Monday, January 5, 2009  Hutchinson Tops Injury Plagued Saints  Playing crunch time minutes without their top two scorers, the Saints lost the conference opener at Hutchinson 76-69 Saturday night.  Thijin Moses didn’t play after the start of the game and Latiq Agard couldn’t play late in the game with a knee injury.  The Saints struggled in the Sports Arena missing layups and shooting just 36 percent.  The Saints were 4-21 from three point range.  Tony Smith led the Saints in the loss with 17 points, eight rebounds, and eight assists.  Latiq Agard added 16 before his injury and Drew Jones scored 13. The Bluedragons are 12-3 overall.  The 13-2 Saints host Barton Wednesday night at  8 pm.  Landmark Real Estate is the buyout sponsor.

Jayhawk West Scores

Barton 84 Cloud 68

Butler 70 Dodge City 66 OT

Colby 80 Pratt 78 OT

Lady Saints Slay Lady Dragons  Seward’s Lady Saints hit 9-12 three pointers in the first half and breezed to a 90-72 conference opening win in the Hutchinson Sports Arena Saturday night.  The Lady Saints (13-2, 1-0) built a 56-32 first half lead. Amanda Pierson scored 18 points and grabbed 12 rebounds in the win over Hutch (13-2, 0-1).   Lanell Taylor buried five three pointers and had 17 points.  Rachel Barnes scored 17 points and grabbed eight rebounds. Megan Lassley scored 14 and Vanessa Simmons added 10 points and six rebounds.  The Lady Saints host Barton Wednesday night at 6 pm  on B107.5 and kscb.net.  Toby Wynn and several Lady Saints will be guests during the Green Line Thursday at 6 pm at Billy’s Mexican Grill and Q and on 1270 am and kscb.net.

Jayhawk West Women

Cloud 93 Barton 75

Butler 50 Dodge City 37

Colby 74 Pratt 50

Beaver Girls Win Canadian Tournament Title  The Beaver Lady Dusters beat Canadian Wednesday for the tournament title 73-68.  Panhandle defeated the Beaver boys in the title game 53-35.

Longtime Liberal Sports Columnist Will be Buried Today  A man who brightened many a mood with his columns and sports coverage Bob Williams will be buried today in Guthrie for a graveside funeral service at 2 pm.  Bob Williams died Wednesday in Oklahoma City.  Williams wrote the “Take Five” column in the Liberal Light until his death.  He came to Liberal in January 1962 to be sports editor the the Southwest Daily Times.  After 12 years, he left to become the sports editor for the Amarillo Globe News.  Six years later, he returned to the Southwest Daily Times sports desk where he worked until 1990.  Williams was 72. 

Liberal Bullrider Wins Season Opening Event  Liberal’s Kasey Hays wins the season opening Baltimore Invitational to open the PBR season.  He won over 28-thousand dollars with 664.75 points in the event.  The PBR tour goes to Madison Square Garden in New York City this weekend.

Wednesday, December 31, 2008  Vaneza Junior Named MVP After Seward Sweep  The Lady Saints went 2-0 in San Diego’s Surf ‘n Slam event at San Diego City College.  Seward beat Thompson Rivers, Canada 75-59 yesterday.  Vaneza Junior was named the MVP of the event after scoring 13 points.  Amanda Pierson added 11 points and nine rebounds.  Nadia Rosario scored 11.  Shelia Washington added nine while Megan Lassley scored eight.  Rachel Barnes scored seven, grabbed seven rebounds, and had seven steals.  Seward forced 38 turnovers and led the second chance points category 16-0.  Seward’s bench scored 41 points for the second straight game.  The 12-2 Lady Saints play at Hutchinson Saturday at 5:30 with coverage beginning at 5:15 on B107.5 and kscb.net. 

Tuesday’s Scores

Beaver 42 River Road 36

Perryton 63 Junction 48

Beaver 59 Sunray 47 (girls)

Perryton 46 Clint 34 (girls)

Tuesday, December 30, 2008  Bench Boosts Lady Saints  The Lady Saints got 41 points from their bench in a 70-46 win over South Puget Sound, Washington yesterday at San Diego City College in downtown San Diego.  Seward won despite 26 turnovers but forced 40 South Puget Sound turnovers.  Vaneza Junior scored 18 points and had seven steals.  Rachel Barnes just missed a triple double with eight points, 10 rebounds, and 10 steals.  Megan Lassley scored 11.  Amanda Pierson added nine points, four rebounds, and three blocks.  The Lady Saints are 11-2 and play today at 6pm central time against Thompson Rivers, Canada. 

Monday’s Scores

Beaver 41 San Jacinto 40 (girls)

Monday, December 29, 2008 

Top 10 KSCB Sports Stories of 2008 

1.     Hargrove Manages BJ’s  Perryton native and former BJ player Mike Hargrove managed the team this summer and will be back next summer.  The former Mariners, Indians, and Orioles manager led Liberal to a 31-21 record and a fourth (5-2)  place finish at the NBC World Series.  It was their best NBC finish in eight years. Hargrove brought national media attention to Liberal.   Bee Jay General Manager Bob Carlile was named to the Kansas Baseball Hall of Fame for his work with the BJ’s and for bringing Hargrove to Liberal. 

