By Joseph Garcia He has a quick, yet powerful bat, cat-like reflexes and a sound baseball mind. He is Liberty Hill first baseman Mason Baty. The junior from Irving moved to Liberty Hill when he was a sophomore. Now, in his first year on varsity, he is a major component on a district championship team [...]
Liberty Hill upset by Iowa Park
By Joseph Garcia GLEN ROSE — It was not supposed to turn out this way, but it did. Brimming with momentum, confidence and talent, the No. 2 ranked Liberty Hill Lady Panthers were widely thought to be the favorites to come out of Region I and play for a state title. It was not meant [...]
Durity-Boatright only Panther to qualify for state
By Joseph Garcia LUBBOCK — Liberty Hill High School took 15 track and field athletes to Lubbock last week to compete in the Region I Meet to attempt to qualify for state. The Panthers put up some good showings, but there was just one left standing when it was all said and done — senior [...]
Catching success
By Joseph Garcia In her second year on varsity, Liberty Hill sophomore Payton Walker has seemingly been a steadfast fixture behind the plate for the Lady Panthers in yet another successful season. As a freshman last season, Walker was the starting catcher for over 70 percent of Liberty Hill’s games while incumbent and senior [...]
Schmidt is the Panther behind the mask
By Joseph Garcia It takes a certain type of person to be a baseball catcher. Grit, smarts and toughness are all attributes of a good catcher and Liberty Hill’s Kolby Schmidt possesses them all. The 17-year-old junior has been one of the Panthers’ most consistent players this season and helped lead Liberty Hill to back-to-back [...]
JV baseball, softball squads sweep championship titles
By Joseph Garcia A direct correlation can be made between the success of Liberty Hill High School’s varsity and junior varsity teams as the younger squad of players have matched their older counterparts all season. When the JV teams are dominating and playing well, so too do the varsity teams more often than not, and [...]
Lady Panthers to face ranked Iowa Park in Area Playoffs
By Joseph Garcia The postseason is officially underway and the Liberty Hill Lady Panthers could not be more ecstatic. This is the time of the season for which they have been waiting: the playoffs. After completing a sweep of District 8-3A (10-0), Liberty Hill ended the regular season with a 27-2 overall record and the [...]
Lady Panthers begin playoff preps
By Joseph Garcia The regular season is finished and as was their goal, the Liberty Hill Lady Panthers ended as undefeated (10-0) District 8-3A Champions. Now, the much-anticipated second season has arrived for the Lady Panthers – the playoffs. This is what Liberty Hill has been preparing for since softball camp. The postseason is where [...]
Track and Field athletes headed to Lubbock
By Joseph Garcia One step away from the top of the mountain that is the State Track and Field Meet, Liberty Hill’s team competed hard and came away with a plethora of positive outcomes at Area Meet April 18 in Stephenville. In cold and windy conditions, the Liberty Hill track and field athletes had their [...]
Floyd’s focus is on state tournament
By Joseph Garcia No sophomore slump here for Liberty Hill slugger Kallen Floyd. The 16-year old has played like a seasoned veteran in her second year on varsity. In the field she made the move from second base to third. She also is the third batter in the lineup and has produced an MVP-type [...]

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