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, […]
LBHS cross country
Fifth straight XC league title for Liberty Bell girls; regionals next
Boys finish 3rd in meet at Manson Liberty Bell High School’s cross country teams entered the post season on Oct. 23 with solid performances in the 2019 Central Washington B League Championships at Manson’s Wapato Point. The No. 1 state-ranked Mountain Lion girls won their fifth straight league title, all seven runners placing in the […]
Cross-country teams use big meets to prep for post-season
In their pursuit of large meets running against a variety of schools, the Liberty Bell High School Mountain Lions ventured to Lakewood High School on Saturday (Oct. 12) for the Nike Hole In The Wall Classic. The “Hole” featured mostly larger schools from all over the West Coast including British Columbia. Twenty-two top-10 ranked girls’ […]
Mountain Lion XC runs with the big schools at Sehome High School in Bellingham
The Liberty Bell Cross Country team traveled over the mountains on Saturday (Sept. 14) to open their 2019 meet season at the Gear Up Sports Northwest Preview in Bellingham. Hosted by Sehome High School, the various races were on a shortened 2-mile course, about two-thirds the standard 5-kilometer distance. The event featured race fields determined […]
Thrice as nice
It’s been said of some sports dynasties that they don’t rebuild, they reload.
The Liberty Bell High School girls’ cross country team came into the state 1B/2B championships last weekend with a different group of runners touring a different …
LBHS looks to repeat league titles in XC on new course
Liberty Bell High School will once again host the CW B League championships on Saturday (Oct. 20) — this year on a new course. The boys’ and girls’ teams will both be defending their titles.
The revised course will allow the runners to co-exist with the Lady Lions soccer team, which will be hosting major rival Brewster at the stadium starting at 11 a.m.
Lady Lions take the trophy at Leavenworth XC Invitational meet
Against a field of two-dozen schools, most of them larger, the Liberty Bell High School girls’ cross-country squad took the team title at last weekend’s Leavenworth Invitational meet.
Led by junior Novie McCabe, who took first place in the 2.8-mile race to outdistance more than 220 other runners, the Lady Lions scored 51 points to Selah’s 64 to claim the title trophy. (In cross-country, the lowest score wins, based on where the top five runners for each team place.)
Repeat title for varsity girls at Nike Twilight XC invitational
The Liberty Bell High School varsity girls’ cross-country team repeated last year’s first-place finish at the 12th annual Nike Twilight Invitational in Marysville on Saturday (Sept. 29), and the boys’ and girls’ squads racked up a host of personal records over the 5,000-meter course.
Mountain Lions are fine in the 509; Nike Twilight next
Liberty Bell High School may be in class 2B, but the boys’ and girls’ cross-country teams usually bring their “A” game to big invitational meets where they face opponents from larger schools. That was again the case last weekend when the teams traveled to Cheney for the Nike Battle for the 509, featuring teams …
Winning formula: LBHS + XC = 1B/2B #1 x 2
A green tidal wave of Liberty Bell High School runners once again overwhelmed the field as the Lady Lions claimed their second consecutive girls’ 1B/2B cross-country state title last weekend in Pasco.
Liberty Bell sophomore Novie McCabe repeated her first-place finish over the 5,000-meter course …
