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Liberty girls hoops keeps winning with 55-52 2OT thriller over Ray-Pec
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Liberty girls hoops keeps winning with 55-52 2OT thriller over Ray-Pec

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LIBERTY — Liberty girls basketball outlasted Raymore-Peculiar 55-52 in a double-overtime thriller Thursday, Jan. 14 at Raymore-Peculiar High School. The Blue Jays won their fourth straight game to pull within one game of a .500 record.

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Smithville community raises money for injured student's medical bills
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Smithville community raises money for injured student's medical bills

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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 boys basketball keep up hot offense in 2 wins last week
Boys Basketball
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Liberty boys basketball keep up hot offense in 2 wins last week

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LIBERTY — The Liberty boys basketball team rattled off two double-digit victories to start the new year.

Eagles boys hoops experience 2nd 4-game losing streak
Boys Basketball
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Eagles boys hoops experience 2nd 4-game losing streak

  • By Mac Moore mac.moore@mycouriertribune.com
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LIBERTY — The Liberty North basketball team experienced its second four-game losing streak this season after dropping two contests last week.

Smithville boys hoops crush Winnetonka 66-33
Boys Basketball
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Smithville boys hoops crush Winnetonka 66-33

  • By Mac Moore mac.moore@mycouriertribune.com
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SMITHVILLE — After starting the new year with two losses in nail biters, the Smithville boys basketball team ended its tough luck by running away with a 63-33 blowout over Winnetonka Friday, Jan. 8, at home.

Liberty girls hoops pulls out 2 straight narrow victories
Girls Basketball
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Liberty girls hoops pulls out 2 straight narrow victories

  • By Mac Moore mac.moore@mycouriertribune.com
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LIBERTY — Liberty girls basketball pulled out two straight narrow victories to recover from the team’s previous six-game losing streak.

Kearney's Ashcroft wins 100th varsity match
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Kearney's Ashcroft wins 100th varsity match

  • By Mac Moore mac.moore@mycouriertribune.com
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KEARNEY — Kearney junior Eli Ashcroft keeps piling up victories as the two-time wrestling state champion picked up his 100th varsity win this weekend.

Smithville girls hoops start new year slow with loss to St. Pius X
Girls Basketball
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Smithville girls hoops start new year slow with loss to St. Pius X

  • By Mac Moore mac.moore@mycouriertribune.com
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Smithville girls basketball had a tough week as its five-game win streak came to an end and another game was canceled.

Kearney girls hoops splits last 4 games
Girls Basketball
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Kearney girls hoops splits last 4 games

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The Kearney girls basketball team has won two of its last four games after starting the season 0-6.

Eagles girls hoops extends win streak to 4 games
Girls Basketball
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Eagles girls hoops extends win streak to 4 games

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Liberty North girls basketball extended its win streak to four games after taking down St. Teresa’s Academy Thursday, Jan. 7 on Senior Night.

Eagles freshman Cisneros picked as top volleyball recruit for Class of 2024
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Eagles freshman Cisneros picked as top volleyball recruit for Class of 2024

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LIBERTY — The accolades continue to roll in for Liberty North’s undefeated state champion volleyball team as their freshman outside hitter finds herself ranked at the top of her recruiting class.

Kearney girls swim wins 6 events in Ray-Pec Tri-meet
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Kearney girls swim wins 6 events in Ray-Pec Tri-meet

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KEARNEY — The Kearney girls swimming team won six events and landed in the top three of four more during the Ray-Pec Tri-meet Tuesday, Jan. 5, at Raymore-Peculiar High School. The Bulldogs finished second with 550 points, landing behind the host team’s 765 points and ahead of Smithville’s 159.

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2020 sports seasons marked by resiliency from players, coaches
High School Sports
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2020 sports seasons marked by resiliency from players, coaches

  • By Mac Moore mac.moore@mycouriertribune.com
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High school sports teams were not immune from the “new normal” caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Liberty North boys basketball against Raytown South in William Jewell High School Holiday Classic
Boys Basketball
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Liberty North boys basketball against Raytown South in William Jewell High School Holiday Classic

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Kearney boys basketball against Blue Springs in William Jewell High School Holiday Classic
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Kearney boys basketball against Blue Springs in William Jewell High School Holiday Classic

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Liberty boys basketball against Odessa in William Jewell High School Holiday Classic
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Liberty boys basketball against Odessa in William Jewell High School Holiday Classic

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2020 sports seasons marked by all-time state performances
High School Sports
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2020 sports seasons marked by all-time state performances

  • By Mac Moore mac.moore@mycouriertribune.com
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High school sports teams were not immune from the “new normal” caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Still, despite spring teams losing out on the chance to compete, most 2019-20 winter sports teams were able to complete their season before the shutdown and 2020 fall sports teams put protocols in…

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Jewell to host 41st High School Holiday Classic hoops tourney without fans
Boys Basketball
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Jewell to host 41st High School Holiday Classic hoops tourney without fans

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LIBERTY — William Jewell College will welcome back the High School Holiday Classic boys basketball tournament for the 41st consecutive year.

