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Forum for student expression since 1977

The Patriot Press

Forum for student expression since 1977

The Patriot Press

The journey to success

Lorrin Johnson and Amanda Roberts June 2, 2015

Numbers do not define you The clock has just struck 2 a.m. You approach your computer excitedly, yet hesitantly. You have been waiting all night—no, your entire life— for this moment. Your true...

Late release Wednesdays: an extreme burden on student athletes

Sam Kelderman, Staff Writer June 2, 2015

You wake up and it’s 8:30 in the morning on a Wednesday. You feel satisfied and relaxed that you were able to have at least one day out of the week to sleep in and get the needed rest that you deserve....

Athletic funding is unbalanced, but is it really unfair?

Taylor Jackson, Sports Editor June 2, 2015

Liberty High School has eighteen school-sanctioned sports (not including lacrosse or rugby, as they’re ‘clubs’ and not directly affiliated with the school), ranging from football to golf to swim....

Slashing? Cross-checking? We give you a survival guide to the ins and outs of lacrosse

Kelley Johnson, Senior Writer June 2, 2015

Around the world lacrosse is commonly known as the fastest game on two feet. But with its speed often comes confusion, at least for the bystanders that is. As the Liberty Lacrosse program grows in size...

Softball’s pitching leads to early season success

Nate Jarvis, Sports Editor June 2, 2015

The sun is shining, bottom of the seventh, bases loaded, two outs with a 3-2 count. The womens softball team relies on senior starting pitcher Sydney Hopper to deliver the final strike to end the game...

New season brings new glory for baseball

Sam Kelderman, Staff Writer June 2, 2015

All good teams go through low points. With its unfortunate circumstances last year, mens baseball had reached one of them. Fast forward to this season, however, and the tables seemed to have turned for...

Rhythmic gymnast leaves it all on the mat

Sara Flash, Staff Writer June 2, 2015

If you mentioned rhythmic gymnastics to most people on the street, chances are they wouldn’t quite know what to think. Brief visions of ribbons, hoops, and music might flash through their minds, or maybe...

Rugby gives players an “international brotherhood”

Signe Stroming, Editor-in-Chief June 2, 2015

“There’s nothing like being a rugby player,” senior and Varsity rugby player Connor Sorensen said. “It’s just an international brotherhood.” And playing for the Liberty Rugby Club is certainly...

Mens track makes strives towards postseason

Kelley Johnson, Senior Writer June 2, 2015

Five meets to improve. Just under one month to prepare. All this leads to the one meet that decides everything: the Washington Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) State Track Meet. From its first...

Cohesion fosters success for womens golf team

Sara Flash, Staff Writer June 2, 2015

Eighteen girls, eighteen holes, one potential-filled season. With the largest team in school history, the womens golf team looks ahead at the upcoming postseason with excitement. In years past, only one...

Womens track and field prepares for postseason

Taylor Jackson, Sports Editor June 2, 2015

For the most part, the Liberty track is seen as the dreaded red oval that students have to run the mile on whenever fitness day rolls around in P.E. But on afternoons after the final bell rings, whether...

Womens tennis laughs its way to success

Gabby Messina, Staff Writer June 2, 2015

“The Thief” smashes a serve over the net. “C-sizzle” meets an opponent’s challenge as she hits the ball right back at them. “Messed up D” hits a drop shot just over the net. While unfamiliar...

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