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Judging by its performance this weekend, Buchanan High is back among the Central Section's volleyball elite.

And with a masterful performance over the past two days, Liberty-Bakersfield staked its claim to be considered the Valley's best team.

Behind tournament MVP Haylee Roberts, The Bee's third-ranked Patriots topped the No. 4 Bears 25-18, 25-18 on Saturday in the final of the Clovis Volleyball Challenge, a 28-team tournament that annually draws the section's best teams and serves as an early-season power indicator.

"Liberty right now is definitely the strongest team," Buchanan coach Marian Battles said. "They have a lot of weapons."

The Patriots completed a 7-0 run through the tournament held at Clovis North High by defeating Buchanan for the second time in three days.

With eight of its top nine players back from last season's 24-12, Central Section Division I semifinal team, Liberty trailed only briefly in the first set and after the first point of the second en route to winning the tournament title for the second straight season.

Roberts had eight kills, one of seven to put down points in a balanced Patriots' attack.

"It's a great way to start the season and get a feel of what everybody looks like in the Central Section," Liberty coach Lean Slayton said. "There are a lot of great teams. Even though we won today we know any given night we have to bring our best game to play. Our challenge is to continue to grow and make sure we don't peak too early."

After two mediocre seasons -- a combined 34-31 record with one playoff victory -- by program standards, Buchanan's march to the tournament final was a welcome sight for Battles, who directed the Bears to a 134-39-1 record with three section titles and one runner-up finish in the previous five years.

With a four-year varsity player in Emma Gasman (seven kills) and a trio of third-year players in Jamie Bero (five kills, four digs and an all-tournament selection), Bissie DenHartog (15 assists, all-tournament) and Alyssa Jones, Battles expects her Bears to be in the thick of the D-I chase.

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Essence Carson scored 20 points and Cappie Pondexter added 16 to lead the Liberty past the last-place Washington Mystics 79-73 on Saturday in Newark.

Kara Braxton had 14 points, including eight in a decisive 11-0 run in the second quarter, to help the Liberty (10-16) snap a three-game losing streak. Carson shot 8 for 13 from the field and also had six assists. The Liberty moved into a tie for fourth place in the Eastern Conference with Chicago, which played at Indiana later. Atlanta is 3/ games ahead in third.

Every game is crucial at this point, said Carson, who got a rare start after usually being the Libertys first player off the bench. We have to think that we need every game. We had to win a game like this, especially with the situation were in.

Pondexter, bothered by sore Achilles on both feet, said she believes the Liberty have to win seven of their final nine games to secure a postseason berth.

If we want to make the playoffs, thats what we need to do, she said. We also have to count on others to lose. Destiny is not in our own hands. We have a chance to make up the difference and get in.

Pondexter knew that she wasnt feeling well and tried to play through the pain, but shot just 6 for 18.

It was great that Essence stepped up, Pondexter said. Im happy we got the win. Its more important than me getting 20 points. I just wanted to give as much effort as I could.

Liberty coach John Whisenant said he was pleased with the team effort.

We told them that it didnt matter who we were playing, that we had to play hard, Whisenant said. Essence came back and played well. She got more minutes. We shook the starting lineup around a little, not for any reason. It seemed to work.

Monique Currie scored 20 points, Crystal Langhorne had 19 points and eight rebounds, and Jasmine Thomas added 18 for Washington (5-21), which lost its fifth straight.

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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) -- Redshirt freshman Deandre Martin scored the go-ahead touchdown in the fourth quarter on a 2-yard run as Wake Forest came from behind to defeat Liberty 20-17 Saturday.

On a rain-soaked evening, the Demon Deacons had all they could handle with Liberty, a Football Championship Subdivision foe with 65 scholarship players.

The Flames led 14-7 late in the third quarter when Wake Forest safety A.J. Marshall stepped in front of a Brian Hudson pass and returned it 39 yards for a touchdown to help turn the tide.

On Wake Forest's next possession, Martin capped a nine-play, 60-yard drive by racing around right end to give the Demon Deacons their first lead at 20-14 with 13:24 remaining. Martin ran for 74 yards after taking over in the first quarter when starting running back Josh Harris left with a concussion and did not return.

Hudson threw for 263 yards and two touchdowns for Liberty.

Wake Forest coach Jim Grobe had concerns over his offensive line after replacing four starters from last season - and that inexperience showed.

The Demon Deacons looked out of sync in the early going, failing to register a first down on their first three possessions. Even when they did finally move the chains late in the first quarter it looked ugly as quarterback Tanner Price had to scramble for a 4-yard gain on third-and-4 on a busted play.

