Loss to Tri-Cities Prep eliminates LBHS The Liberty Bell High School baseball team outhit Tri-Cities Prep and arguably outpitched the reigning 2B state champions in the opening round of this year’s state tournament last Saturday (May 18) in Yakima. In fact, the Mountain Lions played 6 2/3 innings of excellent baseball. But costly errors in […]
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Four Liberty Bell tennis players advance to regional tournament
Liberty Bell High School senior Ruthann Matteson took another step closer to a repeat appearance in the state tennis finals by winning the girls No. 1 singles title at the district 1B/2B tournament last week in Omak. Meanwhile, the Mountain Lions’ Nicholas Fitzmaurice took third in boys’ No. 1 singles, and the doubles team of […]
Liberty Bell girls win third straight sub-district track title
District meet in Quincy up next for Mountain Lion teams The Liberty Bell High School girls’ track team made it three consecutive 2B District 6 sub-district titles with a convincing win — and notable individual marks — at Manson on May 8. The boys’ team took sixth place in the nine-team competition. Both teams qualified athletes for the District […]
Late rally sends Mountain Lions back to state baseball tournament
Needing two wins in the District 5/6 2B playoffs to make their seventh consecutive appearance at the state tournament, the Liberty Bell High School baseball team got them both at Rec Park in Wenatchee last Saturday (May 11). The Mountain Lions started the day with a 6-0 win over Walla Walla Valley Academy, which allowed […]
Mountain Lions heading into baseball District 5/6 tourney on winning streak
The Liberty Bell High School baseball team won its final seven CW-2B league games to vault into third place behind Brewster and Tonasket, securing a No. 3 seeding in District 5/6 tournament play starting Saturday (May 11). The Mountain Lions won three league games last week wrapped around a non-league loss to Chelan. Here’s a […]
Sub-districts next for LBHS track teams
The Liberty Bell High School track teams wrapped up their regular season last week by hosting seven other high schools in the Liberty Bell Invitational at Mountain Lion stadium on a radiant summer afternoon. Earlier in the week, the teams were on the road for the Bridgeport Invitational. The girls’ and boys’ squads continued to […]
Happy to be there
Photo by Steve Mitchell Justin Laughery of Bremerton celebrated as he neared the finish line for the half-marathon portion of the Sunflower Trail Marathon, Half-marathon and Relay last weekend. Nearly 600 runners were signed up to compete in the various events.
Liberty Bell tennis teams move on to post-season play in 1B/2B tourney this week
The Liberty Bell High School girls’ tennis team finished its regular season in a second-place tie with Lake Roosevelt after beating Pateros 5-0 but losing to league champion Tonasket 2-3 in play last week. The Lady Lions finished with a 7-3 record in league matches, 7-5 overall. Meanwhile, the boys’ team lost 0-5 to both […]
Lady Lions finish season on a high note
The Liberty Bell High School softball team won three of its last four games of the season, and six out of its final nine contests, but it wasn’t quite enough to boost the Lady Lions into post-season play. Liberty Bell finished with a league record of 7-9 in fifth place, one game behind fourth-place Waterville-Mansfield. […]
Track teams back at home for regular season finale
The Liberty Bell High School track got its first competitive workout of the season last week as Mountain Lion Stadium hosted teams from Chelan, Omak, Okanogan and Tonasket on April 23. Later in the week, Liberty Bell took on a big field of schools, most of them in larger classifications, at a windy NCW Invitational […]
