Spring Postseason Recap: Track and Field
Margaret Baumgartner, Sports Editor
June 10, 2019
Run fast, throw far, jump long. Liberty’s track and field team competed at State on May 23, 24, and 25. “This season pushed me as an athlete to become better and perform better,” sophomore Kara Porter said. “It was hard, but it was a good experience and I’m excited for next year.” Top performers...
Track and field: more than just running
Margaret Baumgartner, Sports Editor
May 10, 2019
Liberty’s track and field has had a successful regular season and are now heading into postseason meets. However, many people don’t know all of the groups that make up track and field. Is it just a bunch of random people running around in tank tops and shorts or throwing spears? Here is what the Liberty track and field team actually does.
Burns coaching duo firing-up the track team
Kaitlyn Keyes, Staff Writer
April 9, 2019
It’s a well-known fact that the mother-son relationship is a special one. But though the mother-son dynamic is often quite strong, track coaches KaeBee Burns and his mother Carolyn Burns are continuing to develop their bond into adulthood by working together, a unique occurrence this day in age. Coach...
Turf Turds: rubber demons from hell
Nikayla Copenhaver, Staff Writer
December 15, 2017
Turf, turf turds, rubber, black bits--whatever you call them, you probably see them everywhere. For us athletes, we know especially how annoying these pesky little things can be, and just how far into our lives they invade. There have been reports of people finding them in their beds, cars, clothes,...
Track and Field breaks school records in post season
Ally Smith, Staff Writer
June 7, 2016
The track and field team finished with ten medalists, two school records and its first ever state champion at the state meet on May 26 and 28. Junior Sophie Wartena entered the State meet with high hopes to break the school record and did just that. Wartena took home both third in the 300 meter hurdles...
Track starts strong with new leadership
Jacqueline Rayfield, Editor-in-Chief
May 12, 2016
After losing a strong senior class last year, track started fresh with new leadership and a promising group of freshmen runners. A new group of senior captains as well as new womens head coach Kelsey Werre, are pushing the team to take on greater challenges. “We have already had many athletes beat...
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 competitive meet in March, Liberty mens track has had top State contenders, which have included...
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 rain or shine, the track has a different purpose: It’s the home of Liberty womens track and field. So...
Hopes are high for track team as it heads to state
Christine Chappelle, Photography Editor
September 3, 2014
The 2014 track and field team has been making history in the books, most recently for breaking school records. The womens 4x100m team of senior Tara Johnson and juniors Shannell Thompson, Danielle Demps, and Cherelle Demps beat the previous school record set in 2000 with a time of 49.74 seconds. "As ...
Women’s track and field sprints to top of standings
Tyler Ackerson, Sports Editor
May 8, 2014
In the midst of the conference season the track girls are rolling through their schedule with only one loss on the season. With a KingCo record of 2-1 and a victory in the annual Liberty Invite the team looking to continue their success. Juniors Kelley Johnson and Cherelle Demps are leading the team on the trac...
Men’s track and field rebuilds for new season
Taylor Jackson, Staff Writer
May 8, 2014
Due to the loss of important athletes through injury and graduation, the mens track and field team is working to remake themselves this season and return to the tops of the standings. After losing Alex Olobia, a vital component of the sprinting team’s success, to graduation last year, this year’s runn...