SMITHVILLE — After a car crash left a 16-year-old from Smithville in critical condition, members of the community are rallying to help his family raise funds for his medical bills.

LIBERTY — Liberty swimming and diving team took seventh in the Missouri Class 2 state meet on Friday, Nov. 13 at City of St. Peters Rec Plex.

SMITHVILLE — Smithville boys swim and dive team put together another program-best year with a sixth-place finish at the Missouri Class 1 boys state championships Friday, Nov. 13 at the City of St. Peters Rec Plex.

LIBERTY — Liberty boys swimming team held its own as it battled in the Suburban Gold conference swim meet.

KEARNEY — The Kearney boys swim team keeps adding conference hardware to its trophy case.

LIBERTY — Liberty swim finished up its regular-season slate with two dominant victories at events hosted by Blue Springs. The Blue Jays beat Blue Springs 129-57 in a dual on Wednesday, Oct. 14 at Blue Springs Centennial Pool in Blue Springs.

GLADSTONE— Liberty swim and dive team finished third in a tough field at the NKC Invitational Saturday, Sept. 19 at Gladstone Community Center.

The Liberty swim and dive team won a Truman-hosted quad in dominant fashion on Wednesday, Sept. 9 at Henley Aquatic Center in Independence.

ST. PETERS — The past three seasons the Liberty boys swim and dive team finished inside the top 10 at the state meet. Now it’s four straight.

ST. PETERS — The Smithville boys swim team continued its climb up the state ladder in its first seasons as a program.

Area swimmers will travel to St. Peters this week for the 2019 MSHSAA Swimming and Diving Championships.

LEE’S SUMMIT — For a fifth straight season, Kearney’s boys swim team owns the title of league champions.

GLADSTONE — Fairly early in the season, it was quite clear that Park Hill South could be the runaway favorite for the Suburban Red boys swim title.

PLATTE CITY — Smithville’s boys swim team placed eighth at the Platte County Invitational on Saturday, Oct. 12, at the Platte County Community Center.

The Liberty Blue Jays placed fourth at a 21-team Kansas City Classic on Oct. 4 and 5, at the Henley Aquatic Center in Independence.

LIBERTY — Liberty senior Tait Harvey will continue his swimming career on the other side of the state. Harvey, an all-state swimmer, announced via Twitter on Thursday, Oct. 3, his commitment to Lindenwood University in St. Charles, nearly 24 miles northwest of St. Louis.

Boys swimming teams from Kearney, Liberty North and Smithville high schools participated in the North Kansas City Invitational Friday to Saturday, Sept. 20 to 21, at the Gladstone Community Center.