Courier-Tribune Fall 2020 All-Area Teams: Football
Football
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Courier-Tribune Fall 2020 All-Area Teams: Football

  • By Mac Moore mac.moore@mycouriertribune.com
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Coach of the Year: Chad Frigon, Liberty

Courier-Tribune Fall 2020 All-Area Teams: Boys soccer
Boys Soccer
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Courier-Tribune Fall 2020 All-Area Teams: Boys soccer

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Coach of the Year: Tom Rottjakob, Liberty

Courier-Tribune Fall 2020 All-Area Teams: Volleyball
Volleyball
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Courier-Tribune Fall 2020 All-Area Teams: Volleyball

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Coach of the Year: Katie Dowden, Liberty North

Courier-Tribune Fall 2020 All-Area Teams: Softball
Softball
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Courier-Tribune Fall 2020 All-Area Teams: Softball

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Coach of the Year: Kaily Mayhugh, Smithville

Eagles girls hoops win back-to-back games
Girls Basketball
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Eagles girls hoops win back-to-back games

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LIBERTY — Liberty North girls basketball got back to a winning record thanks to winning back-to-back games last week.

Kearney girls hoops beat Pirates 38-22, earn 1st win of season
Girls Basketball
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Kearney girls hoops beat Pirates 38-22, earn 1st win of season

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KEARNEY — Kearney girls basketball ended a six-game losing streak by beating Platte County 38-22 Thursday, Dec. 17 at Kearney High School.

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Liberty North and Kearney girls basketball
Girls Basketball
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Liberty North and Kearney girls basketball

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Liberty girls basketball against Park Hill
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Liberty girls basketball against Park Hill

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Eagles swim beats Jays in dual
Girls Swimming And Diving
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Eagles swim beats Jays in dual

  • By Mac Moore mac.moore@mycouriertribune.com
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LIBERTY — Liberty North girls swimming defeated Liberty in a dual Tuesday, Dec. 15 at Liberty Community Center.

Eagles boys wrestling wins Bronco Invite; Warriors take 6th
Wrestling
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Eagles boys wrestling wins Bronco Invite; Warriors take 6th

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LIBERTY — Liberty North boys wrestling took first place in the Bronco Invitational Saturday, Dec. 12 at Lee’s Summit North.

Blue Jays finish 2nd in Liberty North boys hoops tourney
Boys Basketball
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Blue Jays finish 2nd in Liberty North boys hoops tourney

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LIBERTY — Liberty boys basketball lost 67-57 against Park Hill in the championship game of the Liberty North Invitational Tournament on Friday, Dec. 11 at Liberty North High School.

Eagles boys hoops takes 4th in own tourney
Boys Basketball
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Eagles boys hoops takes 4th in own tourney

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LIBERTY — Liberty North boys basketball finished fourth at the Liberty North Invitational Tournament after a 64-47 loss to Basehor-Linwood Friday, Dec. 11 at Liberty North High School.

Kearney boys hoops cruises past Odessa 67-32
Boys Basketball
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Kearney boys hoops cruises past Odessa 67-32

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KEARNEY — Kearney boys basketball defeated Odessa 67-32 on Thursday, Dec. 10 at Odessa High School.

3 area players named to all-state boys soccer teams
Boys Soccer
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3 area players named to all-state boys soccer teams

  • By Mac Moore mac.moore@mycouriertribune.com
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The Missouri High School Soccer Coaches announced the boys all-state teams and three local players made the list.

Eagles girls hoops fall to 2-2 after loss to Raytown
Girls Basketball
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Eagles girls hoops fall to 2-2 after loss to Raytown

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LIBERTY — Liberty North girls basketball finished 1-2 in its Liberty North Invitational Tournament after losing their 3rd-place game against Raytown 44-33 Friday, Dec. 11 at Liberty North High School.

Smithville girls hoops beat Grandview to win 3rd straight
Girls Basketball
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Smithville girls hoops beat Grandview to win 3rd straight

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SMITHVILLE — Smithville girls basketball won its third straight game with a 44-39 win over conference foe Grandview Thursday, Dec. 10 at Smithville High School.

