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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.

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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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The Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference recognized three members of the Seward County Community College softball team with all-conference honors.

Freshman Taylor Harding earned first team honors, sophomore Jahlisa Klear was named to the second team and freshman Amithys Perez received honorable mention recognition.

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WICHITA – The eighth-seeded Seward County Saints fell 11-3 in seven innings to the top-seeded and top-ranked Johnson County Cavaliers in the opening round of the Plains District Tournament at Eck Stadium on Wednesday afternoon.

Seward falls to 25-37 overall on the season while Johnson County is now 57-2 and has won 41 consecutive games.

The Saints will play Hutchinson at 1 p.m. on Thursday afternoon in an elimination game.