Despite last year’s challenges, Liberty sports started the 2021 school year with a great fall season.

Football: 

• Qualified for the district playoffs.
• Placed 2nd in KingCo 3A League.
• Won 7 games; lost 3 games.
• “Defense intercepted 13 passes, the most I can remember us ever having,” Liberty football coach Stephen Valach said. “It makes a statement about the skills of our linebackers and defensive backs, as well as the pass rush of our defensive linemen to force those bad throws by the opponent’s QB.” 
• Offensive line only gave up one quarterback sack all season.
• Sophomore Jaxson Thoresen scored 11 touchdowns: 5 receiving touchdowns, 4 rushing touchdowns, 1 kickoff return touchdown, and 1 interception return touchdown.
• “Just being able to get out and play games in front of our home fans was a noteworthy occurrence!” Liberty football coach Stephen Valach said. “The energy and electricity for the first home game versus Issaquah was unreal.”

Girls Soccer:

• Qualified for the KingCo 3A tournament.
• Placed 2nd in KingCo League.
• Overall, the team won 10 games; lost 6 games.
• In league play, the team won 9 games; lost 3 games.
• Senior captain Ashley Kirschner was named league co-offensive MVP and was the team’s leading goal scorer. She earned a spot on the 1st Team All League with fellow Patriots sophomore Carly Whalen and senior captain Maggie Hultquist. 

Cross Country:

• Led by team senior captains Mark Stevenson, Katie Blauvelt, and McKenzie Maresh, the runners came together as a team and raced at the KingCo State qualifier.
• In the boys race, four teams were separated by just one point for the final spot to State.  
• Most of the runners on the 2021 teams set personal bests throughout the season.
• Due to restrictions, the Liberty cross country season started off slow but regained traction in the later months. 

Girls Swim and Dive:

• Eight athletes qualified for State.  
• Three athletes, senior Emily Lew, junior Keaton Canaday and junior Savanna Taylor, competed in individual events.
• Four athletes, senior Olivia Briggs, senior Dominique Visperas, junior Keira Pham, and junior Andie Moon competed in the three relay events. 
• Liberty took 15th as a team and placed 8th in the 400 free relay.
• Sophomore and first year swimmer Alexis James rocked the end of the season and contributed to the district champion teams in the sprint freestyle.  
• Juniors Keaton Canaday and Savanna Taylor were both 2nd team All-League. Junior Keira Pham was an honorable mention. 

Girls Volleyball:

• Qualified for the KingCo Tournament.
• Placed 5th in the KingCo 3A League.
• The team set a record of 4 losses; 8 wins.
• The team’s best win was a 3-0 sweep of Juanita at home and their comeback to beating Hazen in 5 sets. 
• Senior captain Kaya Vong was voted All KingCo first team.
• Senior athletes Mya Stewart and Leah Wong were voted KingCo Honorable Mention.

Boys Tennis: Yet to receive statistics

• The team competed in the KingCo tournament in October.
• Placed 6th in KingCo 3A.
• Seniors Owen Mystkowski and Daniel Zhang competed in singles at the KingCo tournament.
• Juniors Brayden Lupkes and Bauer Hanson competed in doubles at the KingCo tournament.
• Senior Jonahtan Hei and junior Morgan Ringwood qualified to the semi final match (doubles) at the KingCo tournament.
• The team finished the season with a 2:7 overall ratio.
• The team experienced a remarkable turnout this year, with approximately 60 athletes.

Boys Golf:

• Placed 3rd in the league tournament to qualify for the district tournament.
• The team participated in both the league and district tournaments. Sophomores Kellan Cour and Isaac Tran, and freshmen Jay Sakagami and Calvin Cakarnis competed in both tournaments.
• Overall, the team finished with a 4-4 ratio in league matches.
• Freshman Calvin Cakarnis hit a hole in one against Mercer island at Twin Rivers Golf Course during a league match. “That’s the first one I’ve seen in my 14 years of coaching golf,” Coach Jon Kinsley said.
• Junior athlete Jack Adams finished 3rd at the league tournament and was awarded 1st team All-KingCo. Adams has since competed at the district tournament. It is yet to be determined if he will qualify for state as an individual player.