The end of a season never arrives when it’s expected, and only one team technically can go home happy as the state champions. For Liberty High School volleyball, their season ended one game shy of the state tournament and was a much sooner exit than expected.

Liberty under Head Coach Shea O’Brien has become a wrecking ball as far as the KingCo League is concerned. The Patriots have made the trip to Yakima in O’Brien’s first two seasons and had brought home hardware both seasons.

This year, that dream was cut short as the Bellevue Wolverines eliminated the Patriots in four sets (3-1) on their home court on Nov. 15.

“It was overwhelming sadness. I think we got lucky to end our season on a high note the last couple seasons. I think that ending it on our home court against a team we knew so

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