Contact Information - 
Baseball (Boys) - John Martin
Fastpitch (Girls) - Brian Hartman
Golf (Girls) - Michelle Warlick
Soccer (Boys) - Darren Tremblay
Tennis (Girls) - Mike Salokas
Track / Field Boys - Mike Smith 
Track / Field Girls -  Mark Little
GIRLS GOLF

5-11-12 - Liberty finished 5th @ District,  led by State qualifier Krysta Dawson who was 9th overall.

4-23-12 - Last week Liberty had three matches, winning 2 of the three.  Liberty won the first match against Juanita by 30 strokes!  Krysta Dawson was the medalist with a 44 and Alex Duvall placed second with a 45.  On Wednesday, Liberty lost a close match to Bellevue at home.  Alex Duvall was the medalist with a 44 and Krysta plaed second with a 45.  Thursday's match was a win against Mt. Si in the pouring rain.  Krysta  had a second place finish, Kirsten solders placed fourth and Brandi Petryk finished 5th.  Our league record is now 2-2, and for the season we are 6 -4

3-22-12 - Lady patriot golfers won their tri team match against Interlake and Mt. Si  with a team score of 265.  Alex DuVall was the match medalist with an outstanding 42. Hanna Hanson, Taylor Woo and Christine Chappelle also had great days and continue to improve.

3-19-12 - Liberty placed second in our fist  practice match of the season  with Bellevue and Sammamish at Bellevue Municipal Golf Course. Highlights included Alex DuVall placing 2nd overall and Freshman Taylor Woo shooting a 59 in her first match ever!

BOYS SOCCER

 Congratulations to  the following soccer players who were selected to the Kingco 3A all league teams.

1st Team
Jared Bales   Defender  11
Joe Dapper  Defender  11

2nd Team
Nate Mak  Goalkeeper  11
Eric Warlick   Forward  12
Josh Johnson  Forward  11

Honorable Mention
Nick Turner  Defender  11
Colton Ronk  Midfielder  10
Scott McLaren  Defender  12
Connor Noblat  Midfielder  9

5-7-12- Liberty lost in the 1st round to Sammamish, 2-1 to end their season.

5-4-12 -  The Liberty soccer team finished the regular season in convincing fashion by downing the Interlake Saints 3-0 on Senior night.

5-1-12 - Liberty couldn't overcome a fast start from league leading Mercer Island, losing 2-1.  Josh Johnson got the score witha an assist from Erick Warlick.

BASEBALL 

Kingco All-League Selections:
Second Team:
3B Blake Reeve (Sr) OF Jalen Mano (Jr)
Honorable Mention:
Ben Wessel (Sr)
Jack Brady (Sr)
Monte Korsmoe (Sr) Luke Oman (Jr)


5-15-12 - Ben Wessell only allowed 3 hits but it lead to a 2 run lead that Liberty couldn't overcome, falling 2-1 to West Seattle in District play.

5-12-12 - Liberty moves on to the state play-in game after defeating Bellevue 8-4 and Lake Washington 7-6 in back-to-back loser-out Kingco tournament games on Saturday at Bannerwood Park. Early offense by the Patriots batting order in both games provided pitchers Ben Wessel, Blake Reeve, and Monte Korsmoe with enough to get the job done against two teams who twice defeated Liberty during the regular season.

As the #2 Kingco seed, Liberty plays #5 Metro (West Seattle HS) to gain entry into the state bracket. This game is scheduled for Tuesday, 5/15, at 6:30pm at White Center's Steve Cox Memorial Park. 

5-10-12 - The Patriots could not solve Mt Si's ace pitcher in a 6-1 game of the 2nd round Kingco tournament matchup. Loren Archibald collected Liberty's only base hit (2B) and run on a wild pitch all the way from 2nd base. The boys now move to the double-elimination backet to try to keep their season alive

5-8-12 - Liberty took their 1st game in the Kingco tourny, defeating Mercer Island 7-2.