Wake Forest had 42 total yards midway through the second quarter and trailed 7-0 until Price found his favorite target Michael Campanaro down the middle for a 31-yard touchdown pass to tie the game. Campanaro had 96 yards on nine catches.

Liberty outgained Wake Forest 178-145 in the first half and had a chance to take a 10-7 lead entering the locker room but John Lunsford's 49-yard field goal sailed wide right as time expired.

That miss would come back to haunt the Flames.

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NEWARK, N.J. Essence Carson scored 20 points and Cappie Pondexter added 14 to lead the New York Liberty past the last-place Washington Mystics 79-73 on Saturday.

Kara Braxton had 14 points, including eight in a decisive 11-0 run in the second quarter, to help New York (10-16) snap a three-game losing streak. Carson shot 8 for 13 from the field and also had six assists. The Liberty moved into a tie for fourth place in the Eastern Conference with Chicago, which played at Indiana later Saturday night. Atlanta is 31/ 2 games ahead in third.

Every game is crucial at this point, said Carson, who got a rare start after usually being the Libertys first player off the bench. We have to think that we need every game. We had to win a game like this, especially with the situation were in.

Pondexter, bothered by sore Achilles on both feet, believes New York has to win seven of its final nine games to secure a postseason berth.

If we want to make the playoffs, thats what we need to do, she said. We also have to count on others to lose. Destiny is not in our own hands. We have a chance to make up the difference and get in.

Pondexter knew that she wasnt feeling well and tried to play through the pain, but shot just 6 for 18.

It was great that Essence stepped up, Pondexter said. Im happy we got the win. Its more important than me getting 20 points. I just wanted to give as much effort as I could.

Liberty head coach John Whisenant was pleased with the team effort.

We told them that it didnt matter who we were playing, that we had to play hard, Whisenant said. Essence came back and played well. She got more minutes. We shook the starting lineup around a little, not for any reason. It seemed to work.

Monique Currie scored 20 points, Crystal Langhorne had 19 points and eight rebounds, and Jasmine Thomas added 18 for Washington (5-21), which lost its fifth straight.

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Essence Carson scored 20 points and Cappie Pondexter added 16 to lead the New York Liberty past the last-place Washington Mystics 79-73 on Saturday.

Kara Braxton had 14 points, including eight in a decisive 11-0 run in the second quarter, to help New York (10-16) snap a three-game losing streak. Carson shot 8 for 13 from the field and also had six assists. The Liberty moved into a tie for fourth place in the Eastern Conference with Chicago, which played at Indiana later. Atlanta is 3 1/2 games ahead in third.

''Every game is crucial at this point,'' said Carson, who got a rare start after usually being the Liberty's first player off the bench. ''We have to think that we need every game. We had to win a game like this, especially with the situation we're in.''

Pondexter, bothered by sore Achilles on both feet, believes New York has to win seven of its final nine games to secure a postseason berth.

''If we want to make the playoffs, that's what we need to do,'' she said. ''We also have to count on others to lose. Destiny is not in our own hands. We have a chance to make up the difference and get in.''

Pondexter knew that she wasn't feeling well and tried to play through the pain, but shot just 6 for 18.

''It was great that Essence stepped up,'' Pondexter said. ''I'm happy we got the win. It's more important than me getting 20 points. I just wanted to give as much effort as I could.''

Liberty head coach John Whisenant was pleased with the team effort.

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NEWARK, N.J. (AP) -- The New York Liberty entered the weekend one-half game out of a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. With six of their last nine games at home, they know this is the time to make their big push.

The Liberty have struggled for consistency all season, winning three games in a row just once while losing at least three straight three times. However, this final stretch is their best chance for a run with six games against teams owning worse records, and one against Chicago - which is just ahead of them in the East.

''Washington might catch one of us but probably can't catch both of us,'' Liberty coach John Whisenant said. ''We've fought through a lot of our hard schedule.''

New York (9-16) has three games remaining with the Mystics, who are last in the East, starting Saturday at the Prudential Center. The Liberty also have two against Tulsa and one against Phoenix, and -along with the Mystics - those three teams are a combined 16-58.

''Sometimes we have as much trouble with Washington and Tulsa as we do with (first-place) Connecticut,'' Whisenant said. ''They're still hard to (beat). They have good players. They've had their own injury problems, their own karma problems, and if you catch them at the right time they'll get us. ... We've just got to keep plugging away.''

