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   • Leader & Times

Liberal traveled top Holcomb Tuesday and earned a split with the Longhorns.

The Redskins won Game 1 by run rule, 14-2.

Kye Morris pitched five shutout innings, and after the Redskin batters couldn’t push a run across the plate in the first three innings, they erupted for seven runs in the fourth to take a 7-0 lead.

L&T staff report

Lily Guy scored Liberal’s lone goal in the season opener against the Guymon Lady Tigers Tuesday at Redskin Field, but it wasn’t enough in a 2-1 loss.

Liberal plays Wichita Classical in Wichita Tuesday.

L&T staff report

The Redskin baseball team started the season with a pair of games on the road and came away with a 1-1 record.

Liberal opened with an 8-5 loss to Ark City.

The Bulldogs started strong with three first-inning runs off starter Blayden Betts.

Special to the Leader & Times

Eight Liberal Wrestling Club members started their Spring Break in Topeka for the

USAWKS State Championship. To qualify for the tournament, wrestlers had to place in the top four at their district tournament.

The tournament began on Friday, March 13 with the girls competition. Liberal was represented by Kendall Mosttler, 8U 75 pounds, and Sofia Torres, 12U 85 pounds. Both girls pinned their first opponents with a strong start to the day. Mosttler ended the tournament 1-2 with her first time at State. Torres finished 2-2 with both wins by pin.