2.     Hutch Proves Heavenly for Saints  The Seward County basketball team finished third in the nation with a 32-6 season.  Former Saints player and coach and Johnson native Bryan Zollinger returned to lead the Saints to the Jayhawk West and Region 6 titles.  Seward’s only post-season loss came against eventual national champ South Plains.  Darko Cohadarevic (Texas Tech), Reggie Chamberlain (Wichita State), and Bryson Hampton (Cal-Irvine) led the Saints and signed at division 1 schools. 

3.     Patterson Leads Skins to State  Liberal went 19-4 in boys basketball thanks in large part to all state senior guard Marquez Patterson.  His buzzer beater against Hays at home is one of the most memorable shots in Redskin history.   Liberal beat Great Bend at home and Salina Central in Great Bend in nail biters to advance to Topeka where they lost in overtime to Bishop Carroll.  Most of that LHS team returns and is off to a 5-0 start under second year head coach Drew Gruver. 

4.     Schroeder Resigns  Liberal coach Tom Schroeder resigned as head football and track coach at LHS.  He was asked to resign his football position and as a result he also resigned as track coach.  The former Hugoton coach went 11-19 in three years (2-8, 4-6, 5-5) but had more players out for the sport each year.  The search for Liberal’s next head football coach is on going.  Merle Chesboro will coach track. 

5.     The M @ M’s Carry Area’s Football Hopes  Class 2-a Meade and 8 man division two Moscow both went to the semifinal round of the state playoffs in football.  All state quarterback Taylor Roop and the Wildcats went 10-2 under first year head coach Erik Willimon.  They beat one loss Cunningham and Pawnee Heights teams before losing at home to Victoria in a wild 56-46 game.  Meade all staters Taylor Headrick and Dakota Benear helped the Buffaloes to a 10-2 season.  Scott Moshier’s team beat Sublette on the road before home wins over Oakley and Ellis.  Smith Center won at Meade in sub-state 60-14. 

6.     Redskins Kick Back  Liberal’s soccer team returned to the “Final 4” of 5-a soccer in 2008 for the fifth time in six years.  Liberal all staters Sammy Duque and Alfredo Garcia helped Liberal’s defense hold opponents to 17 goals in 20 games.  The Redskins went 17-2-1 with a 16 game winning streak and another WAC title.  The Redskins beat Salina Central 3-1 in the third place game. 

7.     Bach Leads Redskins to Third  Joe Bach went undefeated and won state for a second straight season at 215 pounds and led the Redskin wrestlers to a third place finish at state.  Nate Davis (189) and Adrian Salas (103) took third.  Tyler Sutherland at 152 placed fourth.  Mike Pewthers Skins scored 107.5 points.  They won the WAC for the fourth straight year as well. 

8.     Redskins Pick Fine Time to Qualify for State  Liberal’s volleyball team qualified for state starting four sophomores this year.  Hugo Cano’s girls went 29-11 led by senior all stater MaKayla McPhail. 

9.     Redskins Run to Regional Title  Liberal’s boys cross country team won the regional championship this fall.  Morgan Riggs, Junior Borunda, and Alejandro Avila led the way at regionals taking fourth, seventh, and eighth respectively.  Coach Darrin Bevis’ boys also won the WAC. 

10.  Rotolo and Bach Win Gold  Liberal’s Hannah Rotolo and Joe Bach won gold at the state track and field meet.  Rotolo won the 400 meter in 59.27.  Bach won the discus for the second straight year at 177-05.  

Cardinals Release Tuman   The Arizona Cardinals released Liberal’s Jerame Tuman Wednesday afternoon.  The 1994 Liberal High School graduate caught three passes for 41 yards this season but hamstring and ankle injuries have slowed him this year and he hasn’t played since November 2.  The 32 year old Tuman led LHS to a state title on the gridiron in 1992.  The tight end also helped Michigan win the share of the national title in 1997 and got a ring with the Pittsburgh Steelers three years ago.  The Steelers released him in February before the Cardinals signed him.  Tuman caught 46 passes for 541 yards and seven touchdowns.  He caught 12 passes in 2003 and was considered more of a blocking tight end.  Tuman first TD reception came from Jerome Bettis in Kansas City. 

Today’s Games

Beaver vs. Canadian or Sunray at Canadian Tournament at 8:30

Lady Dusters vs. San Jacinto at Canadian at 2:30

College

Lady Saints vs. South Puget Sound 6 pm (central time) in San Diego.

Monday, December 22, 2008  Beaver Sweeps Hooker  The Beaver boys and girls both beat Hooker Saturday night.  The Lady Dusters who are ranked eighth in class A beat Hooker 55-28 while the Dusters topped the Bulldogs 53-49. 

