Six Liberal soccer players sign letters of intent

Six soccer players from Liberal’s Western Athletic Conference boys championship team signed scholarship agreements on Thursday.

Nestor Morales, Sammy Duque signed with Cesar Jurado Garden City Community College, and Noel Grajeda, Alfredo Garcia and Mario Lopez signed with Dodge City Community College.

Duque, a goal keeper, was the WAC player of the year. Jurado, who led Liberal in scoring with 19 goals, Garcia and Morales were all members of the All-WAC team. Liberal went 17-2-1 overall and 6-0-1 in the WAC. The Redskins finished third at the 5A state championships.

The six players are pictured above with their coach, Lori Navarro. They are, left to right: Garcia, Grajeda, Mario Lopez, Navarro, Morales, Duque and Jurado.