As football and the memories of another New England Patriots Super Bowl victory continue to fade from everyone’s minds, sports fans have been able to shift their focus to baseball and the glorious hope of spring training. But the optimism that usually surrounds the arrival of spring training is regrettably low this year, and it can be linked to something […]
Read moreThis past weekend was an event-filled sports weekend for Flames athletics. The Lady Flames lacrosse team is 2-1 following their first three games of the 2019 campaign. The Lady Flames traveled to Winthrop Friday, Feb. 15 and defeated the Eagles 10-5 before returning to play Notre Dame in Lynchburg. The Fighting Irish topped the Lady Flames 14-10. The Lady Flames […]
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Liberty women’s hockey entered the LaHaye Ice Center at 10 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 15, as the second ranked team in the ACHA. Sixteen hours later, they left the building winners of two straight games over number one Adrian College and prepared to defend their national championship. The Lady Flames came into the weekend series with the top-ranked Bulldogs knowing […]
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It is not often that the significance of a coach’s 450th win is eclipsed by his players. Tuesday, Feb. 12, the Lady Flames achieved just that in their 74-60 victory over the Lipscomb Bisons. Liberty Head Coach Carey Green celebrated his 450th , but the milestone was outshone by redshirt sophomores Emily Lytle and Ria Gulley. Green said the record […]
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With trends like chokers, bobbed haircuts and full denim ensembles on the rise, the 1990s may very well be making a comeback. Well, so are the 1970s. And the 1950s. And the 1920s. “Fashion Unfolded: A Glimpse into the High-Class Fashion of the Decades” is the theme of Family and Consumer Science’s 12th Annual Fashion Show April 6, and designers […]
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The White Hart Café, a favorite downtown Lynchburg study destination for students, recently celebrated one year under new ownership. Daniel Coco and his wife took the responsibility of owning a coffee shop and café knowing full well how hard it could be. “I’m not just some investor that is trying to turn this place for a profit,” Coco said. “This […]
Read moreLynchburg barbecue lovers have a new option as of last November — this time in the less restaurant-rich area of Rivermont. Small Batch is making its presence in an old meat shop on Bedford Avenue, the same block as newly added Golf Park Coffee Co. Texas natives nesting in the college town may find a familiar taste at Small Batch, […]
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Students sipped hot coffee and munched on doughnuts while enjoying the festivities at Valentine’s Karaoke Feb. 15, hosted by Student Activities. Throughout the evening, there was a variety of song selections performed by the students, everything from Plain White T’s, “Hey there Delilah,” to “Hopelessly Devoted to You,” from Grease the musical. Sarah Matherly, a sophomore in Liberty’s Education program, […]
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Italy, France and San Francisco. Daughters and Sons founder and owner Jason Arbusto pulls elements from these cities and his own culinary adventures to bring his Sicilian pizza to 5th Street. When asked why he wanted to live in Lynchburg, according to Arbusto, he was “looking for a small city in the south to settle in. Somewhere more like where […]
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This past weekend I watched the newest startup professional football league, the Alliance of American Football (AAF). The league is comprised of eight teams with the majority of them residing in cities that do not have a professional football team such as Orlando and San Antonio. AAF rules are similar to the NFL except for a couple of small tweaks […]
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The Liberty University Lady Flames basketball team is a historically successful program with one of the winningest coaches in women’s basketball. But none of that mattered to start this season. Nobody was looking at the fact that they only have had one losing season under Head Coach Carey Green. Their opponents do not care that they finished in second place […]
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The Liberty men’s wrestling team accomplished something previously unaccomplished in club wrestling on the weekend of Jan. 25 and 26 in Mesquite, Nevada. The Flames became the first team to repeat as champions in the annual NCWA Duals Tournament, engineering a dramatic come from behind, 28-18 victory over second seeded The Apprentice School. It was the second time that the […]
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When the Liberty Flames men’s hockey team got onto the ice, the crowd roared with excitement. On Friday and Saturday night Feb. 15-16, the Flames played against the University of Delaware in games filled with nonstop anticipation. Liberty has played Delaware before this season, and the previous games were close, so before this game started, the Flames knew they needed […]
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The Liberty University Flames needed someone to put out a fire. On the road against ASUN Conference powerhouse Lipscomb University Wednesday, Feb. 13, the Flames had let their 16-point second half advantage evaporate to a single possession lead. With under 90 seconds left, Liberty senior guard Lovell Cabbil started to penetrate the Lipscomb defense before kicking it out to junior […]
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The men’s lacrosse team opened its spring season with a thumping 17-6 win over University of Central Florida Saturday, Feb. 16, lashing in seven goals during the second quarter as the Flames rapidly outpaced the Knights. Dominating throughout Saturday’s game, the Flames outscored the Knights in every quarter, putting 10 goals past UCF goalie Christopher Cacciatore in the first half […]
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