Desert Oasis defeated Liberty in a Class 5A high school baseball game Thursday. Here are photos from the game.
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The Durango boys basketball team defeated defending champion Liberty to win the Class 5A state title Saturday at the Thomas & Mack Center.
Durango found its offensive rhythm in the second half as the Trailblazers rolled past Douglas in the Class 5A state semifinals, while Liberty handled Bishop Manogue.
Durango’s Taj Degourville and Tylen Riley combined for 38 points to outlast Dedan Thomas Jr. and Liberty in the Class 5A boys basketball Southern League title game.
Liberty junior point guard Dedan Thomas Jr. scored 23 points as the No. 1-seeded Patriots rolled past No. 4 Coronado in a Class 5A Southern League semifinal Thursday.
Coronado hit nine 3-pointers as it defeated Liberty in a Class 5A Southern League semifinal Wednesday night. The Cougars are headed to the state tournament next week.
Two realignment proposals are on the table, neither of which would change the dominance Bishop Gorman football has over local schools.
Senior forward Ali’a Matavao scored 20 points as the Liberty girls basketball team rolled past Desert Oasis for a home victory Thursday night.
Liberty senior forward Adrienne Puletasi scored 23 points to lead the Patriots to a 59-53 win over Bishop Gorman last Wednesday.
Liberty point guard Dedan Thomas Jr. scored 26 points as the Patriots whipped Bishop Gorman on the road in a rematch of last year’s Class 5A state title game.
Liberty plays at Bishop Gorman on Wednesday night in a rematch of last season’s Class 5A state basketball championship game won by the Patriots.
Liberty guard Dedan Thomas Jr. scored 18 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter and overtime to give the Patriots a win at Coronado on Thursday night.
Liberty romped past Green Valley for a 52-15 road victory in a girls basketball game Thursday night. Here are photos from the game.
Liberty defeated Clark 71-21 in a girls basketball matchup Tuesday night.
New Liberty girls basketball coach Billy Hemberger, who came over from Spring Valley, hopes to help the Patriots compete with heavy favorite Centennial in Class 5A.