The Liberal High School volleyball team has nine wins in the past two years and 18 wins in the last three years. The seniors have had a different head coach in each of the past four years. Katie Garia in 2023, Jelena Cohadarevic in 2024, Lorena Cisneros in 2025, and now Erika Asencio. The Domincan Republic native was an assistant coach last year steps in as head coach. She played college volleyball at Miami-Dade and Western Oklahoma State. Lorena Cisneros was interim head coach last year and is back to the assistant coaching staff this season. Liberal was 5-29 last season and forfeited one of their tournaments. They were 4-30 in 2024 and 9-22 in 2023. Even with the coaching musical chairs and recent struggles, there is optimism going into the season.
There are 32 in the volleyball program with 11 on the varsity, 11 on JV, and 10 on C team. There are four returning starters including Jr. Haiden Lyon, Jr. Miah Janko, Jr. Brooklyn Short, and Sr. Liliana Santiago. The varsity also includes Sr. Eden Monge, Fr. Devyn Horyna, So. Vivi Amparan, Jr. Vivi Favila, So. Yarah Martinez, So. Brianna Mendoza, and Sr. Nathalie Ortega.
Liberal’s schedule has been slightly altered. There will be quads in all five WAC gyms instead of one WAC Tournament as in the past.
LHS won the WAC and went to state in 2022 going 27-10. They were 19-16 in 2021 which was their first winning season since 2016. Before the 19-16 season in 2021, the Redskins were 14-18, 16-21, 18-19, and 15-20 in 2020, 2019, 2018, and 2017. They were 17-16 in 2016. LHS went 97-57 in four years under Thais Baziquetto from 2010-2013. Their last state appearance before 2022 was 2008 when they went 29-12 and had won WAC in 2008 after also winning the conference in 2007(32-7) and 2006 (31-5).
The Redskins were featured during Sportsguys Thursday morning.
Schedule
August 29- at Wichita North Tournament 8am
September 1- Perryton 5pm
September 3- at Garden City Triangular 4pm (Goodland and Perryton)
September 10- Lamar 4pm
September 15- at Dodge City (WAC Quad) 4pm
September 19- Liberal Tournament (Dodge City, Colby, and Scott City)
September 22- at Garden City (WAC Quad) 4pm
September 29- at Great Bend (WAC Quad)4pm
October 6- at Holcomb Triangular (Scott City and Holcomb)
October 10- at Clearwater Tournament 8am
October 13- WAC Quad at Liberal
October 24- Regional
October 31- State
