Sports
The day after Christmas, both Liberty High School basketball teams took part in holiday tournaments. The lady Eagles traveled to Mountain Grove where they defeated the Cabool Bulldogs (72-17), the Houston Tigers (58-33), and fell to the Licking Wildcats (54-44). This put the girls in place to...
On Friday, Dec. 16, the Liberty Eagles traveled to Winona to face the Wildcats.
Junior varsity warmed up the court with a scrappy battle. Freshman Parker Tune was able to score 19 points for the Junior Varsity- Eagles while Sophomore Garrett Reller scored ten points and had seven rebounds. The...
After 26 seasons with the Missouri State University-West Plains (MSU-WP) Grizzly Volleyball program – the past 14 as its head coach, Paula Wiedemann is retiring.
University officials made the announcement today, Dec. 12. Her retirement will be effective March 1, 2023.
Patricia Figueiredo, a...
The Lady Bears went down to Mammoth Spring Arkansas ready to do battle at the Battle of the Border Tournament. The Lady Bears were the no. six seed, and in the first round, faced the three seed Highland Lady Rebels. The Lady Rebels would prove to be too much for the Lady Bears. Chloe Jones did...
Area youngsters in grades two through eight are invited to participate in Grizzly Basketball Camp Dec. 27-28 at the West Plains Civic Center.
The camp is being hosted by Missouri State University-West Plains (MSU-WP) Grizzly Basketball Head Coach Jared Phay, Assistant Coaches Braxton Williams...
The Lady Bears started off the season with a home contest against the Class 5 number one team in the state, the West Plains Lady Zizzers. The Lady Zizzers would be too much for the Lady Bears, who fell by a score of 79-37.
Game two was a different story. The Lady Bulldogs of Gainesville invaded...
In a small town, the joys of a successful high school football season come with some downfalls, one of which is a significant loss of practice time to prepare for upcoming winter sports. Liberty High School faced this challenge head on. Liberty football players ended their season in the Missouri...
Numerous players from the SCA were recently announced for the SCA Football First Team, Second Team and Honorable Mention. Back of the Year was awarded to Drew Ripko, Lineman of the Year was Hunter Means and Coach of the Year was Brock Kenaga.
First Team - Offense: Logan Walls, Cabool; Casey...
It was late in the game on Saturday before the Liberty Eagles football team got going. The result was a state quarterfinal loss at Seneca. They were outscored 14-0 at half, and down by 21-0 mid-way through the third quarter before they found some offense. In the end, it was too much to overcome,...
Several Liberty Lady Eagles received post season honors. Kenzie Daniels, Bre Daniels and Lyla Cornman made First Team All-District and First Team SCA All-Conference. Kaylie Wagner and Korie Lind made Second Team All-District, and Second Team SCA All-Conference. Honorable Mention in both All-...