The Liberty came off a nine-day road trip in which they lost three of five, and opened a stretch of six straight at home with a 76-63 loss to second-place Indiana on Thursday night - giving them their latest three-game skid.

Cappie Pondexter pointed to fatigue from the travel in the recent road swing for the team's struggles against Indiana, in a game New York trailed by one early in the fourth quarter before being outscored 25-12 the rest of the way. New York's trip started in Connecticut on Aug. 18 and went through Chicago and Phoenix before finishing up with back-to-back games in Los Angeles and Seattle last weekend.

''Everybody looked a step slow,'' Pondexter said. ''It's hard coming off the road, from west to east, six games in nine days against great teams. ... We had one day to prepare for another great team.''

The star guard also knows this upcoming stretch is critical to the Liberty's postseason chances.

''We need all these games at home because playing at home is a different kind of energy because you're not travelling as much as the other team,'' she said. ''Next game against Washington, if we don't think they're going to come in and try to win and spoil our playoff hopes, we don't deserve to be there.''

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LYNCHBURG, Va. --

The skinny

Coach: Turner Gill (first season at Liberty, 25-49 in six seasons overall)

2011: 7-4, 5-1 Big South

Offense: Gill's first task is a formidable one: replace Mike Brown, arguably the most prolific dual-threat quarterback in Big South Conference history. Junior Brian Hudson and redshirt freshman Josh Woodrum are first in line for the job. Gone, too, is standout wide receiver Chris Summers. The Flames return abundant experience at running back. Senior wideout Pat Kelly caught 40 passes for 591 yards last year. He likely will become the new QB's primary downfield target.

Defense: Liberty's shift from a three-man front to a 4-3 will add emphasis upon defensive-line play. Three experienced linemen return, but quality depth is a question. Depth at linebacker, on the other hand, is plentiful. It begins with sophomore Nick Sigmon (60 tackles, 30 solo, in 2011). Cornerbacks Kevin Fogg, a senior; Walt Aikens, a junior; and junior safety Chris Mayo lead a solid secondary.

Special teams: The departures of kicker Matt Bevins and punter Mike Larsson represent a substantial problem. Sophomore kicker Aaron Sassaman and junior punter Grant Bowden, a transfer from Virginia Tech, are regarded as likely replacements. Fogg is a first-rate kickoff/punt returner.

Quotable: "Mental errors we're trying to make sure that's something we can control. We want to minimize (lapses of awareness). That's the quickest way to lose a football game not doing the small things, the detail things, right." Gill, on his team's area of greatest emphasis at the conclusion of preseason training camp

Outlook: The success of Liberty's season depends on two periods of adjustment the team to Gill and the offense to its new quarterback. The Flames likely will not match last year's 35.9-point offensive average. The defense, which allowed an average of 34.5 points in last season's four losses, must quickly become surly if Liberty is to challenge preseason favorite Stony Brook for the Big South championship.

Bottom line: 8-3, 5-1 (second in the Big South)

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NEWARK, N.J. (AP) -- After a sluggish first half for both teams, Indiana picked up its play in the third quarter. When New York nearly got even early in the fourth, the Fever again ran away from the Liberty.

Tamika Catchings scored 22 points and Katie Douglas had 15 to lead Indiana to a 76-63 victory over New York on Thursday night. Shavonte Zellous added 11 points to help the Fever (16-8) win their fourth straight and sixth in seven games since the league's monthlong Olympic break.

''This was a game we needed to win,'' Catchings said. ''We came out really focused and determined to do a good job. I don't think we started the game off the way that we should've and are capable of. The third quarter in the first couple of minutes, we got the rhythm getting up and down the court.''

The Fever remained 2 1/2 games behind first-place Connecticut in the Eastern Conference with 10 games remaining. Atlanta, which has eight left, is four games behind Indiana.

''My goal for this team is to continue to get better and not really focus where we stand in the playoff (race),'' Catchings said. ''Just be concerned every single game with who we're playing. ... Coming back from the break into the second half we wanted to focus and get a sense of urgency and I feel we're starting to play with that. ... We have to continue to build off that.''

Cappie Pondexter and Essence Carson had 18 points each, and Nicole Powell added 12 for New York (9-16), which lost its third straight and fifth of its last seven.

Trailing by 10 about midway through the third quarter, the Liberty used a 12-3 run over a 4:10 stretch, capped by 3-pointers from Powell and Carson to cut the deficit to 43-42 with 1:15 left in the third.