 5-2-12 Liberty outlasted Juanita 10-9 to finish out regular league play, placing 4th in KingCo 3A with a 6-8 record after starting the season 1-5. Offensive production came from Garrett Hughes (2-3 3RBI), Luke Oman (2-5 2RBI), Jalen Mano (3-4 1RBI), Darren Peterson (3-4 1RBI), and Nick Short (2-3). Up next is a first round KingCo tournament matchup against Mercer Island on Tuesday, 5/8, at 4:00pm at Bannerwood Park in Bellevue.
4-30-12 - The Patriots celebrated Senior Day by pounding out 15 hits, while pitcher Monte Korsmoe limited Sammamish to 2 hits and 0 earned runs, as the home team won 13-1. Ben Wessel (3-3 2RBI), Jack Brady (2-2 1BB 2RBI), Blake Reeve (1-1 2BB 1RBI), Monte Korsmoe (1-3 2RBI), Nick Short (2-3 1RBI), Garrett Hughes (2-2 1BB 1RBI), Luke Oman (2-4 1RBI), and Jalen Mano (2-3 1BB) produced at the plate.
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FASTPITCH

5-25-12 -LIBERTY 9TH @ STATE - In their first state tourney appearance in 4 years, the Patriots played three gritty games to complete their season turn-around and confirm that Liberty softball is back on top.  Liberty made it into the 2nd consolation round to exit the tournament tied for 9th place.  The girls lost an exciting opener to state finalist and top-ten ranked Everett by a score of 5-1, then came back to eliminate Shadle Park (Spokane) with some big hitting and stellar defense to set up their final match with top-ten ranked Camas.  Liberty jumped on Camas early and lead early in the game with more big bats, aggressive base running, and top-notch defense before falling to injuries, fatigue, umpires, and Camas relief pitching.

5-16-12 - Liberty Wins State Spot - Liberty dispatched Chief Sealth in the first round of Sea-King District play, and then shredded the Holy Names pitching to advance to the Sea-King semi-finals on May 17.  By reaching the semi-finals, Liberty has assured themselves a bid to the 2012 State 3A Fastpitch Tournament.
The victories were truly a team effort, with every player contributing.  Sidney Hopper and Amber Smith both took the pitcher's circle to shut down Chief Sealth 17-5, while Sydney pitched a complete second game against Holy Names in the 10-7 win
5/11/12- Patriots Advance to District Playoffs!! 
Liberty persevered against a tough Bellevue squad for a 5-2 victory, advancing as the Kingco #4 seed to district playoffs. Bellevue was eliminated from post-season play, having finished in the top 4 in state the past two years

5-2-12 - The Patriots bested Sammamish 12-6 on Senior Night, the final home game of the 2012 season.  Senior Amber Smith started the game and earned the win, pitching 4 innings and giving up 1 earned run.  Offensive accolades go out to Senior Amber Smith (2 for 2, 1 RBI), Senior Ana Faoro (2 for 5 with a double, 1 RBI, 1 run), and Senior Taylor Weik (1 for 4 with a triple, 1 RBI, and 1 run scored).  Defensive kudos to Senior Denise Blohowiak for a solid performance at shortstop and as a leader

5-1-12 - Liberty hosted Lake Washington in an arduous defensive battle, losing 3-2 in one of the best games of the season.  The Patriots led through the 5th inning, yielding the lead and the game to a succession of Kangaroo hits and rare miscues in the 6th.  Sydney Hopper pitched the complete game, walking 2 and striking out 3.  On offense, Miranda Bukantz went 2 for 2 with 1 RBI, Alyssa Wash went 2 for 3, Joshilynn Wolff went 1 for 3 with 1 RBI, and LIza Van Camp went 1 for 3 with 2 runs scored.

