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WALL OF FAME
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RAIN
OR SHINE
BACK
THE LIONS 5K ROAD RACE
MAY 10th, 2008
Register on-site
starting at 8am 5/10.
DETAILS

4th ANNUAL
SWING FOR THE PLAYERS
Golf Tournament
May 10th at noon
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2007-2008 ATHLETIC BOOSTER ACCOMPLISHMENTS
LIBERTY FOREVERLooking
for a gift for the 2008 Graduate? How about
making them a part of Liberty Forever? The LHS
Athletic Boosters have created a Wall of Fame in
the Lion’s Den Stadium. You don’t have to be
an athlete, or a graduating student to become
part of the wall. Custom bricks with a variety
of options are available for purchase and will
be added to the wall prior to June 6th.
Additional information and forms are available
via the www.libertyathletics.com website
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MAY 9th WEATHER ANNOUNCEMENTS
Varsity
baseball: meet after school in the locker
room.
Varsity
Softball: practice indoors from 3-4:30, game
postponed until tomorrow at 3 p.m.
Varsity Boys
Lax: meet in Mr. Flemming's room at 3 p.m.
Varsity girls
lax: practice in the gym from 5:30-7
Track-
Practice still on...
Tennis:
Practice at the club today...
CONGRATULATIONS
LADY LIONS TENNIS ON CAPTURING BOTH COUNTY AND
CONFERENCE TITLES
FIRST
INDUCTIONS TO BE HELD MAY 27th at the VARSITY CLUB
BANQUET. You
are cordially invited to attend the
Inaugural Liberty Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
and Varsity Club Banquet
Tuesday, May 27, 2008.
Dinner begins at 6PM in the LHS cafeteria
Catered by Kevin’s Catering
Enjoy Bruce Damasio, guest speaker
Scholarship and Coaches’ awards to be presented.
Admission is free to all paid Varsity Club members,
head varsity coaches, and inductees. Tickets
are $15 for parents and guests. Club members
must pick up their tickets on May 16th during lunch.
Others, please RSVP to
lgillen2@verizon.net
,
With checks payable to LHS Varsity Club
No later than May 20th Congratulations to
this year's inductees:
Nora Murray
Bobbi Tucker
Bruce Damasio
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TRACK
AND FIELD COUNTY RESULTS
JV County Championships
Girls
The girls won convincingly
with a 29 point win helped in large part by winning all the relays. They were
led by Freshman Aimee Edwards who was on two winning relay teams and won the 400
meter dash, freshman Nicole Dorsey who was also on two winning relay teams, won
the 300 Hurdles and placed second in the High Hurdles, and sophomore Colleen
Gallagher who also was on two winning relay teams and won the Pole Vault
competition.
Boys
The boys took 2nd overall led
by the efforts of freshman Mike Sadler who placed in all four of his events
including winning the 100 meter dash. Freshman Austin Curtis also placed in 3
events including a 2nd place finish in the High Hurdles.
Varsity Championships
Girls
The girls placed 4th, 12
points behind Century for 4th place. The girls had lost to Century by 60 points
at the beginning of the season, and have made up a lot of ground in the last
month. The girls were led by Molly Timberlake who broke the senior record in the
High Hurdles and placed 2nd in the 300 Hurdles, and Laura Walker who broke the
school record in Pole Vault with a vault of 9 feet and placing 2nd. Two other
big highlights came from the 4x8 and 4x4 teams, who both ran their best times of
the season by a considerable margin and are closing in on school records in
placing 2nd and 3rd respectively.
Boys
The boys day started with a
huge 4x8 victory as they dominated from the gun in running the 2nd fastest 4x8
time in Liberty history, and one of the fastest in the history of the county
championships. A last minute substitution didn't slow the 4x4 team down, and
they ran a personal best time for the year in placing 3rd. Tim Souders also took
3rd in the 3200 and Mike Hruch placed 3rd in Pole Vault.
ATHLETE
OF THE WEEK-
LIBERTY ATHLETIC
BOOSTER
LIONBACKERS
SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS ARE NOW
AVAILABLE
The LHS Athletic Boosters award four
$500 scholarships to graduating seniors each year.
Student/athletes interested in applying can download our scholarship
application here or pick one up in the guidance office.
Cover Letter
Application
VARSITY CLUB
SCHOLARSHIP
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"STORY OF
GLORY-Tales From the Den"
Take a moment to
read this story. You will certainly see why it is a true
Story of
Glory
Submit
your Story of Glory
If you have never been to a cross country meet, you
are missing something. So many people have said to me:
What happens at ac ross country meet? How boring could
it be to watch people run? First of all, words can't do
it justice, you just have to come and see for yourself.
