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The Patriot Press

Shafer and Thoresen receive Dawson Solly R.O.C.K. Award

Shafer and Thoresen receive Dawson Solly R.O.C.K. Award

Kylie McGrath, Editorial Board Member February 9, 2024

Hardwork, grit, determination–all rewarding attributes to any player on the field. But the Dawson Solly R.O.C.K. award recognizes these traits and more for players off the field.  The scholarship...

Dunking on the competition

Dunking on the competition

Amelia Matin, Staff Writer February 9, 2024

What the Liberty boys’ basketball team lacks in size, they make up for in spirit. The team this year has been playing extraordinarily well, but their success has not come easy. They have lost key...

Womens weight training: a new, up“lifting” class

Women’s weight training: a new, up“lifting” class

Kelsey Burnet, Staff Writer December 1, 2023

"It's really supportive. I think it definitely helps that it’s an all-girls class. So it's not like anyone feels uncomfortable,” sophomore Kathryn Langworthy said. The new women's weight training...

Dawson Solly R.O.C.K. Award: honoring leadership and resilience

Dawson Solly R.O.C.K. Award: honoring leadership and resilience

Lucas Counts, Editorial Board Member December 1, 2023

A dedicated football, basketball and track athlete, bassoon player in the band program, and sports editor of the Patriot Press–Dawson Solly, a 2012 Liberty graduate, worked hard in both sports and academics,...

Chelsea Irvine: The struggles and rewards of a multi-sport athlete

Chelsea Irvine: The struggles and rewards of a multi-sport athlete

Gracie Aryal, Staff Writer December 1, 2023

As school ends, the blaring bell knocks students out of their academic lulls. Some begin the endless trek down to the locker rooms for whatever sport season is running, begrudgingly getting ready for a...

On a balance beam

On a balance beam

Ellie Nishino, Staff Writer December 1, 2023

Kristi Hafferty has always been good at balancing.  As a young gymnast, her best event was the balance beam. For the last twenty-four years, she has taught students at Liberty how to balance equations....

Diving into the dive team

Diving into the dive team

Kylie McGrath and Lily Phillips October 20, 2023

Standing on the edge of the water, she prepares to jump, a Miley Cyrus song echoing in her head. Three, two, one, jump. Junior Ashley Compton gracefully ascends into the air, twisting and turning, before...

Pebble Beach’s recent visitor: Liberty golfer Jay Sakagami

Pebble Beach’s recent visitor: Liberty golfer Jay Sakagami

Ari Shin, Staff Writer October 20, 2023

Junior Jay Sakagami shines bright in the world of golf, especially with his recent trip to Pebble Beach for a once-in-a-lifetime experience to golf alongside the professionals. Pebble Beach Golf Links...

It’s not racquet science for Karnes

It’s not racquet science for Karnes

Alexis Phung, Staff Writer October 20, 2023

Senior Jaxson Thoresen is Liberty’s varsity football quarterback. Senior Thomas Manson is our top cross country runner. Junior Calvin Cakarnis is our best golfer. Freshman Alex Karnes is our number one...

Girls’ Varsity Soccer strives for the prize

Girls’ Varsity Soccer strives for the prize

Tyler Rubenstein, Sports Editor October 20, 2023

Liberty High School is often denoted in official forms as “Liberty Senior High School” as a way of differentiation. Liberty Girls’ Varsity Soccer is bringing this name to life, as their team is stacked...

Liberty athletics has a knockout season

Liberty athletics has a knockout season

Tyler Rubenstein, Sports Editor June 2, 2023
Liberty and its sports teams have dominated this past spring season with quite a few of our teams advancing all the way to state! Here are some of their postseason highlights:
Baseball and softball are batter than the rest

Baseball and softball are batter than the rest

Addison Milne, Photography Editor April 28, 2023
“The best piece of advice I have received from a coach is to be the alligator in a swamp. It basically means to be the aggressor,” senior Terry Hayes said.
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