WAC Saturday

Dodge City 63 Douglass 38

Dodge City 50 Douglass 32 (girls)

Hutch News Names Davis to All Area Team  Liberal’s Nate Davis is a member of the Hutch News all 6-5-a All Area team.  The senior running back and linebacker is also second team in the Hutch News for all classes.  Meade senior quarterback and defensive back Taylor Headrick is also a member of the paper’s second team in all classes.  Ulysses senior defensive back Derek Newell is third team in all classes.   Newell and teammate senior running back Daylor Everett are all 4-a in the Hutch News.  Meade’s Headrick and teamate senior offensive back and defensive back Dakota Benear are all 2-a.  Sublette senior running back and defensive back Tyler Bruce is all 2-a in the Hutch News.  Stanton County senior running back and linebacker Jonny Arceo is all 2-a.  Moscow senior quarterback and safety Taylor Roop is all 8 man in the Hutch News. 

Saturday, December 20, 2008  Redskins Laso Rangers  The Liberal Redskins are 5-0 at the Christmas break after a 57-39 win at Perryton last night.  It was Liberal’s first trip to Perryton since Pancake Day of 2005.  The Redskins led 35-16 at halftime but didn’t blow out Perryton enough to get all the players on the bench in the game.  Kevin Livingston didn’t start but came off the bench to score 20 points.  Jade Cathey added 14 and Alex Gilmore scored 10.  The Redskins went 18-24 at the free throw line in the win.  The Rangers fall to 7-6.  LHS plays in three weeks at Hays. 

Liberal Defense Smothers Rangerettes  Perryton had trouble getting the ball past half court in the first half as the Lady Skins improve to 5-0 with a 61-41 win at Perryton last night.  Guards Kiara Cohens and Hannah Rotolo scored 23 and 10 respectively many caused by steals.  LHS led 34-13 in the first half.  Perryton falls to 6-8.  Liberal opens WAC play at Hays January 9. 

Scott City Sinks Liberal  Scott City beat the Redskin wrestlers for the second straight weekend.  Scott City beat LHS 36-28 in Scott City last night.  Liberal’s winners were Adrian Salas (4-3), Victor Cruz (13-2), Carlos Rodriguez won by fall, Justin McPhail (6-3), Nate Davis (12-6), Chuy Torres (5-2), and Ricky Gomez won by fall.  Liberal is 12-5 in duals and will host the Southwest Classic January 9 and 10. 

Friday’s Scores

Boys

Beaver 63 Booker 41

Hugoton 73 Leoti 40

Syracuse 53 Southwestern Heights 44

Cimarron 45 Elkhart 40

Meade 81 Haviland 61

Forgan 54 Laverne 35

Texhoma 54 Hartley 43

Girls

Beaver 59 Booker 37

Sublette 61 Satanta 39

Haviland 54 Meade 52

Cimarron 66 Elkhart 58

Ulysses 50 Larned 42

Leoti 63 Hugoton 37

Southwestern Heights 65 Syracuse 39

Forgan 58 Laverne 38

Texhoma 52 Hartley 39

Friday, December 19, 2008  On Air Tonight (Liberal at Perryton- 5:50 Redskin Pre-game on 1270 am and kscb.net)

Friday’s Games

Satanta at Sublette

Southwestern Heights at Syracuse

Larned at Ulysses

Leoti at Hugoton

Lakin at Stanton County

Meade at Haviland

Cimarron at Elkhart

Texhoma at Hartley

Laverne at Forgan

Fargo at Turpin

Yarbrough at Balko

Felt at Keyes

Wrestling- Liberal at Scott City 6 pm

Schroeder Will Coach in Shrine Bowl  Liberal’s head football coach the past three years will coach in the state’s all star football game this summer.  Tom Schroeder will be an assistant coach in the Shrine Bowl football game for the West.  Schroeder was recently notified that he will be a coach but he doesn’t know who the head coach will be for the game.  The players involved in the game haven’t been announced yet.  Last summer, Liberal’s Joe Bach played in the game.  Schroeder was asked to resign his position as Liberal’s head coach last week.

Thursday, December 18, 2008  Turpin Lands 10 on All District Football Team  The class A district one all district team has been announced.  There are 10 Turpin Cardinals on the list.  Here are the listening area players on the team.  Turpin’s Ty Blakely is the running back of the year while teamate Blake Mikles is the defensive lineman of the year.  Texhoma’s Trey Freeman is the outside linebacker of the year while teamate inside linebacker Derek Nye is the inside linebacker of the year.  Turpin’s Adam Sander and Kyle Knoblock are first team offensive linemen.  Breyer Smith of Texhoma is first team on the o-line along with Hooker’s Vinnie Martinez.  Beaver’s Gus Skaggs is all district at running back.  Texhoma’s JD Pugh is first team at wide receiver while Turpins brothers Keifer Hood at wide receiver and quarterback Konner Hood are first team.  Texhoma qb Matt Freeman is first team.  Texhoma’s Cruz Holguin and Turpin’s Rogelio Regalado are first team on special teams.  On defense, Turpin inside linebackers Aaron Kuns and Kurtis Hightower are all district along with inside linebackers Jordan Estala of Beaver and Chad Tanquary of Texhoma.  Outside linebacker Harrison Erdman of Beaver and OLB Kade Goodwin of Turpin at first team all district. 

