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 […]
SPORTS
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
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 at the Liberty Bell Invitational last Friday (May 3) The Mountain Lions welcomed 13 schools […]
Lions sweep aside Kittitas, advance to state
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 eighth-grader Derek Alumbaugh combined to strike out […]
Tennis team racquets up for districts
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 competition. The Liberty Bell boys swept both […]
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 – […]
TENNIS BOYS SPLIT WITH CHELAN, WHITE SWAN
BY MIKE MALTAIS The Liberty Bell High School varsity boys’ tennis team kept its undefeated league winning streak alive with a 3-2 victory over White Swan in matches held at Wenatchee last Saturday (April 20), after giving up a 3-2 decision to 1A Chelan two days earlier. Coach Dave Schulz said that aside from his […]
BASEBALL BOYS SPOIL RAIDERS’ BID FOR REVENGE
BY MIKE MALTAIS The Liberty Bell High School varsity boys’ baseball team carved four new notches into the bat handle with wins over Lake Roosevelt, Okanogan and a double-header over Manson last week. Lake Roosevelt had a score to settle when they rolled into town Tuesday, April 16, for a league game against the Mountain […]
