West’s Kolby Carpenter ties 3A career home run record By Chuck Licata After beating #6 West by a 6-1 count Monday night (April 30) at Troy High School, Mike Kristan’s Liberty Hill Panthers baseball team was probably asking itself, “What loss to Salado?” The Panthers survived Kolby Carpenter’s pitching and hitting, scoring one run in [...]

LHHS overcomes 4-0 deficit, rocks 2 pitchers for 10-9 victory  By Chuck Licata Back in 2004, current LHHS softball coach Charice Hankins had a very good Liberty Hill softball team, led by the likes of Kami Crane. Those Lady Panthers ran into the La Vernia Lady Bears in a one-game, winner-take-all playoff game. Despite being [...]

By Chuck Licata  One and done, second time around: The Lady Panthers survived their first one-game, winner-take-all playoff game. Now, Charice Hankins’ squad will face their second one this week. It was announced the Lady Panthers will take on Fredericksburg in a “one-and-done” this Friday (May 11) at Marble Falls High School. Fortunately, Liberty Hill’s [...]

Final Score By Chuck Licata This coming weekend, there are three events relating to LHHS sports. One of them should be observed – and enjoyed – by most in the community. The other two are very important, the results of which will hopefully lead to more athletic events. The Class 3A state track meet will [...]

By Chuck Licata The final athletic event for four seniors (Cameron Cardwell, Jessica Green, Susie Kemper and Andrew Waller-de la Rosa) who’ll represent the LHHS senior class of 2011-12 comes Saturday, May 12 at the Class 3A state meet at Mike A. Meyers Stadium on the campus of the University of Texas. One day before [...]

By Chuck Licata Liberty Hill High School head baseball coach Mike Kristan likes being in this position. “It’s been a while since we’ve been in the position of heading into the area playoffs as district champions,” Kristan stated Monday at practice. “These kids have earned this right and I’m excited for them.” The Panthers will [...]

  Softball flame-thrower focused on getting team to state tourney By Chuck Licata The commitment announcement came via an exclusive to the Liberty Hill Leader back on Nov. 21, 2011. Now, it’s official: Kourtney Bevers, one of the greatest all-around student-athletes (female, and otherwise) ever to wear a Liberty Hill uniform, is headed to the [...]

Sculptor, painter, inventor, impossible problem solver, that’s Liberty Hill area resident Roger Pierce.  Ever since he was a very young boy, Roger has been especially infatuated with the intricacies of hands, fingers, and feet - the lines, the wrinkles, all the characteristics that make each person unique. Much of his artwork reflects this fascination.  Now, [...]

That something BIG going on at the Liberty Hill United Methodist Church is very close now to becoming a reality!  The building, which will be a multi-purpose worship center, will be dedicated on May 20 at 10:30am.  The community is welcome to attend this historic event.  Area Bishop Dorff will be in attendance.   ‘Legacy [...]

Regional qualifiers will compete Friday in Marble Falls ‘warm up’ meet By Chuck Licata Co-Publisher   Let there be no doubt. According to Liberty Hill High School girls’ track coach Gretchen Peterson: “They (LHHS track & field athletes) have really been working hard, so it's just great to be taking a bus load of kids [...]

By Merle Bertrand and Chuck Licata Liberty Hill High School has seen some serious academic and athletic talent run through its halls the past few years. Last Wednesday (April 11), the school produced three more college signees, as volleyball players Stephanie Metzger (Bentley University) and Catherine Heath (McMurry University) as well as basketball star Jordan [...]

By Chuck Licata LHHS senior Lauren Jackson is blessed with “All-American” high school girls looks – she’s blond, pretty with a beaming smile. Yet, there is a part of Jackson that isn’t content with “just” graduating from high school and moving on to the next level. No, the daughter of Glenn and Andrea Jackson is [...]