By KEITH SPARKS AUSTIN -- A historic season for the Lady Panther softball team came to an end on June 3 as Liberty Hill fell to the Krum Lady Cats in the State Championship at the University of Texas’ McCombs Field in Austin. The typically high-octane Panther offense was unable to get much going against Krum’s ace pitcher Tristan Bridges, who was named the State … [Read more...]
Excitement surrounds Panthers as they head to State Softball Tournament
By Mike Schoeffel Logan Oehler was almost in tears as she celebrated a Regional Championship with her teammates last Saturday, May 27. “I’m not really an emotional person,” she said, “but doing what we did really got to me.” What the Liberty Hill softball team did certainly seemed worthy of waterworks. By defeating Lorena in the Conference 4A, Region III … [Read more...]
Edel goes solo to 2017 UIL Golf State Tournament
By KEITH SPARKS Senior Panther Nico Edel was the lone Liberty Hill golfer to make it to the state tournament this year, which took place Monday and Tuesday at Lions Municipal Golf Course in Austin. Edel shot an 87 on Monday and an 82 on Tuesday for a total score of 169, which put him at 34th out of 72 total competitors in Conference 4A. Although he was able to play a … [Read more...]
Panthers take game one vs. China Spring, eliminated after dropping next two
By KEITH SPARKS One of the most successful seasons in Panther baseball history came to a close on Saturday, May 20, as the Panthers fell in two consecutive games to the China Spring Cougars after winning game one handily. On May 19, the Panthers looked unstoppable, scoring nine runs in the first inning en route to a 13-3 victory to take control of the series at … [Read more...]
Ortega, Coleman compete in 4A Mixed Doubles State Tennis
By KEITH SPARKS Sophomore tennis players Kennedy Coleman and Gunnar Ortega represented Liberty Hill High School at the 4A Mixed Doubles Tennis State Tournament last Thursday, May 18, in the pair’s first appearance at State. Coleman was proud of their performance, considering the fact that they were among the youngest competitors at the tournament. “I thought we played … [Read more...]
LHHS breezes past Little Cypress-Mauriceville, advances to Regional Finals
By KEITH SPARKS After a low-scoring series against Waco Robinson May 12-13, during which the Lady Panthers scored only five total runs in three games, they were able to get back to their ways against Little Cypress-Mauriceville (LCM). Liberty Hill beat LCM in two straight games, scoring nearly triple the amount of runs in game one that they did in the entirety of their … [Read more...]
Football players stay sharp with 7 on 7
By KEITH SPARKS Instead of sleeping in and enjoying a relaxing summer vacation like many junior high and high school students will do over the next few months, some Panther football players will spend their summer on the football field playing seven-on-seven. Shawn Lapuszynski, who is in his seventh year of coordinating seven-on-seven football in Liberty Hill, and a … [Read more...]
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