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Bulldogs open district baseball play with bang
PARKVILLE — After finishing the regular season on a 10-game win streak, en route to a 25-7 overall record, Kearney baseball continued its dominance with a 24-0 win over East (Kansas City) Tuesday, May 14. The Bulldogs opened the Class 5 District 8 Tournament in blowout fashion. Coach Shane...
Bulldogs head to soccer district championship
The Kearney girls soccer team extended its run through the Class 3 District 8 Tournament with a hard-fought, 2-0 win over Platte County Wednesday, May 15. Neither team was able to score through the full 40 minutes of the first half. The scoring drought continued until the first of two goals by sophomore Josie Sparks with roughly 16 minutes left in the match.
Kearney soccer bests William Chrisman 9-1
After heading into the Class 3 District 8 Tournament as the No. 2 seed, the Kearney girls soccer team scored four times in the first half alone on their way to a 9-1 win over William Chrisman in the quarterfinals of the Class 3 District 8 Tournament on Monday, May 13.
Westminster shuts down Holt to snare eighth final four berth
CHESTERFIELD — Alan Walker and the Westminster Academy tennis team had a lot to play for Tuesday in the Class 2 team quarterfinals against Holt. Walker and the rest of the Wildcats failed to qualify anyone for the individual tournament, which begins Thursday at the Cooper Tennis Complex in Springfield.
Blue Jays’ soccer season ends in district semifinal
The Liberty Blue Jays girls soccer team rounded out their 7-16 season on Monday, May 13, after a hard-fought battle with the 21-1 Park Hill South Panthers, where the Jays fell 0-4 in the Class 4 District 8 semifinal. The Jays started the postseason seeded at five, where the team...
Eagles soccer takes semifinal win
The defending Class 4 state champions are one step closer to another title after Liberty North girls soccer defeated Staley 3-0 in the District 8 Semifinals Monday, May 13. Senior Lauren Wood and juniors Addy Armstrong and Berkleigh Salmond each scored a goal en route to an eighth-consecutive trip to a district championship — for a chance at the program’s third-straight district title.
Eagles’ Caden Mickelson takes 2nd in state golf
The Class 5 Boys Golf State Championships Monday and Tuesday, May 13 and 14 concluded with a pair of Liberty North Eagles leaving their mark at Meadow Lake Acres Country Club. With a final score of 138 (-6), junior Caden Mickelson claimed second place, just behind Chaminade College Preparatory’s senior John (Bubba) Chapman with a score of 137 (-7).
‘Abbott Elementary’: Tatyana Ali on Crystal & Ava’s Epic Playground Relay Race
[Warning: The below contains MAJOR spoilers for Abbott Elementary Season 3, Episode 13, “Smith Playground.”]. Abbott Elementary took the action outdoors in its latest episode, “Smith Playground” as the school headed to a park for a local field trip. The only catch? They had to share the space with Liberty’s students and teachers, leading to some hilarious tensions among the adults.
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