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Lady Redskins swim at Maize meet

6 days ago | liberalfirst.com | Elly Grimm

Special to the Leader & Times The Lady Red Swim team traveled to the Maize Invitational for the biggest meet of the year with more than 25 teams and more than 250 swimmers. “This was a great meet for the team, with every swimmer achieving at least a new personal best time in one event or more,” Liberal coach Ismael Carrillo said. Liberal finished 23rd with four points. RESULTS 200 Medley Relay —20. - Liberal A (Hady Martinez, Nathalie Ortega, Jyzelle Juarez, Alexis Uglade). 50 Free — 41.
Lady Redskins fall short in Hays

6 days ago | liberalfirst.com | Elly Grimm

EARL WATT • Leader & Times The Lady Redskins crossed the plate four times in the first inning to take an early lead on the road at Hays, but a rough third inning led to a 10-4 loss. Hays committed an error in the first inning, and the Lady Redskins took advantage to jump out to an early 4-0 lead with Liberal’s first four batters (freshman Viviana Favila, freshman Haiden Lyon, senior Taylor Harding and senior Zoey Torres all crossing the plate.
Lady Redskins swim at Maize meet

1 week ago | liberalfirst.com | Elly Grimm

Special to the Leader & Times The Lady Red Swim team traveled to the Maize Invitational for the biggest meet of the year with more than 25 teams and more than 250 swimmers. “This was a great meet for the team, with every swimmer achieving at least a new personal best time in one event or more,” Liberal coach Ismael Carrillo said. Liberal finished in 23rd place with four points. RESULTS 200 Medley Relay —20. - Liberal A (Hady Martinez, Nathalie Ortega, Jyzelle Juarez, Alexis Uglade).
Lady Redskins fall short in Hays

1 week ago | liberalfirst.com | Elly Grimm

EARL WATT • Leader & Times The Lady Redskins crossed the plate four times in the first inning to take an early lead on the road at Hays, but a rough third inning led to a 10-4 loss. Hays committed an error in the first inning, and the Lady Redskins took advantage to jump out to an early 4-0 lead with Liberal’s first four batters (freshman Viviana Favila, freshman Haiden Lyon, senior Taylor Harding and senior Zoey Torres) all crossing the plate.
Gutierrez, Martinez take State

1 week ago | liberalfirst.com | Elly Grimm

Special to the Leader & Times The 2025 USAWKS Freestyle and Greco State Wrestling Tournament was held in Park City May 3 and 4. Liberal Wrestling Club took 10 wrestlers to compete. All girls and younger boys competed Saturday with the older boys competing Sunday. Greco was first on both days with Freestyle following. Isabela Gutierrez and Hayleen Martinez are both Greco State champions. “This was Bela’s first competition for Greco,” coach Krista Holcomb said.
Our leaders should be protecting U.S. citizens

1 week ago | liberalfirst.com | Elly Grimm

LETTER TO THE EDITOR, Reita Isaacs, Liberal “I’m late, I’m late, I’m late for a very important date!” Remember this cute little ditty from our past, even if we can’t place exactly where it occurred? Most people from the younger generations won’t have the foggiest of what I’m talking about, but Siri or some other device might help, if they’re interested. I honestly find even the cellphone too challenging for more than answering it when I’m doing something else with it at the time.
Pioneer lessons

1 week ago | liberalfirst.com | Elly Grimm

GUEST COLUMN, Kim Baldwin, Kansas Farm Bureau As the end of the school year is quickly coming into sight for my children, the end-of-year activities are beginning to ramp up. State assessments have been completed, countdowns have begun and field trips have picked up. I recently joined my daughter’s elementary class as they expanded on their classroom lessons about pioneers and experienced a different time period for a day.
Kansas can’t afford another missed opportunity

1 week ago | liberalfirst.com | Elly Grimm

GUEST COLUMN, Vance Ginn, Kansas Policy Institute Kansas has potential — everyone knows it. Strong communities, a central location, and good, hard-working people. However, when it comes to economic growth, job creation, and opportunities, the state is improving but there’s more work to do. And now that the 2025 legislative session is over, the real question is: Did lawmakers do enough to help Kansas grow — or did they play it too safe again? Let’s start with what’s at stake.
Ever thought about running? Now is the time to throw your name in the hat

1 week ago | liberalfirst.com | Elly Grimm

L&T Publisher Earl Watt Recent years have shown us just how important it is to select the people who lead our community. Elections set the tone for how we move forward, how we interact with our city and school district, and who gets hired to lead these organizations. The best way to insure we have the best leadership is to have a strong list of candidates.
Despite competitive showing, Redskins drop pair to Hays

1 week ago | liberalfirst.com | Elly Grimm

EARL WATT • Leader & Times Despite taking an early 5-0 lead, the Redskins couldn’t get the upset on the road against Hays and fell 10-5 in Game 1 of a double header. After playing in a high scoring game, the Redskins came up short in a defensive battle in Game 2, 4-1. Xavier Porras did his part to help the Redskins attempt to earn an upset win with three hits in Game 1. Blayden Betts and Marco Alonso each had two hits.