The Liberty Flames men’s soccer team won its first home game of the season Sept. 14, defeating the Gardner-Webb Bulldogs 2-1 at Osborne Stadium. The Flames’ offense started the game slow, and Head Coach Kelly Findley credited the Bulldogs goalkeeper Mallel Rios for keeping the Flames from scoring early. “The team was a bit slow and tense at the start,” […]
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Byron was able to race well when it counted most, advancing to the round of 12 by finishing in third place in the Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway Sept. 18. Byron began the race in 14th place and quietly ran in the back half of the top 10 throughout the stage. He moved as […]
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The Liberty Flames D1 men’s hockey team decimated the Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP) Crimson Hawks 9-0 in the Flames’ Sept. 17 home opener. The Flames, led by freshman forward Truett Olson’s hat trick, put on an offensive clinic against the Crimson Hawks, outshooting IUP 60-20 in the matchup. Backed by a loud crowd in a sold-out LaHaye Ice […]
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The Liberty football team displayed its dominance once again as it thrashed Old Dominion 45-17 Sept. 18 and rose one more step up in the AP Top 25 to No. 27. Entering a game in which Liberty was favored by 27.5 points, most of the crowd in Williams Stadium probably had little doubt about who would emerge victorious. Quarterback Malik […]
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The Lady Flames’ field hockey team improved to 5-2 as they defended their home turf by defeating William and Mary 2-0 Sept. 19. In a game filled with impressive defensive stands by both teams, an early goal scored by senior defender/midfielder Maddie Hosler and a goal in the third period by senior forward Jill Bolton put the Lady Flames over […]
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We are all undefeated still, and Joshua Lipowski had the closest prediction anyone has had all year. With his prediction of 45-16 in Liberty’s favor, he was one point off from the actual score. For Champion’s Choice this week, we are previewing two games as we do not have a print issue coming out next week. The Syracuse game is […]
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The Office, Harry Potter and the 1984 Summer Olympics do not appear to have much in common, but all three of these topics and more can be found at White Hart Café’s fan-favorite Trivia Night. Every Tuesday at 7 p.m., Trivia Night is open to anyone interested, offering an intimate setting and a special prize for the winning team. White […]
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Everyone is capable of creativity, but not everyone can find careers that allow them to use their creativity passionately. Josiah Stam, an alumnus who graduated in 2020 from the Department of Studio and Digital Arts, managed to do both. Stam came to Liberty knowing that he wanted to create fine art, and he saw graphic design as a commercially viable […]
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Serving as one of the most pinnacle nights of fashion, this year’s Met Gala paid tribute to the creativity and innovativeness that fuels the wonderful world of fashion with the theme “In America: A Lexicon of Fashion.” Every Met has its own theme, and this year’s take on American independence opened the red carpet to a range of gusty and […]
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The moment Caden Throndson’s life began, it changed in an instant. Throndson suffered a life-altering birth injury that severed his brachial plexus nerve in his shoulder after he was caught during delivery on a bone and his entire head twisted nearly off his shoulder. The numerous surgeries he underwent to remedy this injury resulted in complete paralysis of his left […]
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William Byron’s streak of bad luck continued at Richmond Raceway Saturday night with a 19th place finish, leaving him 18 points below the cutoff line heading into the final race of round one. Byron’s day started out rough with a 19th place finish in stage one. He worked his way up to 11th from a 14th place starting spot […]
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Liberty women’s soccer took Longwood to school as the Flames dominated in a 5-0 win against the Lancers. As the score indicates, the contest was all Flames as Maddy Oliver scored first in the eighth minute on a cross from Alexis Salazar. Kasey Jamieson followed with a goal just four minutes later to earn Liberty an early 2-0 lead. Liberty […]
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In a hard-fought affair at the Liberty Field Hockey Field, No. 5 Northwestern took down No. 11 Liberty, handing the Lady Flames their first loss of the season. The Lady Flames offense opened the game strong, scoring the first goal of the game with 9:54 left in the first period. Freshman midfielder/defender Martu Cian netted her first-career goal from an […]
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The Lady Flames volleyball team went 1-3 during the Liberty Invitational at Liberty Arena Sept. 10-11, falling to Old Dominion, Purdue Fort Wayne and Loyola Marymount but notching a win against Navy. After a 3-0 start to the season, the Lady Flames hoped to extend their undefeated streak, but those hopes faded quickly after being defeated by Old Dominion to start […]
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The Liberty golf team, ranked No. 25 in the Golfweek Preseason Coaches poll, placed sixth in its season-opening match at Marquette Intercollegiate Sept. 5-7. The Flames held their own on the first day of play, placing eighth on the day. Connor Polender finished day one in 13th place, and he led the team in under par scoring. Polender tied for […]
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