5-29-10 - Boys break 1600R again, 7th in team standings.     

In the most exciting finish of the day, the Boys just missed their 2nd 1600 Relay crown posting their 2nd School Record of the meet.  Final day highlights were Eric Bice taking 6th in the 800,

Devin Bennett was 8th in the Triple Jump with a mark of 44' 8", missing the school record by 3/4",

and the girls 4x200 team finishing 7th overall.

 

5-28-10 - Gordon breaks LJ record for 2nd, Stacy 3rd in Jav -

 

Josh Gordon inched past Ken Jones on the board with a 22' 2" leap, 1" behind the 3A state winning jump.

 Peter, throwing into a strong headwind,

also medaled in the Discus by finishing 7th. 

Eric Bice led the entire way in his 800 heat to advance to the finals.

 Just out of the medals was Devin Bennett, 9th in the Long Jump.  Troy went down hard on the 9th hurdle in the 300H in the heats but still finished the race.

5-27-10 - BOYS Break 1600R Record

On the 1st day of competition, the Patriot team of Solly, Bice, Bennett & Gordon broke the state meet winning time of 2007 with a win in the prelims.  The Girls 4x200 continues to finals on Sat. but the 4x400 team failed to move on despite running their best time of the year in the deepest 3A field ever at State.  Hamilton Noel cleared 12'6" to take 9th in the PV.

Dist Results:  Wed Field   Wed Track  Fri Field   Fri Track

BOYS DISTRICT CHAMPS!

5-21-10 - District, Day 2 - Led by Josh Gordon (1st in Long Jump & 4x400, 2nd in High Jump & 8th in Triple Jump) and Peter Stacy (1st in Javelin, 2nd in Discus & 5th in Shot),

 the Liberty Boys won their 1st ever Sea-King District title with 100 pts over Bellevue's 87.  Meet highlights included a dramatic come-from-behind victory for the Boys 4x400 team, the Girls 4x200 & 4x400 teams moving on to State,

and a 2-3 finish in the Pole Vault for Alex Faulkner & Hamilton Noel. 

Troy Solly moves on to State with a 4th in the 300 hurdles and Eric Bice broke his week old 800m record, placing 3rd in 1:54.87.

5-19-10 - DISTRICT, DAY 1: Stacy District Javelin Champ - Despite periods of hard rain and wind, Peter Stacy came through with a 179' 5" throw to become the 1st Champion of the meet for Liberty. 

Next up was Eric Bice with a 3rd place in the 1600,

then Emily Pestil-Dimmitt took 4th in the High Jump. 

Devin Bennett was 2nd in the Triple Jump (Josh Gordon 8th) and then qualified for the 800 finals on Fri.

All the relay teams qualified for finals on Friday and Megan Chucka set a PB in qualifying in the 800.

5-14-10 - KINGO, DAY 2: Gordon ties HJ record @ 6' 5", Bice lowers 800 record to 1:55.37.

Despite winning 9 of 17 events, 2 school records broken and 1 tied, the Liberty Boys came up short against Bellevue in finishing 2nd at Kingco.  It was a great day with Josh Gordon tying the school record in the High Jump @ 6' 5" for the win.

Eric Bice (shown with prev. record holder Ian Smith) won the 800 in a school record 1:55.37. Hamilton Noel & Alex Faulkner went 1 ~2 in the Pole Vault with Devin Bennet & Josh Gordon going 1 ~ 2 in the Triple Jump.

 

Peter Stacey won his 3rd event, adding the Discus title to the Jav record on Wed. 

Also crowned as a Kingco Champ was Troy Solly in the 300 hurdles.

 

The girls didn't have any individual winners but the 4x200 & 4x400 relays came away with victories.

 

5-12-10 - KINGCO, DAY 1: STACY BREAKS JAV RECORD -186' 3"

With 4 events complete, the boys were ahead of Bellevue 48 ~ 44, led by Peter Stacy's #1 in the Javelin with a new school record of 186' 3" and 2nd in the Shot Put.  Josh & Devin went 1 ~2 in the Long Jump and Eric Bice won an exciting duel in the 1600. 

The girls had no individual winners, but Megan Chucka moves on to District in the 1600 by finishing 3rd and there were many qualifiers for the Friday finals. 

5-10-10 - The Patriots will take over 50 athletes to this years Kingco meet, almost equally divided between the boys & girls teams.  We will have bus transportation for the Varsity meet Wed & Fri and coach/parent transportation for the JV meet on Thurs. The Kingco meet sched is here,  the JV meet is run like a dual meet where everyone not entered in the Varsity meet can compete in their event with no advance sign-up or schedule.  Athletes who need transportation to JV Kingco should have a field trip form in their possession.

5-6-10 - BOYS REMAIN UNDEFEATED FOR 2010.  

With the sun shining down, the Patriot's boys team pulled out all the stops to defeat visiting Issaquah & Skyline in the Issaquah District Meet, Liberty 65, Skyline 61 & Issaquah 55.  Peter Stacy led the way again for the boys with 3 wins in the throws, with Troy Solly winning both hurdle races.  Eric Bice broke the Liberty 3200 record with a strong solo run and Devin Bennett added a foot to his personal best in winning the Triple Jump.  The boys were also undefeated in Kingco competition in 2008.

The girls competed hard against their powerful 4A rivals.  picking up wins by Liz Ryker in the 400 and Megan Chucka in a thrilling 800.  Big PR's were set by Kaily Davies in the 1600 & 3200 and Michaela Chucka in the 400.  Final scores were Skyline 91, Issaquah 48 & Liberty 39  The girls finish 5-3 for the year.

5-1-10 - The girls started the day @ the Lake Washington Invite where Emily (300H), Maddie Hughes (1500) & Liz (100 & 200) recorded personal bests.  In the afternoon Shoreline Meet, Troy (300H) & Peter (Jav) did the same with Devin & Troy getting equal 51.5 sec splits in the 1600R.

4-29-10 - The Boys kept the streak alive, now 6-0 for the year, with a 92 ~ 52  win against Eastlake. The girls are 5-1 with a 107 ~ 29 win.  Big winners were Peter Stacy, winning all the throws with a personal best 49' 4" in the shot.  Troy Solly and Josh Gordon had 2 individual wins each.  Emily Pestl-Dimmitt took home 3 wins by adding the High Jump to both her hurdles victories.  8 Patriot girls had individual wins.  Lots of personal bests were set on a great day for competing. 

4-24-10 -  It was windy most of the day but didn't rain @ the Bellevue Invite.  Liberty's best result was the boys 4x400 team which placed 2nd in a very close finish.  Peter Stacy picked up a pair of thirds in the Jav & Disc with Liz Ryker (200m) Troy Solly (110H) and Emily Pestil-Dimmitt (100H) all placing 4th in their events.  Complete results are on Athletic.Net

 

4-22-10 - By the very slimmest of margins, the Liberty boys beat Issaquah 73 ~ 72, led by outstanding throws by Peter Stacy who came away with 3 wins.  Troy Solly & Josh Gordon were close behind with 2 individual wins apiece, with single winners Devin Bennett & Eric Bice bringing home the victory in the 1600 relay in their seasons best time.  The boys are now 5-0 on the year