 TRACK & FIELD

6-2-12 - Josh Gordon, Hamilton Noel & Joe Bergman all competed in the Wash. State Multi-Events Championships over 2 days @ Lake Stevens HS.  All 3 broke the existing Decathalon School Record of 4673 pts.   Josh took 3rd overall with 5735 pts, Ham was 11th with 4963 pts & Joe was 14th with 4847 pts.  This was their 1st decathalon and the 1st time competing in many of the 10 events for each of them.
5-30-12 - 2010 grad and Track & XC runner Brandon Thomas died Tues from a fall from his residence hall while attending the Univ. of Wash.
 Brandon was a special individual that was liked and respected by everyone he met and will be sorely missed.  

Brandon's memorial service is scheduled for Sat. June 9th, 11am @ New Life Church, 15711 152nd Ave. SE, Renton (Maple Valley Hwy next to Renton Christian), 425-226-0880.  Contact Pastor Merlyn Linden, merlyn@cceastside.com  425-641-7717 for more info.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the "Brandon Thomas Memorial Fund" at any Key Bank Branch.   Please go to www.greenwoodmempark.com for information about the fund.
5-26-12 - BOYS 5TH @ STATE, GORDON WINS LJ
2 school records were broken over the 3 day competition in Tacoma.  Danielle Richards broke her Pole Vault record to take 6th in a 10' 6" jump.  Josh took repeat Gold in the Long Jump, then placed 3rd in the Triple Jump & 6th in the High Jump before anchoring a record breaking 1600 relay team ( Hamilton Noel, Joe Bergman, Hiron Redman & Josh) that took the Bronze medal. Other medalists for Liberty:
800 - Hiron Redman in 4th
400 relay - Danielle Demps, Cherelle Demps, Liz Ryker & Danielle Richards in 5th.
1600 relay - Aimee Christensen, Megan Larson, Megan Chucka & Liz Ryker in 5th.
Pole Vault - Hamilton Noel in 8th

5-18-12 - In their best District showing in school history, the Girls took 3rd place in team scoring to advance 11 athletes to State.  The Boys also finished 3rd and send 6 to State.  3 school records were broken: Danielle Richards - 10' 0" Pole Vault, Hiron Redman - 1:53.08 800M & Megan Chucka - 5:10.55 1600M
5-16-12 - Liberty advanced 4 to State on the 1st day of District action.  Josh Gordon won the Triple Jump, Trevor Merritt was 3rd in the Javelin, Hamilton Noel was 4th in Pole Vault and Megan Chucka was 4th in the 3200.  All will compete next week in Tacoma
5-11-12 - The Girls repeated as Kingco Champions, beating Juanita by less than 3pts to cap their undefeated dual meet season.  Megan Chucka led the girls with 2 Golds with Megan Larson, Emily Pestil-Dimmit & Danielle Richards also picking up League Titles. 

Josh Gordon broke his High Jump record with a 6' 7" leap on his way to 4 gold medals but it wasn't enough as the Boys finished 3rd.
5-3-12 - 2 more school records were broken @ the ISD meet.  Megan Chucka lowered her 1600 best again.  Josh Gordon took down the 1992 best in the 400M.

5-2-12 - Senior Danielle Richards broke the school Record by 3" in the Pole Vault, jumping 9' 9".

4-28-12 - The boys took 3rd in the 78 team Shoreline Invite led by Josh Gordons 2 seconds & 2 third place finishes.  The Boys finished with an exciting 3rd pl. 4x400.  Over @ the Lake Wash. Invite, Megan Larson broke the 800m record for good with a 2:19.12 in 6th, then ran on the 4th place 4x400 team.

4-26-12 - Liberty Girls Dual Meet Champs, Boys Co-Champs
Led by Emily Pestl-Dimmitt's 2 wins, the girls team went 7-0 with their win over Lake Washington to claim the 3A Kingco regular season title.  The Patriot Boys team also won, 95-45 to go 6-1 for the season.
4-20 -   WIAA Athlete of the Week - Josh Gordon

GIRLS TENNIS

Spring Sports 
SOCCER RECAP:
4-27-12 - Juanita struck first in a 3-1 win on their home turf.  Connor Noblat scored on a Josh Johnson assist.

