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Lady Tigers tennis team busy early

September 12, 2025

The Lamar Lady Tigers tennis team has been busy early this season. They recently took place in a tournament at Mount Vernon and finished third.Lamar's number one singles...

Lamar Democrat/Chris Morrow
Lamar's Terren Williams had a big night on the ground for the Tigers in a season opening loss to McDonald County. Here he fights through several would-be tacklers on his way to a first half touchdown.

Tigers bounce back after opening week loss

September 12, 2025

With a number of young and inexperienced players stepping into key roles this season, it's not surprising that the Lamar Tigers dropped their...

Lamar Democrat/Payton Morrow
The Liberal Bulldogs hosted the Greenfield Wildcats Friday night and fans were treated to a hard-fought contest from both sides. The game came down to the final seconds. The Bulldogs were able to come away with a 22-20 victory. Here Greenfield lines up to run an offensive play.

Bulldogs pull away in final seconds with 22-20 victory

September 12, 2025

Photos courtesy of Cathy Williams

Liberal tops district foe Greenfield

September 9, 2025

The Liberal Bulldogs hosted their district foe, Greenfield, Friday night, Sept. 5. Greenfield took the opening kickoff to start the first quarter,...

Photo by Terry Redman
Senior running back No. 7 Karson Parker tries to break free from this Patriot defenders attempted jersey tackle as No. 6 Terren Williams and No. 56 Logan Powell block in the Tigers victory.

Tigers secure first victory of the season

September 8, 2025

Photos by Cathy Williams

Liberal drops first game of season, 42-40

September 3, 2025

The Liberal Bulldogs played their first game of the season on Friday, Aug. 29, at Drexel. Although Liberal played their hearts out until the very...

Photo by Terry Redman
Lamar sophomore linebacker No. 8 Bryer Eidson shoots through the line to sack the Mustangs quarterback for a loss in the Tigers season opening game. The Tigers will try to get on track on Friday night as they travel to Granby to take on the East Newton Patriots.

Lamar falls to McDonald County, 39-35

September 2, 2025

Photo courtesy of Cathy Williams
Liberal held a football jamboree on Friday, Aug. 22, with Jasper, Lockwood and Greenfield team members competing. Each team played 12 offensive plays and 12 defensive plays vs each team. Admission was free.

Liberal hosts jamboree

August 26, 2025

Kenny Howard is pictured with members of his family, Kailey Jungmann, Annie Jungmann, Curt Roland, Ayla Van da Griff, Susan Roland, Nancy Adams, John Adams, David Howard, Joani Howard, Allison Van da Griff, Lenora Adams and Emily Adams.

Kenny Howard Basketball Courts dedicated

A crowd gathered at the basketball courts at the Lamar City Park on Wednesday, June 18, in order to honor local businessman and benefactor Kenny...

Photo by Cathy Williams
Ally Barton, a sophomore at Liberal High School, placed third with a time of 1:00.40 in the Girls 400 Meter Dash at the Missouri State Class 1 Championship held May 23 and 24, at Adkins Stadium in Jefferson City. Barton (right in the photo) also placed second in the Girls 800 Meter Run with a time of 2:21.96, while Liberal senior Taylor Swarnes (left in the photo) took second with 2:25.39. Members of the Liberal High School girls track team placed sixth in the Girls 4x800 Meter Relay with a time of 10:29.30 and Liberal sophomore Ava Garrett (in the second picture) placed ninth in the Girls Discus Throw with a measurement of 32.75m. Liberal placed fifth in the Overall Women Class 1 Team Rankings.

Liberal girls place at state championship

Photo by Cathy WilliamsAlly Barton, a sophomore at Liberal High School, placed third with a time of 1:00.40 in the Girls 400 Meter Dash at the...

Photo by Cathy Williams
Ben Dingman, a sophomore at Liberal High School and member of the boys track team, won the State Championship title in the Triple Jump with a measurement of 13.38m at the Missouri State Class 1 Championship held May 23 and 24, at Adkins Stadium at Jefferson City High School. Dingman also placed eighth in the Boys Long Jump with 6.24m and third in the Boys 300 Meter Hurdles with a score of 40.75. Liberal High School ranked 11th in Class 1 team rankings.

Dingman earns Triple Jump State Champion title

Photo by Payton Morrow
The Lamar Tigers had a terrific season including winning the district championship. Key to the Tigers success was the play of a strong senior class. At a recent home game second baseman Cooper Haun goes back on pop-up while fellow senior Eli Hull sprints in from right field. The Tigers dropped a hard-fought sectional battle with Clever Wednesday at Monett to complete their season.

Tigers fall to Clever in sectional

By CHRIS MORROWMONETT- Some bad hitting luck and a couple of untimely errors by the Lamar Tigers turned out to be the difference in Wednesday's...

Photo by Payton Morrow
The Liberal Lady Bulldogs finished fifth in Class 1 in the Track and Field State Championships last weekend in Jefferson City. Fifty-five schools were represented. Here, Liberal High School sophomore Ally Barton heads for the finish line. She finished third in the 400 meter dash and second in the open 800 meters and the 1600 meters and was a member of the 4x800 relay team that finished sixth.

Class 1 state track meet features many area athletes

JEFFERSON CITY- Several area athletes excelled at last weekend's Class 1 State Track and Field Championships in Jefferson City.The Jasper Lady...

Photo by Ozark Sports Center
Preston Heins placed third with a jump of 6.67 (21’ 10.6”) in the Class 3 Long Jump at the MSHSAA State Competition held in Jefferson City. Preston will continue long jumping as an unattached athlete in AAU Track & Field for the remaining summer season.

Class 3 State Track results/Williams places first in Discus

Several members of both the boys and girls Lamar High School Track Teams loaded the bus on Thursday afternoon, May 22 for their trip to Adkins...

Lamar Democrat/Melody Metzger
Lamar High School state qualifying students left the high school at about 1:45 p.m. on Thursday, May 22, as they earned the right to participate in the State Track and Field meet to be held in Jefferson City. Following group pictures, the students and coaches loaded up on the bus and they were escorted out of town by Lamar Police Officer Mitchell Shaw.

State qualifiers head to Jefferson City

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