Wednesday, December 17, 2008  Bob Carlile Named to Kansas Baseball Hall of Fame  After all of the years of putting together a team, asking area businesses for support, traveling all over the state, and following the Liberal Bee Jays, Bob Carlile is getting his due.  He has been named to the Kansas Baseball Hall of Fame.  He will be inducted during a ceremony January 24 in Wichita.  He has been connected to the Liberal BJ’s for 43 years.  The Bee Jays have won four NBC World Series titles and have sent 165 players to the Major Leagues.  Carlile was also responsible for bringing back Mike Hargrove to manage the Bee Jays last year.

Tuesday’s Scores

Boys

Rolla 54 Balko 44

Boise City 34 Hardesty 22

Texhoma 52 Moscow 50

Tyrone 43 Hooker 42

Turpin 44 Hugoton 32

Lakin 59 Sublette 49

Meade 77 Bucklin 37

Southwestern Heights 65 Satanta 31

Woodward 53 Guymon 46

Girls

Hardesty 43 Boise City 28

Hooker 46 Tyrone 42 OT

Texhoma 68 Moscow 48

Woodward 69 Guymon 40

Southwestern Heights 78 Satanta 36

Meade 63 Bucklin 57

Sublette 40 Lakin 22

Turpin 39 Hugoton 20

Tuesday, December 16, 2008  Pony Express Rolls Down Hardwood  The Southwestern Heights boys are 4-0 after winning the Hugoton Blue and Red Tournament championship.  Heights has wins over Lakin, Hooker, Subletee, and Perryton.  The 6’ senior Trenton Specht leads the Mustangs scoring 21 a game so far.  The 6’6” post presence of Cory Ryan is providing about 10 points a game and some inside dominance.  The Mustangs have two seniors Specht and Edgar Contaras to go along with five juniors Ryan, Cody Eakes, Oscar Sigala, Jacob Flores, and Cesar Hernandez.  The Mustangs were 13-8 last year.  Fifth year head coach Chad Novak will join us on the Sportsguys this morning on 1270 am and kscb.net.

Tuesday’s Games

Southwestern Heights at Satanta

Sublette at Lakin

Turpin at Hugoton

Hooker at Tyrone

Cimarron at Ulysses

Deerfield at Stanton County

Moscow at Texhoma

Balko at Rolla

Hardesty at Boise City

KBCA Ranks LHS Boys and Girls  Both the LHS boys and girls are ranked in the Kansas Basketball Coach’s Association poll.  The 4-0 Redskin boys are ranked fourth behind only Highland Park, Salina Central, and Bishop Miege.  McPherson is ranked fifth followed by Bishop Carroll, Topeka Seaman, Great Bend, Shawnee Heights, and Lansing.  The 4-0 Lady Skins are ranked eighth trailing Bishop Carroll, Shawnee Heights, Aquinas, Bishop Miege, Great Bend, Andover Central, and Gardner.  Emporia and Lansing are ranked ninth and tenth.  In 3-a, the 4-0 Southwestern Heights girls are ranked fifth.  The Meade boys are ranked fifth in 2-a.

Cancellations Cause Schedule Changes  Liberal’s wrestling tournament scheduled for Amarillo this weekend has been cancelled due to an insufficient amount of teams.  Liberal will instead go to Scott City for a dual on Friday night at 6 pm.  The Redskins are 12-4 in duals.  The Redskin basketball games scheduled for Saturday in Hereford have been postponed.  Hereford won’t play the games due to Texas rules indicating they can only play two games in five days during the regular season.  The LHS girls will make up their game at Hereford on January 23.  The LHS boys haven’t been able to reschedule the game yet.  LHS will play at Perryton Friday at planned.  The girls game starts at 6 pm and will air on Talkradio 1270 and kscb.net.  

Monday, December 15, 2008  Redskins Avoid Late Muskogee Push  The Liberal Redskins had a double digit lead at halftime but Muskogee didn’t let that phase them as they made a late push to take a one point lead in the fouth quarter. The Skins’ re-took the lead though and held on for a 48-41 win Saturday at ‘The Big House.’ The Redskins were up 44-41 with ten seconds left when Berakah Carter went to the free throw line and sunk two free throws to seal the deal for Liberal. The Skins’ were led by Kevin Livingston who scored 17 points. Eric Brown added 10.  Liberal beat Muskogee for the second year in a row to close out the Contestoga Classic. Muskogee drops to 2-1 on the season. Liberal improves to 4-0.