4-24-12 -  Congratulations to the soccer team on their 4-0 win against Lake Washington last night. Mitchell Ronk had a goal and an assist, Connor Noblat had a goal, Nick Turner had two assists, and Eric Warlick had a goal. Goalkeepers Nate Mak and Quinn Magendanz recorded the shutout. The Patriots are at Juanita on Friday and at Mercer Island on Tuesday May 1st.

4-20-12 - Joe Dapper's late goal wasn't enough to overcome the 1st half scoring from Sammamish, as Liberty lost 2-1 at home.

4-17 - Oliver Janders' 1st half goal was all the Patriots needed in a 3 ~ 0 shutout of visiting Bellevue.  Liberty is now tied for 2nd Pl. in Kingco with Mt. Si, 1pt behind Mercer Island.

4-13 -   Liberty 3, Mt.Si 0
After a tough 3-2 loss to the Wildcats in the league opener, the Patriots responded with a dominating 3-0 win over 1st pl. Mt. Si. Freshmen Connor Noblat scored off a nice pass from Jared Bales at the 50 minute mark. Josh Johnson followed up with a goal off an assist from Eric Warlick at the 60 minute mark and senior Zach Lentini sealed the win with a goal off an assist from Mitchell Ronk with two minutes remaining. The Patriots had several other quality chances and the team held league leading Mt. Si to just one shot on goal.
4/10 - Liberty 3  Interlake 1
The Patriots controlled the last 60 minutes of the game and came away with the 3-1 victory over the Saints. Jared Bales got Liberty on the board first at the 38 minute mark when he headed in a corner from senior Zach Lentini. Mitchell Ronk tallied the Patriots second goal off and assist from freshmen Connor Noblat at the 60 minute mark and Josh Johnson finished off the scoring when he converted a penalty kick at the 67 minute mark.
4/6- Liberty 1 Mercer Island 1
The Patriots soccer team tied Mercer Island when the Islanders scored in the last 20 seconds of the game to tie. Liberty got on the board first just before half when junior Nick Turner headed in a corner kick from senior Zach Lentini. The Liberty defense was strong all night along with goalkeeper Nate Mak

4-3-12 - Liberty 1 Juanita 0  Freshmen Connor Noblat scored on a great ball from senior Mitchell Ronk in the 62nd minute and the Patriots defense help up along with a couple clutch saves from goalkeeper Nate Mak for teh win. It was a great team effort as everyone contributed in the victory
Liberty Soccer Defeats Sammamish and Lake Washington in week 2

Liberty 1 Sammamish 0

The Patriots soccer team defeated last year's league champion and state quarter finalist in the last minute of the second overtime last Tuesday. Sophomore Colton Ronk buried the game winner off a cross from Eric Warlick in the 89th minute. Liberty's defense of Joe Dapper, Scott McLaren, Nick Turner, and Jake Ericksen and goalkeeper Nate Mak were strong all evening for the Patriots in the shutout.

Liberty 2  Lake Washington 1

Despite dominating the game, the Liberty soccer team found itself in a 1-0 hole at the half but battled back and finally were able to get on the board in the 58th minute when Scott McLaren scored headed in a nice corner kick from Zach Lentini. The Patriots continued to pound the Kangs net and finally broke through again in the last minute of regulation.

The Patriots had a grueling road stretch of 6 straight games but finally have a pair of home games this week so don't miss the action

.Juanita @ Liberty  Tuesday, April 3rd at 7:30
Mercer Island @ Liberty  Friday, April 6th at 7:30

      1st week of League recap:
The Liberty boys’ soccer team traveled to both Mt. Si and Bellevue last week and both games turned out to be heartbreaking losses for the Patriots. The Patriots fought hard against league favorite Mt. Si but lost 3-2 on a late Mt. Si goal. Against Bellevue the Liberty team dominated from start to finish but couldn’t find the back of the net and Bellevue scored on a bit of a fluke with 8 minutes remaining in the contest. The Patriots continued to put the pressure on but in the end it was a 1-0 loss to Bellevue.


