File photo by Sue Misao The second annual Kid’s Bicycle Rodeo at TwispWorks will be on Saturday (May 18) from 10 a.m.-noon. The event is designed for children aged 5-12. Participants will learn skills to ride safely, including hand signals, negotiating corners, riding a straight line and stopping and starting. Volunteers will also conduct bike […]
SPORTS
Send McMillan to ‘down under’ tournament
A fund has been established to help send Liberty Bell High School wrestler Jacob McMillan to Australia in July as part of a wrestling team representing Washington state. McMillan, a freshman, finished second in this year’s state 1B-2B state wrestling tournament in the 132-pound division. Liberty Bell took the state championship. The fund drive is […]
Frisbee to the ultimate
Feel like taking a fling at competitive Frisbee? A free, co-ed ultimate Frisbee tournament is scheduled for May 27 at Liberty Bell High School, beginning at 10 a.m. Participants can create their own teams of up to eight members (six play at any one time). At least two players must be high school students, and […]
This week in sports
Saturday, May 18 Baseball: LBHS @ Spokane Avista Stadium (regionals), 10am Tennis: LBHS @ Eastmont HS (districts), 10am Track: LBHS @ Ephrata (districts), 11am Softball: LBHS @ E. Wenatchee Sterling Field (districts), 3pm Sunday, May 19 Running: Sun Mountain Trail Races @ Chickadee Trailhead, 7am
Mountain Lions cruise to home invitational title
Photo by Laurelle Walsh: Jaymis Hanson took first place in the high jump. BY MIKE MALTAIS From the crack of the first starter’s pistol to the click of the final stopwatch the host Liberty Bell High School varsity track and field team threw down 10 first-place performances to take the overall team title […]
Lions sweep aside Kittitas, advance to state
File photo by Sue Misao BY MIKE MALTAIS The Liberty bell High School varsity boys’ baseball team defeated district rival Kittitas, 6-0, in a no-hit shutout Monday (May 6) to advance to state play for the first time since 2009 and only the second time in school history. Senior pitcher Andrew Ryan and […]
Tennis team racquets up for districts
Photo by Sue Misao: Manuel Perez BY MIKE MALTAIS Undefeated No. 1 seed and state veteran Manuel Perez will lead the Liberty Bell High School varsity tennis team into district play at Eastmont High School Saturday (May 11) as the Mountain Lions begin the march to see who among them makes it to state […]
LBHS district hopes die on Bridgeport’s pitch
BY MIKE MALTAIS The hopes for a district berth for the Liberty Bell High School varsity boys’ soccer team died fighting on the field at Bridgeport last Wednesday, May 1, after the Mountain Lions succumbed, 6-1, to a determined herd of Mustangs. In spite of falling short in their quest for the last remaining slot […]
This week in sports
Thursday (May 9) Baseball: LBHS v Riverside Christian (@Wenatchee), 6pm Track: LBHS @ Oroville (Sub Districts), 4pm Saturday (May 11) Softball: Lake Roosevelt @ LBHS (DH), 11am
LAKES OPEN TO FISHING APRIL 27
BY MIKE MALTAIS This Saturday (April 27), the “single biggest fishing season in the state” according to the Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife, gets underway. What that means for local fishermen is that some of the most popular waters in the valley will once again roll out the welcome mat to anglers – […]