Lady Redskins Roll Over Moskogee  In what was thought to be a tough game for the Liberal Lady Redskins turned into a route as the Lady Skins’ defeated the Lady Rougher’s of Moskogee 67-32 Saturday to close out the Contestoga Classic. Liberal’s defense held Moskogee scoreless in the first quarter and once led 22-1 at one point in the second quarter. The Lady Skins’ were led by Kiara Cohens who had 17 points. Hannah Rotolo added 13, while Makayla McPhail scored 8. Liberal had eleven players who scored in the game. The Lady Skins’ improve to 4-0 on the season.

Redskin Wrestlers Take Seventh at Colby  Liberal went 5-2 at Colby’s wrestling tournament this weekend and took seventh out of 23 teams.  Liberal lost to Pine Creek, Col (48-27) and Scott City (38-30).  Liberal beat Wray, Col. (52-19), St. Francis (45-30), Oakley (66-11), Hutchinson (48-36), and Goodland (31-27).  Tyler Sutherland at 152 and Victor Cruz at 130 both go 7-0.  Heavyweight Ricky Gomez went 6-1 and 112 pound Adrian Salas was 3-1. 

Free Throws Cost Saints Against CSI  This one will sting during the Christmas break.  Number 15 Seward had number 18 College of Southern Idaho on the ropes Saturday night at the Green House leading by seven in the second half.  But SCCC went 12-23 at the free throw line and lost 84-79.  The Saints couldn’t make enough outside shots either going 3-15 from three point range. The Saints were also hindered by foul trouble.  Marcus James fouled out and Tony Smith was limited in the second half after picking up his fourth foul.   Latiq Agard led the Saints with 24 points and six rebounds.  James and Smith added 15 a piece.  Thijin Moses scored 14.  Seward is 13-1 at Christmas break while CSI is 10-2. 

Lady Saints Give Toby Wynn 40 More Minutes  Seward Lady Saint coach Toby Wynn asked for one more solid effort this semester and he got it.  Seward beat Labette (6-6) 71-57 Saturday night in the Green House.  Rachel Barnes scored 18 points for the 10-2 Lady Saints.  LaNell Taylor added 13.  Seward will have a short break and return to practice the night of December 26th before departing for San Diego and two games in southern California. 

Saturday’s Games

Hugoton Blue and Red

Southwestern Heights 56 Perryton 48

Sublette 49 Hugoton 38

Guymon 73 Gruver 59

Hooker 36 Ulysses 34

Girls

Southwestern Heights 46 Gruver 29

Sublette 47 Perrtyon 43

Guymon 42 Ulysses 37

Hooker 57 Hugoton 26

Rolla Showcase

Syracuse 72 South Baca 40

Moscow 64 Rolla 57

Beaver 52 Stanton County 50 OT

Elkhart 68 Heartland Christian 62

Girls

Beaver 48 Syracuse 30

Rolla 60 South Baca 55

Elkhart 70 Moscow 29

Stanton County 68 Heartland Christian 24

Laverne

Forgan 46 Texhoma 44

Buffalo 55 Turpin 46

Girls

Forgan 59 Turpin 37

Texhoma 52 Booker 48

 

The Liberal basketball teams will next play on Friday at Perryton (TX). The games can be heard on 1270 AM and right here on kscb.net. Pre-game for the girls begins at 5:50 PM.

Saturday, December 13, 2008  On Air Today (Muskogee at Liberal- 3:50 Redskin Pre-game on 1270 am and kscb.net)

                                                                        (Labette at Lady Saints- 5:45 Saints Shootaround on B107.5)

                                                                        (College of Southern Idaha at Seward- 7:45 Saints Shootaround on B107.5 and kscb.net)

Lady Skins Grind Out Win Over Caprock  Liberal struggled to a 53-48 win over Amarillo Caprock (5-6) Friday night.  Liberal trailed the entire first half and didn’t lead until the 1:20 mark of the third quarter.  MaKayla McPhail and Kiara Cohens scored 14 a piece.  The 3-0 Lady Skins host 0-2 Muskogee at 4 pm today.  The Lady Roghers lost to Lawton 60-38 yesterday. 

Redskins Defense Shines in Caprock Win  Offensively LHS was inconsistent, but defensively the Redskins hooked the Horns.  Liberal beat Amarillo Caprock 58-36 Friday night in the “Big House.”  LHS led 28-13 at the half.  Jade Cathey and Kevin Livingston scored 14 a piece in the win.  Eric Brown scored 10 points.  The 3-0 Redskins play the 7th ranked team in Oklahoma 6-a this evening.  LHS hosts 2-0 Muskogee at 5:30.  The Roughers beat Lawton 61-57 Friday. 

Lady Saints Top 11th Ranked Northeastern Colorado  The Lady Saints beat number 11 and 11-0 Northeastern Colorado last night 69-56 in the Green House as part of the Pizza Hut Classic.  Vannessa Simmons scored 22 points while Megan Lassley dished 13 assists in the win.  The Lady Saints are 9-2 and play Labette County tonight at 6 pm.  The Lady Cardinals beat Dodge City 55-38. 