Secondly, you don't just watch, you run to from
spot to spot to cheer your school on. Even more amazing,
you cheer others on as well. You cheer on the lead
runner because they are the lead and you honor that even
if it isn't your runner. You cheer on the boy or the
girl who is grimacing with each step just because you
know they might need it, and you cheer on the back of
the pack as they make their way through the course. It
is just what you do.
Last night, I saw the most amazing moment of
sportsmanship I have ever witnessed at a sporting even.
Sportsmanship?” you ask. “Well, isn't cross country just
a bunch of people running, trying to win, improve their
own times?” Actually, It is a sport where you can run
varsity one meet and then run JV the next. It is a sport
where you have to dig down deeper than you ever knew you
could and push yourself to the finish line even though
your legs feel like lead and your breathing sounds like
a train chugging up a hill. It is a sport where it
doesn't count unless you cross the finish line. A superb
first mile doesn't mean anything unless it is followed
by two more just like it.
Liberty's Shannon Henretty ran varsity last year. She is
having a tough time this year fighting injuries and a
breathing problem that makes it so tough to even
complete one mile. She has been to many doctors who are
trying to diagnose her problems. Yet, she decided she
wanted to run the Westminster Invite. It isn't the
easiest course the team runs, it has
some nasty hills and the second mile is very tough.
Shannon had decided that she would run despite the
difficulties she was having. Here's what happened: The
JV girls take off as planned while the rest of the team
and assorted parents cheer them on. The JV boys had left
five minutes before making the total runners on the
course about 250. Many of teams waited at the finish
line to cheer the boys and girls as they finished. It
appeared that the race was over and all runners were all
in but one.
“Where's Shannon?” We heard teammates yell to one
another. Suddenly, the team spread out to different
parts of the course to look for her. She was spotted
coming around the bend with still a mile to go. She was
taking short strides and her breathing came in small,
shallow gasps. Girls ran to the fence to encourage her,
yelling her name. Her coach gripped the steel fence and
spoke softly, words of support for only her ears to
hear. She looked ahead not acknowledging the comments,
never
wavering in her steps. She glanced up, took in the huge
hill ahead of her, squared her shoulders, and kept
going. She still had a mile to go. The rest of the teams
were assembling for awards, chatting and eating pizza,
but Shannon did not stop. One of her teammates ran to
her, joined her on the hill and began the incline with
her. “You can do this Shannon!” she said, her voice
catching. “Let's take this hill, Shannon.” Meanwhile,
the news of Shannon's perseverance rippled through the
Liberty team like a wave. Another group ran to the other
side of the hill to greet her as she came down to make
the last descent. Then miraculously, spontaneously, the
whole team lined up, spread apart and reached as far as
they could starting from the finish line stretching far
into the course. “Let's get about three feet apart,”
someone yelled. People began walking across the course
not knowing there was another runner still out there.
“Off the course!” yelled a Liberty teammate. “We still
have one out there!” Parents and Liberty runners
strained their necks to see her come around the corner.
Then we spotted her. Tenacious
in her job, determination in her face, finishing this
race no matter how unbearable, Shannon kept on going;
each step bringing
her closer to the finish line. A crowd of girls ran
behind her and beside her, giving her space, respecting
her will, her drive, her
amazing determination. Then she reached her first
teammate who stood in the blue and gold line and the
swell of screams and cheers erupted. As she passed by
her teammates, they joined her on the sidelines running
and screaming and supporting her. By the time she
crossed the finished line, the mob of Liberty teammates
swelled to 80 strong. Other teams who
had assembled for awards, looked up confused, but then
recognition crossed their faces. They too, clapped
bringing her in. She never gave up. She never stopped.
She never quit. She finished the race and her Liberty
teammates didn't rest until the last one of their own
was in.
There are really two lessons here. Shannon's run was
inspirational. Who among you have it in you to keep
going when everyone else is done? Who among you could
keep going despite the pain and shallow breathing? I
don't know how many steps Shannon took during the 3.1
mile course. I just know she fought for every step and
won.
The second lesson is of course the Liberty Cross country
team. Not resting, not stopping until every last runner
was home and accounted for. The points had long ago been
counted, the winners determined, the medals waited in
the fall sun to be claimed. They would honor their
teammates courage first and show her the respect she
deserved. In a few years we won't remember who won the
Westminster Invitational, but many of us will never
forget the guts one slight, beautifully determined girl
showed us that day.
Thank you Shannon for showing us your courage and never
giving up.
written by Beth Kobett
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