3-20-12 - Josh Johnson scored twice in a losing effort against Mt. Si as Liberty took a 3-2 defeat.
Connor Noblat and Eric Warlick had the assists

3-16-12 - The Patriots traveled to Redmond Friday night and despite losing 4-1 on the scoreboard, the Patriots played strong throughout the game. The Mustangs outshot the Patriots 6-4 but capitalized on their opportunities. Junior Josh Johnson scored for Liberty on a great free kick in the 60th minute.

3-13-12 - Liberty tied Hazen 2-2 in their first non-league game of the season. The Patriots got on the scoreboard first when freshmen Conner Noblat scored on an assist from Lucas Payseno. Jake Ericksen scored Liberty’s second goal off a great cross from Josh Johnson. The game was stopped short as Hazen’s field acquired 2 inches of snow during the second half.

FASTPITCH RECAP:
 
4-24-12 - Liberty fell 15-1 @ Juanita.

4-23-12 - Liberty traveled to Bellevue looking for a league victory, only to be thwarted in 10 innings.  The Patriots led by as many as 4 runs in regulation play before miscues sent them into extra innings tied 6-6 with the Wolverines.  Liberty led by as many as two runs in extra frames before giving up a tough one-run loss 9-8.  Sydney Hopper pitched a brilliant 10-inning complete game,  giving up only2 earned runs.  On offense, spark plugs included Liza Van Camp (2 for 5, RBI, run scored), Sydney Hopper (2 for 5, 2 RBI's, run scored), Alyssa Wash (2 for 3, 2 runs scored), and Ana Faoro (1 for 2, RBI, run scored, walk, SAC).
 
4-21-12 - Liberty persevered in an extra-inning thriller to top Selah 4-2 in exhibition play at Husky Softball Stadium. Liberty scored in the first inning on Denise Blohowiak's RBI single before giving up the tie run in the bottom of the first, and then trailing 2-1 in the 3rd.  The Pats rebounded in the 6th, with Allie Wood batting in courtesy runner Jana Walker.  The defense then silenced Selah's bats to force extra innings with a 2-2 tie.  In the top of the 8th, Liberty brought 2 runners home on a bases-loaded error, then closed out the extra frame to take the victory.  Sydney Hopper pitched a complete game (8 inning) masterpiece, giving up 1 earned run on 3 hits with 3 strikeouts.  Offensive stars for LIberty included Allie Wood (2 for 4, RBI), Denise Blohowiak (2 for 4, RBI, run scored), Joshilynn Wolff (2 for 4, run scored), and MIranda Bukantz (2 for 4).  Sydney Hopper, Alyssa Wash, and Ana Faoro each went 1 for 3 supplying key base runners
4-18-12 - Liberty hosted the defending 3A state champion Juanita Rebels, giving the Patriots an opportunity to sharpen their skills against a top opponent as the girls head down the 2nd half of the season.  A close game early, Juanita's bats put the game away 16-3.  Good takeaways from the game for Liberty included a gritty performance by starting pitcher Amber Smith (3 innings, 6 earned runs), very patient plate appearances on offense (forced a lot of pitches thrown), a significant number of Liberty runners on base, and some defensive gems in the infield.  Offensive bright spots included RBI's by Alyssa Wash (1 for 2), Taylor Weik (1 for 2, double), and Denise Blohowiak (1 for 3).

4-17-12 - An 11 run 4th capped a 18 ~ 4 win over visiting Mercer Island.

4-10-12 - Liberty played Spring Break host to Mt Si in the 2nd of their league home & away matches.  Despite a tight game early, Mt Si's bats and inconsistent LIberty defense put the game out of reach for a final of 13-3.  Patriot offensive highlights included Liza Van Camp (1 for 2, 2 stolen bases, run scored) and Joshilynn Wolff (2 for 3, 3 RBI's), while Denise Blohowiak, Liza Van Camp, and Alyssa Wash each had numerous digs on defense.