Saints Hammer Haskell  The Seward men played their last JV of the year and won 125-38 last night in the Green House.  Latiq Agard scored 27 and grabbed 13 rebounds.  Marcus James and Marquez Patterson scored 15 a piece.  Logan Maier added 10 points and seven rebounds.  The 13-0 15th ranked Saints host 9-2 College of Southern Idaho tonight at 8 pm.  CSI beat Dodge City 83-42 Friday afternoon at the Pizza Hut Classic. 

Friday’s Scores

Hugoton Blue and Red

Perryton 70 Hugoton 45

Southwestern Heights 62 Sublette 57

Guymon 57 Hooker 36

Gruver 70 Ulysses 37

Rolla Showcase

Syracuse 60 Moscow 31

South Baca 46 Rolla 31

Beaver 60 Elkhart 51

Stanton County 62 Heartland Christian 45

Laverne

Texhoma 64 Turpin 60

Girls

Hugoton Blue and Red

Ulysses 33 Gruver 15

Southwestern Heights 65 Guymon 44

Perryton 61 Hugoton 29

Sublette 45 Hooker 35

Rolla Showcase

South Baca 54 Beaver 40

Syracuse 61 Rolla 50

Moscow 38 Heartland Christian 21

Elkhart 76 Stanton County 66

Laverne

Forgan 73 Texhoma 45

Friday, December 12, 2008  On Air Tonight (Caprock at Liberal- 5:50 Redskin Pre-game on 1270 am and kscb.net)

Thursday’s Scores

Hugoton Blue and Red

Hugoton 57 Gruver 39

Perryton 62 Ulysses 35

Southwestern Heights 50 Hooker 17

Sublette 58 Guymon 46

Girls

Gruver 83 Hugoton 24

Ulysses 35 Perryton 29

Southwestern Heights 73 Hooker 43

Guymon 50 Sublette 37

Rolla Showcase

Syracuse 61 Beaver 40

South Baca 52 Stanton County 44

Moscow over Elkhart

Rolla 71 Heartland Christian 54

Girls

Beaver 63 Stanton County 43

Syracuse 54 Moscow 44

South Baca 65 Elkhart 58

Rolla 53 Heartland Christian 15

Area Boys

Texhoma 61 Laverne 31

Goodwell 69 Yarbrough 29

South Gray 65 Meade 63

Satanta 71 Dighton 51

Balko 48 Felt 23

Tyrone 55 Hardesty 45

Area Girls

South Gray 62 Meade 33

Balko 52 Yarbrough 29

Hardesty 59 Boise City 17

Goodwell 44 Felt 26

Texhoma 61 Shattuck 42

Schroeder’s Resignation Wasn’t His Decision  Tom Schroeder didn’t resign as LHS head football coach because he wanted to resign.  The school district asked for his resignation as head football coach.  Schroeder says he was told he wasn’t taking the program in the right direction.  Schroeder coached three years at LHS with a record of 11-19 and a better record and better number of players out for football each year.  Schroeder says he was asked to resign on Tuesday and gave his letter of resignation on Wednesday.  Schroeder also stepped down as head track coach saying that he will be pursuing other jobs and wouldn’t be able to focus on track enough to be fair to the LHS athletes.  Schroeder is speaking to the media today for the first time since his resignation. 

Thursday, December 11, 2008  Simic Chooses Florida Gulf Coast  Seward’s all time kills leader Jellena Simic chooses Florida Gulf Coast as her destination after two years at Seward.  She knocked down 1,380 kills in two years and led the nation with 701 kills this year.  The Serbian born outside hitter was named a 2nd team all American last week.  The 5’9” Simic is expected to sign with the school in April.  Her verbal commitment is non binding. 

Thursday’s Tournaments

Hugoton Blue and Red

Southwestern Heights vs. Hooker 3 pm

Guymon vs. Sublette 4:45 pm

Ulysses vs. Perryton 6:30 pm

Gruver at Hugoton 8:15 pm

Girls

Guymon vs. Sublette 3 pm

Southwestern Heights vs. Hooker 4:45 pm

Gruver at Hugoton 6:30 pm

Ulysses vs. Perryton 8:15 pm

Laverne Invitational (area teams)

Forgan vs. Booker 12 pm

Turpin vs. Guymon JV 5:15 pm

Texhoma at Laverne 7:45 pm

Girls

Booker vs. Buffalo 1:15 pm

Texhoma vs. Shattuck 4 pm

Turpin at Laverne 6:30 pm

 

Wednesday, December 10, 2008  Schroeder Resigns at Liberal  After three years as head football coach, Tom Schroeder has resigned his coaching duties at LHS.  Schroeder gave his letter of resignation to the LHS athletic office this morning.  Schroeder has also resigned as head track coach which he was going to coach this spring for the first time.  Schroeder coached three LHS football teams going 11-19.  All three of Schroeder’s teams were the District 8 runners up and made it to the playoffs.  The Redskins were 5-5 this year after a 4-6 season in 2007 and a 2-8 season in 2006.  Schroeder had more players out for football each year at the school and had 97 out to start this season at the 5-a school.   Schroeder rebuilt Hugoton into a playoff team going 37-21 at the 4-a school before accepting the Liberal position.  Schroeder has not resigned his teaching position at this time.  Next season will mark the fifth time in eight years that LHS had a coaching change going into their football season.  The football tradition rich school has five state championships and five runner up finishes but the Redskins have just two playoff victories the past nine years.    

