Liberty University women’s hockey team played the Reston Raiders and defeated them 8-2. Just minutes into the first period, Liberty’s Stacy Christiaans had already put the first score on the board and lit up the board moments later with an assist from Sarah Stevenson. Keeping with the motif, Amanda Grainger scored with an assist from Autumn Kucharczk. In the midst […]
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Adrian College knocked out Liberty University in the second round of the ACHA Nationals, 6-3. Liberty took the lead in the game on a goal by Jake Hannon, but it was quickly equalized by the Bulldogs. Fourteen minutes into the second period, the game was still tied 1-1. Thirty seconds later, the score turned, 2-1, Adrian College. The game started […]
Read moreIt hasn’t taken long for coach Steve Bowman and the Liberty University disk golf team to make their mark on the sport. In their first year as an organized club team, the Flames men’s and women’s teams have already qualified for the National Tournament and Saturday, March 3, hosted a National Qualifying Tournament. The winner got an automatic bid in […]
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Frigid temperatures, fog, rain and Reinhardt University could not stop Liberty University men’s lacrosse team Friday night as the Flames trounced the Eagles 20-11. “Tonight was an opportunity for us to showcase what we have been working on,” head coach Kyle McQuillan said. “We got to try a lot of different things and see what kind of depth we have […]
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Liberty University’s feasibility study analyzing the implications and requirements of jumping to an FBS program will be presented to the powers that be March 20. I really hope Liberty gets the green light to announce its intentions to court bigger conferences because, quite frankly, the Big South is feeling awfully repetitive lately. We’ll call it the Bryce Harper Phenomenon. You […]
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Heavy snow was falling, the temperature was far below freezing and the event was held on a slope-style course, but this was not enough to keep Liberty University’s Freestyle Skiing and Snowboarding Team from qualifying for the United States Collegiate Ski and Snowboard Association nationals at last week’s Mid-Atlantic Regionals. The event was held at West Virginia’s Snowshoe Mountain Resort, […]
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With teammates’ help, the seniors finish with a win When the buzzer reached zero, a celebration erupted in the Vines Center. The Liberty men’s basketball team defeated Campbell 49-41 and clinched the fifth seed in the Big South tournament. However, the win was sweeter for four seniors. With John Brown sidelined, guards David Minaya, Jesse Sanders and forward Tanner Hoyt […]
Read moreIt would take a rare occasion for ABC’s “Good Morning America” to find its way to Lynchburg, Va. But when a Greater Lynchburg Transit Company (GLTC) employee found a missing $50,000 dollars online, the popular morning show took notice and filmed the celebration that later aired on Feb. 17. For 21 months, Debbie Evans and the 39 members of GLTC’s […]
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The Liberty women’s basketball team defeated the Gardner-Webb Bulldogs 76-44 Saturday. For the Lady Flames, seeing their teammates and friends, seniors Avery Warley and Danika Dale, going out with a victory was every bit as important as clinching the number one overall seed of the Big South Tournament. “It was a goal to clinch the number one seed, and it […]
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This spring, Liberty University is partnering with the Red Cross to offer students the chance to gain their lifeguard certification. Classes are held during Feb. 21 through April 10 and are offered at a discounted price for Liberty students, staff and Military personal at $250 per course. Former U.S. Coast Guard corpsman and longtime lifeguard and swim instructor Eric Hammermeister […]
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Handy and co. are well-poised for a deep run It’s been two years since Liberty University last went to the ACHA National Tournament. Last season, Liberty narrowly missed a chance to compete in the tournament they’ve been regulars in, but this year, the Liberty men’s Division I hockey team is coming back to the national scene much improved. “We didn’t […]
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The Jubilee Family Development Center in Lynchburg, Va. received national recognition in February when Executive Director Sterling Wilder was acknowledged as an “Everyday Hero” on the Oprah Winfrey Network. Wilder was originally honored in 2000 on The Oprah Winfrey Show with the Use Your Life Award. Now, in a new program sponsored by Dollar General called Honoring Our Everyday Heroes, […]
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Lynchburg raises money for Special Olympics Virginia by braving icy waters Students and faculty of Liberty University, and members of the Lynchburg community, took a plunge into frigid waters for a good cause. This year’s Hill City Polar Plunge Festival at Camp Hydaway on Feb. 25 raised $22,388 — twice the amount that they were expecting. “I was really happy […]
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Liberty University’s National Broadcast Society (NBS) created a film competition, called Forty-Eight, to raise money for four local charities and hosted a Black Tie Event on Feb. 24, where the films were judged. Seven groups of three to five students had just 48 hours to create a promotional film for one of four charities: Habitat for Humanity, Special Olympics Virginia, […]
Read moreSince protests against tyranny began 11 months ago, more than 5,000 Syrians have been killed by government Syria has yet to resolve the conflict with its civilians. According to the United Nations (UN) an estimated 5,400 people have been killed by the Bashar al-Assad regime in the government’s attempt to quelch a protest that began 11 months ago. At this […]
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