Zellous made a 3 for Indiana 26 seconds later to push the margin back to four, and the Fever took a 49-46 lead into the fourth. Pondexter and Carson sandwiched layups for New York around a jumper by Jessica Davenport to pull the Liberty to 51-50 with 9:10 remaining in the game.

However, Indiana scored the next 12 points to regain a double-digit lead. Catchings had two free throws, Douglas made a 3-pointer, Davenport had two layups and Jeanette Pohlen added a 3 to push the Fever's lead to 63-50 with 6:10 to go.

The Liberty made one more run, scoring five consecutive points, capped by a layup from Carson to cut the deficit to 65-58 about 2 1/2 minutes later. But that was as close as they got.

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TUCSON, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Mineral explorer Liberty Star Uranium & Metals Corp. (Liberty Star or the Company)(LBSR: OTCQB) is pleased to announce that a proposal for a helicopter-borne ZTEM (geophysical) survey has been received from Geotech LTD (Geotech) of Ontario, Canada, covering the Hay Mountain and other lands comprising the Companys Tombstone Super Project (TSP) in southeastern Arizona. The survey will also cover other land within and around the Tombstone caldera.

Geotech proposes 1,440 flight lines investigating the geophysical response in a single block measuring survey area, results in approximately 2,430 line kilometers at 200 meter line spacing. According to Geotech, The proprietary receiver design using the advantages of modern digital electronics and signal processing delivers exceptionally low-noise levels. The result is unparalleled depth of investigation in precision electromagnetic measurements with a geophysical measurement every 8.5 meters along the lines and a penetration of approximately 6,000 feet below the land surface. Liberty Stars target elements are gold, copper, moly, silver, rare earth metals, lead and zinc, along with other byproduct metals occurring in a porphyry gold copper environment, as indicated by Liberty Stars detailed geochemical survey results (News Release 127, June 29, 2012).

James A. Briscoe James A. Briscoe, Professional Geologist, AZ CA CEO/Chief Geologist Liberty Star Uranium & Metals Corp.

About the Tombstone Super Project (TSP)

The TSP initially consisted of 33 unpatented federal lode mining claims over a projected covered porphyry copper mineral center in Cochise County, Arizona. InSeptember 2011, more claims coveringapproximately eight square miles were added after Chief Geologist James Briscoe discovered a large multimodal anomaly over a large covered porphyry copper mineral center within the larger TSP area. In 2011, SRK Consulting prepared three NI 43-101 compliant technical reports over Liberty Stars holdings. Each report recommended further exploration on the area. An extensive geochemical survey for 64 elements revealed the presence of porphyry copper, gold, silver, lead, moly, zinc and several rare earth elements. Mining throughout the region began in the late 19th century and led to the rise of legendary boomtown Tombstone, Arizona. Many of the old mining sites, and what is now Liberty Stars unmined land, reside within or adjacent to a large volcanic and intrusive geologic feature known as a caldera. These caldera structures are present throughout southern Arizona, making the region one of the richest porphyry copper areas on the planet.

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TORONTO , Aug. 29, 2012 /CNW/ - Liberty Mines Inc. (LBE.TO) ("Liberty" or the "Company") today announced that it has granted options to acquire up to 7,975,000 common shares at a price of $0.06 per share for a period of five years effective August 28, 2012 to six executive officers, six directors and key employees of the Company. The options are granted in accordance with Liberty's stock option plan, which was previously approved by shareholders.

About Liberty Mines Inc. Liberty Mines Inc. is a mid-tier producer of nickel and is focused on the exploration, development and production of nickel, copper, cobalt and platinum group metals from its properties in Ontario, Canada . It owns and operates the only nickel concentrator in the Shaw Dome, a prospective nickel belt region near Timmins, Ontario. With a new management team in place, Liberty is focused on growth initiatives not only through a more aggressive exploration program on its current properties but also through potential acquisition or partnership opportunities beyond its core Timmins area projects.

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT No stock exchange, securities commission or other regulatory authority has approved or disapproved the information contained herein. This News Release includes certain "forward looking statements". All statements other than statements of historical fact included in this release, without limitation, statements regarding future plans and objectives of Liberty, are forward looking statements that involve various risks and uncertainties. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate and actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from Liberty's expectations are: exploration risks; commodity prices; regulatory approvals; receipt of mining permits and leases; and assumed startup and operating costs detailed herein and from time to time in the filings made by Liberty with securities regulators. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update any such statement or reflect new information or the occurrence of future events or circumstances, except where required by securities regulations. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements.

SOURCE: Liberty Mines Inc.

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