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Liberal swimmers take 5th at Hays meet, show depth and relay strength

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April 30 2026

Special to the Leader & Times

 

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.

Read more: Liberal swimmers take 5th at Hays meet, show depth and relay strength

Redskin tennis mixes up line-up at Garden City

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April 28 2026

Special to the Leader & Times

 

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.

Read more: Redskin tennis mixes up line-up at Garden City

Liberal finishes ninth at Salina Swimming Invitational behind strong relay performances

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April 28 2026

Special to the Leader & Times

 

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.

Read more: Liberal finishes ninth at Salina Swimming Invitational behind strong relay performances

Redskins sweep Cimarron to move to 8-8

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April 28 2026

L&T staff report

 

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.

Read more: Redskins sweep Cimarron to move to 8-8

Redskins win defensive battle, 2-0

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April 23 2026

EARL WATT

   • Leader & Times

 

Kye Morris pitched a two-hit shutout against Garden City Tuesday that gave the Redskins a 2-0 victory.

The win moved the Redskins to 6-8 on the season and 1-3 in the WAC.

Blayden Betts drove in Ethan Olmstead in the first inning to give the Redskins a 1-0 lead, and Morris took over from there, making that one run lead stand until the bottom of the fifth when Betts drove Jonathan Santos home with a double to give the Redskins a 2-0 lead.

Read more: Redskins win defensive battle, 2-0

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