Liberty soccer, volleyball squads nab early-season wins
Liberty Middle School girls soccer player Norah Lor (right) moves toward the goal during the Lady Knights’ home opener against East Burke on Sept. 10. Liberty won the match by an 8-0 score behind three goals from Presley Powell, two goals apiece from Lor and Kaiden Mull, and one goal from Adah Clark. The Lady Knights (3-0 in Foothills Athletic Conference) also won by a 6-0 final at Heritage (1-1) on Tuesday, while the Lady Raiders (0-3) lost to visiting Table Rock (3-0) by a 7-0 score before traveling to West McDowell on Thursday.
- JAMES LYNCH JR. photos / THE PAPER
Liberty boys soccer player Liam Chapman (left) tries to keep possession during a contest against East Burke on Sept. 10 in Morganton. Chapman and teammate Tavern Massingill each scored a goal as the Knights won, 5-3, in overtime, with Zachary Meeks scoring their other three goals. Liberty (3-0 in FAC) also earned a 7-2 road win over Heritage (0-2) on Tuesday, while the Raiders (0-3) lost to Table Rock (2-1) by a 3-0 final in Icard before visiting West McDowell on Thursday.
- JAMES LYNCH JR. / THE PAPER
Liberty’s Whitley Strange (right) looks to send the ball past Heritage’s Ivy Brown during a volleyball match on Tuesday in Morganton. The Lady Knights (3-0 in FAC) outlasted the Lady Eagles (1-1) in five sets — scores were 25-21, 20-25, 23-25, 25-12, and 15-8 — behind 12 aces and two kills from Strange, five aces from Jenna Kanipe, four aces and two blocks from Isabel Hennessee, four aces and two assists from Ivy Robinson, four aces from Abby Paterno, and three aces and two kills from Macy Loomis. Liberty enjoyed a bye on Thursday, while Heritage hosted Table Rock (0-3).
- JAMES LYNCH JR. / THE PAPER
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Liberty Middle School girls soccer player Norah Lor (right) moves toward the goal during the Lady Knights’ home opener against East Burke on Sept. 10. Liberty won the match by an 8-0 score behind three goals from Presley Powell, two goals apiece from Lor and Kaiden Mull, and one goal from Adah Clark. The Lady Knights (3-0 in Foothills Athletic Conference) also won by a 6-0 final at Heritage (1-1) on Tuesday, while the Lady Raiders (0-3) lost to visiting Table Rock (3-0) by a 7-0 score before traveling to West McDowell on Thursday.
- JAMES LYNCH JR. photos / THE PAPER
Liberty boys soccer player Liam Chapman (left) tries to keep possession during a contest against East Burke on Sept. 10 in Morganton. Chapman and teammate Tavern Massingill each scored a goal as the Knights won, 5-3, in overtime, with Zachary Meeks scoring their other three goals. Liberty (3-0 in FAC) also earned a 7-2 road win over Heritage (0-2) on Tuesday, while the Raiders (0-3) lost to Table Rock (2-1) by a 3-0 final in Icard before visiting West McDowell on Thursday.
- JAMES LYNCH JR. / THE PAPER
Liberty’s Whitley Strange (right) looks to send the ball past Heritage’s Ivy Brown during a volleyball match on Tuesday in Morganton. The Lady Knights (3-0 in FAC) outlasted the Lady Eagles (1-1) in five sets — scores were 25-21, 20-25, 23-25, 25-12, and 15-8 — behind 12 aces and two kills from Strange, five aces from Jenna Kanipe, four aces and two blocks from Isabel Hennessee, four aces and two assists from Ivy Robinson, four aces from Abby Paterno, and three aces and two kills from Macy Loomis. Liberty enjoyed a bye on Thursday, while Heritage hosted Table Rock (0-3).
- JAMES LYNCH JR. / THE PAPER
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