Liberty girls hoops edged out 40-35 by Barstow
Girls Basketball
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Liberty girls hoops edged out 40-35 by Barstow

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LIBERTY — Liberty girls basketball dropped its third straight game after a 40-35 loss to Barstow on Friday, Dec. 11.

Kearney girls hoops falls to 0-4 with loss to Lincoln Prep
Girls Basketball
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Kearney girls hoops falls to 0-4 with loss to Lincoln Prep

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KEARNEY — Kearney girls basketball fell to 0-4 after the team’s 51-28 loss against Lincoln Prep Friday, Dec. 11 to end the Liberty North Invitational Tournament.

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Smithville boys basketball against St. Pius X on Senior Night
Boys Basketball
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Smithville boys basketball against St. Pius X on Senior Night

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Liberty and Liberty North boys and girls wrestling meet
Wrestling
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Liberty and Liberty North boys and girls wrestling meet

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Liberty North boys basketball against Northeast
Boys Basketball
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Liberty North boys basketball against Northeast

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Smithville girls basketball against Pleasant Hill on Senior Night
Girls Basketball
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Smithville girls basketball against Pleasant Hill on Senior Night

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Smithville wrestling teams get individual tourney titles during 1st week
Wrestling
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Smithville wrestling teams get individual tourney titles during 1st week

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SMITHVILLE — Smithville boys and girls wrestling teams did not take home any first-place team trophies this week, but both groups had some individual performers who stood out in tournament action.

Wrestling
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Eagles wrestling teams perfect in duals, boys 2nd in 1st tourney

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LIBERTY — The Liberty North wrestling teams had a strong first week of action as the boys and girls teams went undefeated in dual competitions and the boys took runner-up in their first tournament.

Kearney boys take 3rd at Grain Valley Invite
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Kearney boys take 3rd at Grain Valley Invite

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KEARNEY — Both Kearney wrestling teams had their hands full against teams from Liberty last week, although the boys had a chance to rebound with a third-place finish at the Grain Valley Invite Saturday, Dec. 5.

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Liberty boys wrestling wins 4th Leavenworth Challenger title
Wrestling
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Liberty boys wrestling wins 4th Leavenworth Challenger title

  • By Mac Moore mac.moore@mycouriertribune.com
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LIBERTY — The Liberty Blue Jays wrestling teams got the season started with a few dual wins before they went on the dominate at the Leavenworth Challenger tournament in Leavenworth, Kansas.

Eagles girls basketball run away with 61-33 win over Lee Summit
Girls Basketball
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Eagles girls basketball run away with 61-33 win over Lee Summit

  • By Mac Moore mac.moore@mycouriertribune.com
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LIBERTY — Liberty North girls basketball kicked off the season with a commanding 61-33 win over Lee’s Summit Friday, Dec. 4 at Liberty North High School.

Warriors girls hoops takes 3rd in Savannah tourney, dominate Senior Night
Girls Basketball
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Warriors girls hoops takes 3rd in Savannah tourney, dominate Senior Night

  • By Mac Moore mac.moore@mycouriertribune.com
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SMITHVILLE — Smithville girls basketball finished in third place at the Savannah Tournament after its grinding 26-20 victory over William Chrisman Friday, Dec. 4 at Savannah High School.

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Liberty boys basketball against Free State
Boys Basketball
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Liberty boys basketball against Free State

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Liberty and Kearney girls basketball game
Girls Basketball
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Liberty and Kearney girls basketball game

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Kearney boys hoops fall to Platte County in Savannah tourney final
Boys Basketball
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Kearney boys hoops fall to Platte County in Savannah tourney final

  • By Mac Moore mac.moore@mycouriertribune.com
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KEARNEY — Kearney boys basketball had its hot start cooled down against Platte County in the finals of the Savannah Tournament Saturday, Dec. 7.

Liberty girls hoops defeat Kearney 41-25 in season opener
Girls Basketball
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Liberty girls hoops defeat Kearney 41-25 in season opener

  • By Mac Moore mac.moore@mycouriertribune.com
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LIBERTY — Liberty girls basketball and Kearney girls basketball faced off on Thursday, Dec. 3 in a matchup of two perennial contenders that had huge roster turnover from district championship seasons last year.

Eagles boys hoops split 1st 2 games heading into hosting tourney
Boys Basketball
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Eagles boys hoops split 1st 2 games heading into hosting tourney

  • By Mac Moore mac.moore@mycouriertribune.com
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LIBERTY — Liberty North boys basketball fell short in its season opener 41-37 against St. Joe Central, but the Eagles got back to .500 with a 35-32 road win over Rockhurst on Friday, Dec. 4.

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