3/23/12 - Liberty came up short after a long, competitive evening match at 4A Inglemoor by the score of 11-10.
3-22-12 - Liberty bats came alive @  Mercer Island, scoring early and often in their Kingco 3A league opener, defeating Mercer Island 20-10 in 5 innings. 
3-21-12 - Patriots Drop Close Opener to Bothell 4-3.
  BASEBALL RECAP:

4-27-12 - The Patriots downed the Islanders 5-3 behind the 8 strikeout performance by pitcher Ben Wessel and the hot bat of Garrett Hughes (3-4 2B 2R). Wessel and Monte Korsmoe knocked in 2 RBI's each to plate the Liberty runs.
4-25-11 - Nick Short blasted a 2-run home run and pitcher George Suddock kept the ball game close as Liberty fell to the Mt. Si Wildcats 4-2
4-24-12 - Bellevue defeated the Patriots 4-1.
4-23-12 - Bellevue handed Liberty a 4-1 loss at Wolverine Ballfield. Making his first appearance after a pre-season injury, Monte Korsmoe shuts down Bellevue in his one inning of relief pitching. Jalen Mano (2-3 1R) provided the only Patriots tally.
4-20-12 - The Patriots were unable to connect off Lake Washington's starting pitcher,despite Ben Wessel's efforts on the mound (6 K's) and at the plate (1-3 2B). losing 6-0.
4-18-12 - Lorin Archibald goes yard for a 2 run HR to lead the Patriot offense, while pitcher Isak Styskal scattered 5 hits and recorded 8 K's in a 12-3 drubbing of Interlake. Ben Wessel (2-5 3RBI), George Suddock (3-3 2RBI), Garrett Hughes (2RBI), and Jalen Mano (4-5 3R) contributed to the scoring production
4-16-12 - Early offense and steady pitching by Blake Reeve, holds off Juanita as Liberty wins 12-8. Loren Archibald (3-4 3RBI), Luke Oman (3-3 2RBI), and George Suddock (2-4 3 RBI) sparked the Patriot hitters.
4-13-12 - Despite a hit advantage including George Suddock's two doubles, Liberty dropped a 5-4 game to Sammamish.
4-11-12 - Isak Styskal gets it done on the rubber with 7 strikeouts, to lead Liberty to a 5-4 victory over Mercer Island. Blake Reeve and Luke Oman provided enough offense to help the Patriots tally its first first league win.
4-9-12 - Defending state champs, Mt. Si, too much for Liberty in a 7-0 contest. Defensive highlights were turned in by Garrett Hughes and Blake Reeve.
4-6-12 - Despite Jalen Mano & Ben Wessel going 2 -3 for the game, Liberty fell to Bellevue 9-2.
4-5-12 - Jack Brady went 2-3 and scored the Patriot's lone run on a wild pitch as a strong Lake Washington team downed Liberty 12-1
4-2-12 - Interlake Squeaks by Liberty 3-2 in Kingco Opener
A classic 0-0 pitcher's duel over the first five innings as Interlake made spectaclar defensive plays on well-hit balls by Liberty bats, and Liberty pitcher Ben Wessel handled the opposing hitters finishing with 7 strike outs, 1 walk and, 1 earned run. Blake Reeve opened the scoring in the top of the sixth inning with an RBI double in the right center field gap, scoring Wessel for the go ahead run. Interlake answered with 3 runs in the bottom of the sixth, then held on as Liberty answered with a run in the top of the seventh with an RBI sac fly by Loren Archibald, scoring Jack Brady.

3-27-12 - Liberty lost @ Issaqauh 3-1

3-23-12 - Visiting Ballard defeated the Patriots 4-0.
3-20-12 - Liberty lost to Hazen 6-2
3-16-12 - Tahoma defeated Liberty 15-5 @ home.
3-12-12 - Under a steady rain, Liberty lost to Highline 11 ~ 9 @ home.