Lady Skins Redeem Themselves Against Guymon  After two losses last year against Guymon, the Liberal Lady Redskins crushed Guymon 81-50 last night in the “Big House.”  Liberal jumped out on the Lady Tigers (1-2) 10-0 and led 43-21 at halftime.  LaTonya Gooden scored 22 points for 2-0 LHS.  Kiara Cohens added 13 while Hannah Rotolo scored 12 and MaKayla McPhail scored 11.  Liberal hosts Amarillo Caprock Friday night at 6 pm on Talkradio 1270 and kscb.net.

WAC Games 

Hays 40 Colby 37

Salina South 48 Great Bend 38

Redskins Win Big But Gruver Wants Better Effort  Liberal handled Guymon 75-29 Tuesday night at the “Big House.”  But head coach Drew Gruver says his team wasn’t as intense as they were in Friday’s win over Woodward.  LHS built a 26-2 lead and led 40-13 at halftime.  Kevin Livingston backed up Friday’s 23 point game with 22 last night.  Jade Cathey scored 11 and Ryan Petty added 10 points.  The 2-0 Redskins had 11 players score.  The Redskins host Amarillo Caprock Friday after the girls game on Talkradio 1270 and kscb.net as part of the Conestoga Energy Classic. 

WAC Games

Great Bend 59 Salina South 53

Hays 58 Colby 56

Tuesday’s Scores

Moscow 60 Rolla 37

Ulysses 47 Goodland 46

Girls

Rolla 53 Moscow 36

Ulysses 44 Goodland 30

Tuesday, December 9, 2008  On Air Tonight (Guymon at Liberal- 5:50 Redskin Pre-game on 1270 am and kscb.net)

Tuesday’s Games

WAC

Hays at Colby

Great Bend at Salina South

Area

Turpin at Hooker

Rolla at Moscow

Tyrone at Forgan (postponed)

Goodwell at Balko

Hardesty at Keyes

Borunda Named Academic All State  Liberal cross country runner Valentin Borunda is first team academic all state in 5-a.  The Kansas Cross Country Coaches Association recognizes runner academic all state if they are a junor or senior, have a GPA of 3.75 or better, and finished in the top 30 at the state meet.  Meade’s Levi Delissa and Lance Stolzfus were academic all state in 2-a.  Janni Meierhoff of Ulysses is academic all state in 4-a.

Monday, December 8, 2008  Three Redskins Go Undefeated in New Mexico  Tyler Sutherland (8-0), Nate Davis (8-0), and Ricky Gomez (6-0) went undefeated at 160, 189, and heavyweight divisions respectively at Rio Rancho High School in Albuquerque this weekend.  Liberal went 6-2 as a team.  On Saturday, LHS lost to Las Lunas, 42-39 but beat Blue Valley Northwest 42-27 and Albuquerque High 52-20 (See Friday results below).  Adrian Salas was 7-1 at 112, Lorenzo Rios was 7-1 at 135, and Austin Pitts was 5-1 at 152.  Alejandro Avila at 125, Victor Cruz at 130, Alan Catalon at 145, and Chuy Torres at 215 went all went 5-3.  Ariel Portillo was 4-3 at 103.   Liberal goes to Colby next weekend. 

Offense Lifts Saints Over Cardinals  Seward hit 56 percent of their shots and 67 percent in the second half in a 100-76 win over Labette County (4-7) Saturday in Coffeyville at the Jayhawk Shootout.  Latiq Agard scored 28 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in the win.  Jon Tassin and Thijin Moses added 11 a piece.  Marquez Patterson and Jason Payton added 10 a piece.  The Saints are 12-0 and will host Haskell’s JV Friday night at 8 pm for the Pizza Hut Classic. 

Lady Saints Respond Saturday  After one of their worst losses in recent memory on Friday, Seward County ran away from Labette (5-4) in the second half of a 76-58 win Saturday morning in Coffeyville at the Jayhawk Shootout.  Seward led 29-28 at halftime but held the Lady Cardinals to 25 percent shooting in the second half and 31 percent for the game.  The Lady Saints hit 54 percent of their shots in the second half and 42 percent for the game.  Vanessa Simmons scored 19 points.  Vaneza Junior added 13 points.  Rachel Barnes scored 12 points and grabbed 12 rebounds.  Megan Lassley scored 11.  The Ladys Saints are 8-2 and host Northeastern Colorado Friday night at 6 pm for the Pizza Hut Classic. 

Saturday, December 6, 2008  A Sweep of Woodward   The Liberal boys and girls basketball teams began their seasons on the right foot Friday at the ‘Big House’ in Liberal. The boys defeated the Boomers of Woodward 65-29. Kevin Livingston led the Skins’ with 23 points. Sophomore Jade Cathey added 18 in what was his first true varsity game. Alex Gilmore scored 9 points. Liberal led 36-17 at the half.

