The Liberty Bell High School Mountain Lions cruised to a 54-12 victory over the Concrete Lions last Friday in a game that ended with a halftime concession by the visitors after several injuries reduced their available players to an unsafe level. Concrete only brought 12 rostered players to the Methow Valley from their Skagit Valley […]
LBHS Mountain Lions maul ACH, 50-0, in football home opener
Liberty Bell High School’s Mountain Lions continued their roll of outstanding performances with a 50-0 defeat of 2021 state 1B Champion Almira-Coulee-Hartline (ACH) at Friday night’s football game (Sept. 16). It was the home opener for Liberty Bell after two road games at Odessa and Lummi Nation, and brings their season record to 2-1. […]
Mountain Lions start fast to overcome Lummi Nation, 54-0
Liberty Bell High School’s No. 10 ranked Mountain Lions traveled to Bellingham for an inter-league contest with the No. 11 Lummi Nation Blackhawks on Saturday (Sept. 10), and dominated from the opening kickoff through the closing horn, bringing home a 54-0 shutout victory and evening their season record at 1-1. The Mountain Lions opened […]
Cross country, girls’ soccer see first action this week
Part two of our Liberty Bell High School fall sports preview looks at the Mountain Lion cross country and girls’ soccer programs. Both programs see their first action this week, cross country on Saturday (Sept. 10) at the season-opening Gear Up Northwest Preview Meet, hosted by Sehome High School in Bellingham. Girls’ soccer opens […]
Mountain Lions open season with strong showing
The Liberty Bell High School Mountain Lions closed out the 2021 season with a 62-22 loss at the hands of the Odessa Tigers of the Northeast 1B League in the quarter-finals of the state 1B 8-man football playoffs. It was the first time, as near as anyone can recall, that the two schools met on […]
Valley gives Lucy Riggs a heartfelt homecoming
Local teen has been battling cancer An estimated 150 local residents waved flags, banners, hands and orange ribbons between Winthrop and Twisp on Tuesday (Aug. 23) in a warm-hearted welcome home for 14-year-old Lucy Riggs, returning after 10 months away from the valley fighting acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Reader boards at businesses, churches and other […]
Building and rebuilding: LBHS fall sports underway
Footballs, volleyballs, soccer balls and the sounds of feet pounding the pavement and trails around the Liberty Bell High School campus are once again prevalent as the Mountain Lions opened fall practices this past week. It will be a season of building on past successes, and of rebuilding programs hit hard by last spring’s […]
Andrew Carr repeats as Bear Creek Men’s Club champion
Andrew Carr successfully defended his 2021 crown on Sunday (Aug. 28), winning the 2022 Bear Creek Men’s Club Championship Tournament. Carr recorded a 36-hole total of seven over par 151. His two-round total was six strokes better than second-place Silas Shaw at 157. Shaw was awarded the handicap division winner with a net score of […]
Sands wins gold, Dickinson silver at Biathlon/Rollerski nationals
Two Methow Valley biathletes recently took top honors at the 2022 U.S. Biathlon North American Rollerski Championships, held at Camp Ethan Allen near Jericho, Vermont, on Aug. 6-7. The event was the final of the summer rollerski biathlon series. Aidan Sands (U-15 division) and Kelsey Dickinson (senior women division) each rolled and shot their […]
Determination, drive keep Cody White active on rodeo circuit
The old adage “If you want something done right, you have to do it yourself” can be either a statement of mistrust in the abilities of others, or rooted in self-confidence. For 18-year-old local cowboy Cody White, intent is crystal clear. He means no disrespect toward anyone. It’s just that he is going to do […]
