T staff report

 

The Lady Redskin’s dominating 6-0 win over Dodge City Thursday likely locked up a home playoff game for Liberal.

The Redskins cruised to a win with two goals from Denisse Garcia and another pair of goals from Ashley Batista.

Lily Guy caught Ashley Carrillo with 49 goals in a career, and Sophie Mercado also scored.

Liberal (6-7-1) is currently the eighth seed and will likely host Haysville Campus (7-9-0).

Lady Red swimmers finish 4th in the WAC

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May 15 2026

Special to the Leader & Times

 

The Lady Red swim team turned in a strong performance Thursday at the WAC Championships, finishing fourth overall with 166 team points behind solid relay performances and strong individual swims.

The Lady Redskins were led by a fifth-place finish in the 200-yard medley relay, where Nathalie Ortega, Jordyn Myers, Jyzelle Juarez, and Alexis Ugalde combined for a time of 2:28.16. Liberal also earned another fifth-place finish in the 400 freestyle relay with Jyzelle Juarez, Lyla Anderson, Nathalie Ortega, and Alexis Ugalde finishing in 5:02.60.

Read more: Lady Red swimmers finish 4th in the WAC

Lady Redskins sweep Dodge in regular season finale

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May 15 2026

L&T staff report

 

After Liberal’s sweep over Dodge City LAST Tuesday, the Lady Redskins may be positioned to face a familiar foe in the Class 6A playoffs.

The Lady Redskins ended the regular season with three straight winos over Dodge City including a 21-0 road win followed by a 7-2 win at home Thursday in Game 1 of a double headers and an 11-1 run-rule win on Game 2.

The wins pushed Liberal to 9-17 on the season, currently the 11th seed in the West Division.

Liberal will likely face the sixth seeded Garden City Lady Buffaloes in the playoffs.

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  3. Sophomore duo headed to State tennis in Wichita
  4. Saints baseball advances to Plains District tourney after 20-3 win over Coffeyville
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