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Liberty Tops St. Dominic to Win Back-to-Back District Championships

In a back-and-forth game for the Class 4 District title, Liberty defeats St. Dominic for the second time in the row
Will Nolan, Reporter | November 12, 2024
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The boys varsity soccer team celebrates their district championship win in front of the St. Dominic student section.

What some people would call the toughest game of the tournament, turned out to be the toughest game of the entire season. In a back-and-forth physical game that went into double overtime, Liberty completed their district championship run with a 3-2 win against St. Dominic. This is the second time in a row Liberty has beat St. Dominic in the district championship.

Head Coach Tony Luedecke had high hopes for this game, knowing that it was going to be their toughest game of the season.

“I think it’s gonna be a good match, we both play a similar system and are very physical, which is gonna create some good soccer,” Luedecke said. 

The Eagles got the first goal of the game on head ball from Corey Lynch (11).

“It was a good feeling, I mean, to go score the first goal in the championship game against a really good team, you can’t beat that,” Lynch said.

Corey Lynch jumps up or a head ball with the St. Dominic defender. (Lilly Brown)

The Eagles had a solid 2-1 lead going into halftime, but St. Dominic quickly answered 30 seconds into the second half to tie it up 2-2, where it stayed for the remainder of regular time. Throughout the entire game both sides of the stands were filled with people from both teams, including massive student sections chanting and cheering on their team. 

Though St. Dominic had the one seed and was projected to win, Gavin Hollowell (12) quickly ended their season 30 seconds into the second overtime on a screamer into the upper right corner.

“It felt great, the Dominic student section was on the side we scored, and they were talking [trash] the whole game, so it felt really good to score the game winner and celebrate in front of them,” Hollowell said. 

The Eagles defeated the Crusaders in last year’s district finals 1-0, but their state run quickly ended in the quarterfinals against John Burroughs. Liberty will play SLUH on Nov. 16, at home for the state quarterfinals, where Coach Luedecke hopes he can make a long run to the state championship. 

LIBERTY 3, ST. DOMINIC 2 (2OT)

FIRST HALF

LHS Corey Lynch  10 minutes in

STD Johnny Petruso  26 minutes in

LHS Jackson Rocco  30 minutes in

SECOND HALF

STD Johnny Petruso  30 seconds in

OVERTIME 2

Gavin Hollowell 30 seconds in

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Will Nolan
Will Nolan, Reporter
Will Nolan is a junior, this is his first year in publications. This year he is taking intro to journalism, as well as broadcast media. Will currently works at the Sportsbarn while also having his own media business. Will currently plays for the baseball team which he enjoys to do for school and outside of school. After high school, Will plans on keeping up with sports media in college. Will enjoys playing baseball, hanging out with friends, and traveling.
Lilly Brown
Lilly Brown, Editor-in-Chief of The Talon
Lilly Brown is a senior, and is the editor-in-chief of the Talon yearbook as well as the social media manager for LHS Publications. This is her third year in publications and her second year as an editor. Lilly is also a part of girls swim, NHS, and Link Crew. Lilly also works at the Renaud outside of school as a gym attendant and front desk worker. In her free time she enjoys going to the gym, reading, puzzling, and playing Sims. Lilly plans on attending State Technical College of Missouri and pursuing a Digital Marketing degree after graduation.