Blackcats hand LHHS 66-61 loss in Gatesville tourney title game By Chuck Licata Maybe it was the fact the varsity Panthers came into the game riding a 13-game win streak. Maybe it was the fact Mexia kicked its quick speed into gear. Whatever the reason, it was Mexia that outscored Barry Boren’s Liberty Hill Panthers, [...]

By Chuck Licata It was played the way a tournament championship game should be played. The battle for the Gatesville Holiday Tournament title Tuesday (Dec. 28) between the Liberty Hill Lady Panthers and the host Gatesville Lady Hornets was a classic – tight all the way to the end. And when the final buzzer sounded [...]

By Monroe Williamson, LH Leader Sportswriter Coach Boren and the Liberty Hill Runnin’ Panther boys basketball team improved their record to 17 and 3 on the season, with a hard fought 65-53 victory over Austin McCallum Tuesday afternoon at the Gatesville Tournament. The Panthers are riding a thirteen game winning streak as they advanced to [...]

By Monroe Williamson, LH Leader Sportswriter Coach Matt Kirschner's Lady Panthers shook off a slow start against the Lady Wildcats from Waco Connally for a victory that propelled them to the championship game Tuesday night at the Gatesville Basketball Tournament. The Lady Panthers hit 12 of 20 from the charity stripe and 4 of 9 [...]

Tuesday evening: LH Lady Panthers defeat Gatesville, 60-58, to win Tournament Championship. Congrats to Matt Kirschner & the Lady Panthers! Also, the LH Panthers finish second in the tournament after falling to Mexia, 66-61, in the tournament championship game. The Panthers played well in the tourney and came up just short. Congrats to Barry Boren [...]

By Chuck Licata Back in 1993-95, this reporter was the beat reporter for the San Antonio Spurs for then-KMOL-TV in San Antonio. Those years were highly entertaining because of one Dennis Rodman. Each day was interesting in the world of the NBA’s best rebounder – whether it was what color his hair was that day [...]

The LH Lady Panthers beat Mexia, 68-58, in the first game of the Gatesville Holiday Tournament tonight. Liberty Hill led 19-8 after the first quarter, 38-28 at halftime and 54-40 after 3 quarters. LH Scoring: Taylor Russell 18 points; Kourtney Bevers 16 points; Lorrie Potts 9 points; Jessica Green 8 points; Cat Johnson 5 points; [...]

By Chuck Licata The Panthers beat a very good Class 4A team in Bastrop in their second game on “Manic Monday” at the Gatesville Holiday tourney. The 59-55 victory extended Liberty Hill’s win streak to 13 games. Liberty Hill beat a Bastrop squad that played without its top scorer – Jordan Roach – who was [...]

Scheduling note: the LHHS Lady Panthers were supposed to play at 6pm, but the Gatesville Holiday Tournament is running late, so the Lady Panthers will probably tip off against Mexia sometime around 6:30 p.m. or so. Stay tuned for updates! The LHHS boys are 2-0 on Manic Monday at Gatesville as they beat Bastrop, 59-55, [...]

By Chuck Licata The Panthers rolled to a surprisingly easy win over the Jarrell Cougars on Monday morning. The Cougars (15-2) entered the game ranked in the top 10 in Class 2A and had just one loss on the season – a defeat to the hands of Salado last week. But the Panthers struck early [...]

Chuck Licata is headed up to Gatesville today to cover LH boys and girls basketball at the Gatesville tourney. Boys play at 10:30 a.m., followed by either a 3pm (if they win the 10am game) or 4:30pm game (if they lose the 10:30am game)..then the Lady Panthers at 6 p.m. Look for updates throughout the [...]

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