It wasn’t the playoff experience the Liberty Bell volleyball squad was hoping for. A loss to Waterville/Mansfield on Nov. 5 in the third-place match at districts sent the Lady Lions to Wenatchee on Thursday (Nov. 7) to play Walla Walla Valley Academy, the No. 2 seed out of the 2B Eastern Washington Athletic Conference. The […]
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Shootout wins send Lady Lions back to state soccer tourney
The final game the Liberty Bell High School girls’ soccer team played last season was against Adna, at the state tournament in Sumner. Playing for third place, the Lady Lions lost, 3-0, to the Pirates. Liberty Bell has a chance for revenge and another trip to Sumner when the Lady Lions host Adna on Saturday […]
Liberty Bell girls stride to 2nd place at state cross country meet
Boys’ squad improves on last year’s finish The string of state 1B/2B titles for the Liberty Bell High School girls’ cross-country team was snapped by Pope John Paul II on Saturday (Nov. 9) at the WIAA championships in Pasco. But it was close, as the young Lady Lions battled the Eagles, and the 5-kilometer course, […]
Help evaluate outdoor rec grants
People interested in supporting the outdoors can help evaluate grant proposals for recreation including parks and boating, and for projects that support working farms and forests and habitat conservation around the state. The state Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO) is recruiting 50 volunteers for statewide representation on the 17 advisory committees that evaluate the proposals, […]
LBHS XC teams headed to state meet once more after good day at districts
It was a day of personal bests, individual accomplishment and some surprises in Moses Lake at the 2B District 5&6 state qualifier cross-country meet on Oct. 30. Both the Liberty Bell High School girls’ and boys’ varsity teams again qualified for the state championships this Saturday (Nov. 9) in Pasco. The No. 1-ranked girls, as […]
Mountain Lions fall to ACH, finish winning 8-man season
The Liberty Bell High School football team’s season ended with a 56-16 loss to Almira-Coulee-Hartline (ACH), one of the state’s best 8-man teams, but the Mountain Lions finished the season with a winning record of 5-4. The visiting Warriors raced to a 44-0 halftime lead in the Nov. 2 game, played in a fair amount […]
Lady Lions lose but still have path to state
A hard-hitting Lake Roosevelt volleyball squad spoiled Liberty Bell’s first playoff appearance in six years, humbling the Lady Lions 3-0 Saturday (Nov. 2) in their home gym. The loss put Liberty Bell, the league’s second seed in the district tournament, into the third-place match against Waterville/Mansfield on Tuesday night (Nov. 5) in Brewster. Liberty Bell […]
Lady Lions eye return to state
The Liberty Bell High School girls’ soccer team begins its quest for another berth in the 2B state championships with at least two and possibly three games this week and next. A 4-0 win over Lake Roosevelt in the final regular season game on Oct. 29 gave the Lady Lions a 10-2 record in league […]
Lady Lions battle Tonasket, overrun Oroville in soccer play
The Liberty Bell High School girls’ soccer team gave league-leading Tonasket a tough match before falling, 2-1, in an Oct. 22 road game, then came back with an easy 8-0 win over last-place Oroville on the Lady Lions’ home pitch on Oct. 24. The week’s results left the Lady Lions with firm control of second […]
LBHS heads into post-season volleyball play
The Liberty Bell High School volleyball squad will make its first appearance in the district playoffs in six years. The Lady Lions (11-4, 7-1) aren’t just squeaking in, either. They are a solid second place in the Central Washington 2B League behind Brewster, earning them the right to host playoff matches on Saturday (Nov. 2). […]