Category: Athletic News
Spring sports begin Monday, April 19
All spring sports begin on Monday, April 19 with Varsity competitions starting the following week. Sign up now so that you can begin practicing on time.
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LIBERTY PRIDE!
Girls Soccer loses at O’Neill
O’Neill 5 Liberty 0
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Congratulations to Liberty’s scholar athletes!
Congratulations to the following teams for being honored by the NYSPHSAA as a Scholar Athlete team!
In order for a team to qualify, 75 percent of the team membership must attain grade point average of 90.00.
Congratulations to:
- Girls Basketball
- Boys Indoor Track and Field
- Boys Skiing
- Girls Skiing
Tennis drops match to Port Jervis
Port Jervis 3 Liberty 2
The Lady Indians lost a match to the Lady Raiders on Friday, April 9.
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Team record: 1-4-1
Football falls at home to Chester
Chester 42 Liberty 7
On Saturday, April 10, the Indians hosted the Chester Hambletonians on the William O. Ross Field at Liberty HS. The Indians fell to a talented Chester team. Shaun Coles scored Liberty’s touchdown on a 39-yard run. Owen Siegel added the PAT.
Cross Country splits meet at Fallsburg
Liberty 15 Fallsburg 50
Monticello 18 Liberty 41
On Thursday, April 8, the Indians Cross Country team traveled to Fallsburg High School to compete against Fallsburg Comets and Monticello Panthers. The 3.1-mile course circles the sports fields and the school taking a long loop through the woods.
Gabe Desrochers was again Liberty’s first finisher. Gabe caught up to and passed a Monticello runner in the last lap of the track to place 4th overall. Wayne Kratz and Carlos Campos-Castro finished 6th and 8th respectively. Nate Desrochers had his best race of the year and finished in his usual enthusiastic way. Iain Elanbassi was hampered by shin splints for much of the race but managed to put the pain aside and outsprint two Fallsburg runners. Tanner Ferguson also finished the race for Liberty.
Girls Soccer wins one, ties one
Liberty 0 Chester 0
The Indians took on the Cheater Hambletonians at home on Thursday, April 8.
Saves: Jennifer Reyes 6
Team record: Liberty 0 – 1 – 4
Liberty 3 Burke 2
The Lady Indians notched their first win of the season on Friday, April 9 against Burke and Burke HS.
Boys Soccer notches two more wins
Liberty 9 Seward 0
Liberty 10 Sullivan West 0
The Indians posted back-to-back wins at home on Friday afternoon and Saturday morning. The team easily handled a very physical Seward team on Friday and then came back to overpower neighboring Sullivan West 10-0 Saturday morning. Both games showed the depth of this Liberty team with all players not only playing but contributing to the scoring efforts in the two wins.
For the two games, the combined scoring was led by Liam Henry with 4 goals and 2 assists, Owen Seigel and Yucevin Canales with 3 goals each, Chase Racette with 2 goals and 2 assists, and Juan Romero with 2 goals and 1 save in goal. Adding one goal apiece were Steven Cardenas, Aimar Ramirez, Aldo Garcia, John Nolan, and Eric Decker. Recording an assist each was Aimar Ramirez, Wilson Gomez, Dennis Cardenas, and Norlis Acosta.
Eduardo Romero had 5 great saves in goal against Seward. Eduardo, Juan Romero, Aimar Ramirez, and Rodolfo Espinoza all split time in goal versus Sullivan West.
No opponent has scored a goal against the undefeated Indians! The team is playing great soccer with 5 games in 5 days this coming week.
Girls Tennis ties Monticello
Tuesday, April 6
Monticello 3, Liberty 3
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Wednesday, April 7
James I. O’Neill ?, Liberty ?
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Volleyball drops 2 matches
Tuesday, April 6
Chester 3, Liberty 1
(At Liberty)
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Wednesday, April 7
O’Neill 3, Liberty 0
(At O’Neill)
Scores: 25-21, 25-10, 25-16
Liberty: Allyson Freer kill; Emily Curry 2 blocks