Lady Skins Lower Boom on Woodward The Lady Redskins trailed the Lady Boomers of Woodward at the half but began the second half on a 13-0 run on route to a 63-48 win. Kiara Cohens led the team in scoring with 20. MaKayla McPhail added 11, while LaTonya Gooden scored 9. Brianna Lucero and Hannah Rotolo scored 8 apiece. Next up for the Liberal basketball teams will be Tuesday night when they host Guymon in the first of three match-ups this season.

Redskin Wrestling Goes 4-1 on Friday   The Liberal High School wrestling team went 4-1 Friday at the Rio Rancho Dual Tournament in New Mexico. The tournament has 23 teams in it. The Skins’ defeated Eagle Crest, Colorado 58-9, Espanola, New Mexico, 70-6, Mesa Ridge, Colorado 54-20, and Grapevine, Texas 62-30. Their only loss came to Rio Rancho who is nationally ranked. Despite the team loss, individually Tyler Sutherland, Ricky Gomez, and Nate Dais came away with victories. The Skins’ will continue action today.

Friday, December 5, 2008   Saints Slip Past Johnson County In Overtime   It took longer than expected but the 20th ranked Seward County Saints escaped with a 71-66 overtime victory of Johnson County Friday in Coffeyville at the Jayhawk Shootout. The Saints were led by Marcus James who scored 26 points. Johnson drops to 5-2. Seward improves to 11-0 on the season. They will play Labette tomorrow at 11 AM.

Lady Saints Drop Surpriser to Johnson   The 14th ranked Seward County Lady Saints looked to avenge their loss to Johnson County last season in the Jayhawk Shootout, but fell short again Friday with an 81-54 loss to Johnson. Johnson improves to 3-4. The Lady Saints drop to 7-2 on the season. Seward will play Labette tomorrow at 9 AM

 

Friday, December 5, 2008  On Air Friday- (Lady Saints vs. Johnson 10:45 Saints Shootaround on 1270 am and kscb.net)

                                                                    (Saints vs. Johnson 12:45 Saints Shootaround on 1270 am and kscb.net)

                                                                    (Woodward at Lady Skins 5:50 Redskin Pre-game on 1270 am and kscb.net)

                                                                    (Woodward at Liberal 7:30 Redskin Pre-game on 1270 am and kscb.net)

Friday’s Games

Dodge City at Salina Central

Hays, Great Bend, and Garden City at Hays Shootout

Syracuse at Hugoton

Meade at Cimarron

Satanta at South Gray

Elkhart at Holcomb

Kinsley at Sublette

Lakin at Southwestern Heights

Fargo at Forgan

Boise City at Tyrone

Hooker at Texhoma

Thursday, December 4, 2008  Simic Named 2nd Team All Amercan  Seward outside hitter Jellena Simic is a second team NJCAA All American.  The is the 12th Saint volleyball player to be named an All American during the past 12 seasons.  She was the only player in the country to top the 700 kills mark this year.  She is the first player in SCCC history to record over 1,000 digs and 1,000 kills in her career.  The Lazarrevac, Serbia native led Seward to a 36-16 record and a 10-2 mark in the Jayhawk West.  She leaves the volleyball program with 1,004 digs (3rd all time at SCCC), 138 aces (4th all time at SCCC), and 1,380 kills (1st all time at SCCC).

Saints and Lady Saints Make NJCAA Poll  The Seward Lady Saints are back on the NJCAA poll while the Seward men are ranked for the first time this season.  The 7-1 Lady Saints are ranked 14th after dropping out of the poll last week.   The top five teams are Jefferson College, Central Arizona, Gulf Coast, Midland, and Arkansas-Fort Smith.  Hutchinson is ranked 16th.  After taking third in the country last year, the Saints men are ranked 20th with a 10-0 record.  The top five are Cowley, Chipola, Southeastern Illinois, Arkansas-Fort Smith, and Indian Hills.  The Saints and Lady Saints play tomorrow and Saturday in the Jayhawk Shootout in Coffeyville.  The Lady Saints play Johnson tomorrow at 11 am and Labette Saturday at 9 am.  The Saints play Johnson tomorrow at 1 pm and Labette Saturday at 11 am on Talkradio 1270 and kscb.net.

Wednesday, December 3, 2008  SCCC/ATS Board of Trustees Considers Adding More Sports  The SCCC/ATS Board of Trustees continues to look at adding a new athletic program.  The board is considering soccer, golf, or cross country.  SCCC/ATS president Duane Dunn presented information regarding which schools in the Jayhawk conference have these programs, how much each program would cost and the scholarship money needed to support these programs.  The college would need to add a new program by February to have enough time to hire a coach and recruit student athletes.  The board directed the adminstrative team to further evaluate the budgetary implications of the sports for possible implementation of golf and cross country in 2010 and soccer in 2011. 

Tuesday’s Scores