On Friday, Oct. 27, the Liberty field hockey team traveled to Towson, Maryland to face Georgetown University in its final regular season game. Liberty started strong on the offensive end, scoring within the first five minutes of play. Graduate forward Milly Arteta found the first goal of the game at 4:20, with assists from graduate defender Jodie Conolly and senior […]
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The Liberty Flames D2 men’s hockey team added two more wins to its total this year, getting two victories on home ice over the defending national champions, the University of Massachusetts-Amherst Minutemen. The Flames improved their record to a total of 7-4 on the season with these two triumphs. The first victory came on Friday night’s bout 4-0, headlined by […]
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Martinsville marked the end of the Round of Eight in the NASCAR Cup series playoffs, and the 500-lap Xfinity 500 did not disappoint. The Round of Eight started off in Las Vegas, where playoff driver Kyle Larson took the title, and the next race weekend was at Homestead-Miami, where another playoff driver, Christopher Bell, finished in first. With Larson and […]
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Writer’s note: This article was completed in the evening of Oct. 30, hours before James Harden was traded to the Los Angeles Clippers for the package of four role players and four draft picks. Most of the column below is unaffected by the trade, but the segment about Harden and the Sixers is a tad outdated after the blockbuster trade […]
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What if I told you that some of the most successful powerlifters in the world came from Liberty Mountain? World record holder and Liberty staff member Todd Campo’s story is one of many that reflects why Flames alumni are so prominent in the world of powerlifting. Recently turning 71 years old has not bogged down Campo after his 50-plus years […]
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The Liberty Flames football team is in the midst of one of its best seasons in program history. It’s been a season of surprises, with sophomore quarterback Kaidon Salter taking a giant leap, with new Head Coach Jamey Chadwell leading this team into conference championship contention immediately and with the Flames secondary being one of the league leaders in takeaways. […]
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In this weekend’s Battle for Bedford disc golf tournament, Tennessee native Chris Dickerson claimed the title with an impressive score of 12-under-par, earning him another win for his illustrious disc golf career. Each day of the three-day tournament, Dickerson held the lead, throwing a 63 on the first day, another 63 on the second and a 64 on the third, […]
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Bedford, Virginia hosted its annual Bluechip Technologies Battle for Bedford Professional Disc Golf Tournament Oct. 27-29. Professional disc golfers from all over the country came to the Mountain for a weekend of challenging disc golf at New London Tech Disc Golf Course and Ivy Hill Golf Club. With clear skies and warm temperatures, the athletes were in store for a […]
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Walk through the doors of the LaHaye Ice Center on any given game day, and you’ll spy Liberty forward Sam Feamster flying up and down the ice, seeking any opportunity to send a puck between the pipes. Scoring goals is one of his favorite parts of the sport, and the sophomore has five on the season so far. But while […]
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A resounding 42-29 statement was made in Bowling Green, Kentucky Oct. 24 as the Flames football team marched into yet another CUSA contest and stole a victory. The team that entered the 2023 season with seemingly nothing but question marks under a new regime and conference membership continues to leave fewer and fewer questions unanswered. Sitting at 8-0, Liberty […]
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Over the weekend of Oct. 19 – 23, Liberty played host for the 2023 ITA Women’s Atlantic Regional. The tournament featured seven Lady Flames, including junior Maria Juliana Parra Romero, senior Esther Lovato, graduate Marina Davtyan, senior Tiffany Nguyen, sophomore Daniella O’Neill, freshman Maria Turchetto and freshman Sadie Daavettila, with juniors Elsa Kirch and Bruna Sampaio serving as alternates. On Thursday […]
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The Liberty University archery team battled through heavy rainfall and tough conditions as it earned 14th overall among 32 different teams that competed in the USA Archery 3D National Championships from Oct. 5 to Oct. 8 in Foley, Alabama. Overall, the Flames left the South tied for the 14th spot with Kentucky Christian University, accumulating a total of 10 points. […]
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The Liberty women’s D1 hockey team is undoubtably the best team in the ACHA. The Lady Flames have won FIVE STRAIGHT ACHA national championships, and they are showing no signs of slowing down. One of the greatest strengths of this roster is its veterans. Between players like senior goaltender Amanda Storey, graduate center Yannick Truter, junior defender Sammy Peebles and […]
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The Liberty women’s D1 hockey team continued its strong start to the season in a two-game sweep versus the UMass Minutewomen Oct. 20 and 21. Playing on home ice, the Lady Flames swept UMass, taking Friday’s game in an enforcing 5-0 fashion before treating the crowd to a 3-2 thrilling overtime victory in the Saturday series finale. Four Flames would […]
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The Liberty University men’s soccer team welcomed the Incarnate Word Cardinals to its home pitch Oct. 22, hoping to gain another victory against an Ohio Valley Conference opponent. The Flames defeated the Cardinals 2-1, claiming a hard-fought victory in the final home match of the season. The contest also marked the culmination of Senior Weekend, a weekend the team spent […]
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