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Liberty North football begins defense of last season’s state title
LIBERTY — With a new season set to start, Liberty North football will soon begin its defense of the Class 6 state title from last fall — the program’s first state title. After coming up just short of a state title in 2022, the Eagles put it all together and broke through for their first state championship last fall. They also finished the season with an overall record of 13-1 and won the KC Suburban Gold Conference with a conference record of 4-0. On their way to the state title, they also extended their streak of four-straight district titles.
Can't Count the Champs Out
Until the final bell rings, you can’t ever count out the champ. Liberty North, the defending Missouri Class 6 state champion, survived a scare by No. 25 Blue Springs South in the opening weekend of high school football in Missouri on Friday night. The Eagles, No. 1 in the...
Trey Snyder: Rising Star from Liberty North High School to St. Lucie Mets
The New York Mets organization has promoted Trey Snyder, a shortstop out of Liberty North High School in Missouri, to the low-level Single-A St. Lucie Mets of the Florida State League (FSL), today St. Lucie announced via X. Snyder–a fifth-round 2024 MLB Draft selection, 144th overall–becomes the first Mets high...
THCF announces record-breaking scholarship season
Truman Heartland Community Foundation reports that 334 students have been awarded $828,181 in scholarships for the 2024-25 school year to help them pursue higher education. This is a 70 percent increase over the total awards made just four years ago in 2020. The Foundation received 2,271 applications from students throughout the region, with 409 community volunteers investing thousands of hours meticulously reviewing. There were 461 total scholarships awarded from 173 named scholarships. Since 1982, THCF has been dedicated to supporting area students through its scholarship program and has now surpassed $7.5 million in total awards.
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