Former Leander Head Coach Steve Gideon and personal strength and conditioning trainer T.J. Garza want your student athlete to be the best that he can be. To that end, they have opened Texas Football Academy, an intense, year-round training program to develop basic football skills for boys entering 6th grade through high school. The program [...]

by Merle Rouillard, Auxiliary President As a result of leasing the VFW building on Sundays and Thursdays to Texas Charity Bingo and allowing the organization to oversee the Post’s bingo operation, the VFW is able to stay open and continue to support numerous programs and charities that involve our community, our troops, and our veterans. [...]

Contributed by Merle Rouillard - Last week, the VFW Ladies Auxiliary showed the nurses of our community just how much we appreciate them by treating them to dinner at Dahlia Cafe and giving them roses from Fantasia Flowers.

  25-3A Softball Standings (2011) District                                                Overall Team               Won    Lost     Pct.      GB       Won    Lost Liberty Hill+       9          1          .900     -          24 ........8 Burnet*               6          4          .600     3 Lampasas*      6          4          .600     3          18        11 Taylor                 4          6          .400     4 Salado               4          6          .400   [...]

By Merle Bertrand, Sportswriter The Liberty Hill Lady Panthers defeated the Burnet Lady Bulldogs 12-3 at home Thursday night (April 21). Unlike the baseball team (that was also playing Burnet across town), Coach Charice Hankins’ Lady Panthers (9-1 in 25-3A, 24-8 overall) had already clinched the District 25-3A championship. The Lady Bulldogs (6-4 in 25-3A, [...]

By Merle Bertrand, Sportswriter Liberty Hill sports fans are used to speed. Whether it’s LHHS Panthers or Lady Panthers student-athletes running wild on the gridiron, field, court, diamond, race course or track, speed has always been a part of the purple and gold’s arsenal. It shouldn’t be surprising, then, that there’s a Liberty Hill resident [...]

Final Score by Chuck Licata Congrats to the LHHS Lady Panthers – Charice Hankins’ softball team won the District 25-3A championship. The Lady Panthers will play a warm-up game then head into the UIL playoffs – the same playoffs that produced a Region I finals berth last season. Meantime, the LHHS baseball team is fighting [...]

By Chuck Licata Co-Publisher The Liberty Hill-Burnet rivalry already speaks for itself. The fact the varsity baseball game Friday (April 22) between the Panthers and the visiting Bulldogs had direct playoff implications made for a playoff-like atmosphere at The Baseball Field on the Hill. Unfortunately for the Liberty Hill supporters, Burnet pitcher Emil Litterer settled [...]

“Ashley Ans at the plate. Here’s the 1-0 to Ans..and a blooper to right field, and Weems - a great diving grab! On the line drive, Courtney Weems, the freshman center fielder – with a diving grab – one down! An awesome catch - wow!” K-MAC Sports broadcast: Chuck Licata’s call of Courtney Weems’ diving [...]

Enjoy a fashion show, live music, good eats and treats and help raise money for a local organization at Strut 512 Premiere Party 6:30-10 p.m.  May 12 at the Umlauf Sculpture Garden & Museum, 605 E. Robert E. Lee Road, Austin, TX 78704. A Mix & Mingle will start with food from Old School BBQ [...]

LHHS beats Lampasas, 12-4, clinches 25-3A crown By Chuck Licata Co-Publisher Talk about “taking one for the team.” There was LHHS pitcher Kourtney Bevers in the circle for the Lady Panthers, who were tied with Lampasas (Tuesday, April 19 at Lampasas) at 1-1 in the bottom of the third when the 9-hole hitter, Callyn Smith, [...]

Immediately after church services on Sunday, April 24, 2011, the L.H. United Methodist Church will have a groundbreaking ceremony for a multipurpose worship center that will include a full-size gym that will be able to be converted into a worship space, classrooms, and kitchen.