Liberty University has long arms when it comes to recruiting athletes. Upon examination of the current men’s tennis roster one can find Estonia, India, Brazil and New Zealand among the locations members hail from. Liberty stretched its arms once again to Australia, where it was received by Jess Reinhardt, who will be competing for the Liberty women’s swimming team starting […]
Read moreIn just their third year of existence, the Liberty Flames men’s lacrosse team participated in the Division II SELC Playoffs, losing to Elon in the semifinals. The Flames, who participated in the SELC Division II North West Conference, finished with a record of 7-3 before heading into the playoffs. Head coach Kyle McQuillan was named SELC Division II coach of […]
Read moreNational Football League fans witnessed plenty of drama during this year’s NFL draft. Quarterbacks Andrew Luck and Heisman trophy winner Robert Griffin III were picked first and second, going to the Indianapolis Colts and Washington Redskins. Fans witnessed the quickest first round in NFL history, roughly three hours. The Dallas Cowboys shocked everyone, trading up into the top 10 to […]
Read moreThe first football game I covered was a 52-7 drumming of St. Francis University at Lynchburg’s City Stadium, Sept. 4, 2010. Mike Brown and Chris Summers teed off that game and made covering the story easy enough. After the game, I interviewed Brown and Summers in a quiet, shaky voice. That’s when Chancellor Jerry Falwell Jr. walked up to talk […]
Read moreThe Liberty University men’s and women’s track team are in the midst of a very hectic stretch of their season as they try to prepare for the Championship portion of their schedule. The Flames still have a few tuneup meets left to compete in, as well as the all-important finals week, before they to get that Championship portion of the […]
Read moreVolleyball The Lady Flames volleyball team posted a stellar 10-1 home record the past season at the Vines Center. Shane Pinder’s team won their fifth straight regular season Big South title on their way to the program’s sixth Big South Tournament Championship, a shutout victory over Radford University. The team then represented Liberty in the national tournament, losing a hard-fought […]
Read moreAs baseball season begins to heat up around the league, the Liberty Flames season continues to cool down. The Flames were unable to find a victory in last weekend’s three game series against conference rival Coastal Carolina. The Flames took a 5-3 loss in the series opener, and the […]
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For any of the 2100 fans that turned out Saturday for the 2012 spring football game expecting offense, they were sorely disappointed. The two offensive units combined for a meager 235 yards in the short contest, which was won by the Blue team 7-3. The defense, however, put on a clinic, with both the red and blue defenses shutting down […]
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Through bad weather and major adversity, the Liberty University golf team finished first for the second year in a row in this week’s Big South Championship Tournament at The Patriot Golf Club at Grand Harbor in Ninety Six, S.C. The number one seeded team set a few records, had golf fans on their feet throughout the entire tournament, which ended […]
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The Liberty Flames men’s tennis team’s season ended Thursday when they fell to Coastal Carolina in the first round of the Big South Conference tournament, 4-3. “We lost a heartbreaker,” senior Siim Tuus said. “We faced a good team, very close to our level, and one of us had to walk off the court with the loss and unfortunately, this […]
Read moreThe Liberty University paintball team spent the weekend of March 13-15 competing in the National Collegiate Paintball Association championships in Lakeland, Fla. Having finished fourth at the national championships for the past two years, the team was eager for victory after completing their season with an 8-0 record and a No. 1 national ranking. Todd Hoglund, Liberty’s head coach, believed […]
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Ryan Paul is one of the top athletes in snowboarding today. With a silver medal in X Games Street this past January, he continues to be on the up and coming list of the best riders in the country. Paul was one of the Snowboarders for Christ members who came to Liberty University last summer to help teach Liberty Mountain […]
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Certain names are viewed as synonymous with their respective sports. Babe Ruth is baseball, Pele is soccer, Michael Jordan is basketball. In women’s basketball, one name comes to mind: Pat Summitt. After 38 years as the leader of the Tennessee Lady Volunteers, Summit decided to resign as head coach. Summit’s recent Alzheimer’s disease diagnosis in August of last year escorted […]
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If the spring game may be used as any indication, we’ve learned a few things about Turner Gill’s 2012 football squad that takes its first snap against Wake Forest in less than 130 days. Big D The 2012 Flames looked like the Bears of the early 80s, the Steelers of the 70s or the modern day Baltimore Ravens — teams […]
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The Liberty University men’s and women’s track team took their talents to Myrtle Beach, S.C., to compete in the Big South Championships. The men’s team came into the weekend as the heavy favorites, seeking their sixth consecutive Outdoor Title and 17th title in 18 years. They achieved just that by running away with the competition, winning by 78 total team […]
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