Taking care of leads is a vital part of all sports. Liberty University’s women’s tennis team fought hard against the Virginia Tech Hokies on Feb. 17 but failed to maintain their leads and close out matches as the fell 5-2. “I can’t ask my players to fight any harder than they did tonight,” coach Chris Johnson said. The Lady Flames […]
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First home pitch flies Feb. 21 against Radford As the crack of a bat begins to echo throughout the hills of Lynchburg, sounding the beginning of a new baseball season, no team is more eager to “Base Up” than the Liberty University Flames Baseball team. From their two previous record setting seasons and high preseason rankings in the Big South […]
Read moreScoring 136 points in five games is not anything to go unnoticed. As a matter of fact, the U.S., as well as China, has been dazzled by the play of New York Knicks guard Jeremy Lin. But are they more excited because of his skill level or that he is from a different race? Websites such as ESPN, CNN and […]
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This year’s Rail Jam provided a new twist as two brothers battle for the top spot The Rail Jam has come a long way from a “bragging rights” event held in front of a small crowd on the front steps of DeMoss. Fast-forward to now, where a large crowd sits eagerly on a brisk, February Friday night at the Liberty […]
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John Wooden once said, “Never mistake activity for achievement.” Pat Riley said, “There are only two options regarding commitment; you’re either in or you’re out. There’s no such thing as life in-between.” And executive director of Impact Sports International, Scott Duke, who plays softball in prison rec yards, ultimate Frisbee in East African villages and basketball in Middle Eastern gyms […]
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16 second-chance UNCA points hurt the team A second chance, that is what the UNC Asheville Bulldogs’ theme song was during their game against the Liberty Flames Saturday night. Asheville stayed aggressive on the offensive end with second chance points deciding the victory. Toning it down Asheville, who is used to playing an up-tempo style of basketball, was forced to […]
Read moreLiberty University is in the process of conducting a feasibility study to determine if a jump from its current NCAA DI-AA status in the FCS to NCAA DI-A in the FBS would be possible and, if so, what that jump would require. “It’s us looking at every piece or every facet of our department and trying to determine what it […]
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Long-time Flames wide receivers coach and recruiting coordinator Charlie Skalaski will be taking his talents to Jacksonville, Fla. as part of the Jacksonville Jaguars offensive staff. Skalaski was introduced to Jacksonville on Jan. 24 and will serve as an offensive assistant and also as an assistant to the head coach for first-year head coach Mike Mularkey. “Skalaski did an outstanding […]
Read moreLiberty University men’s tennis team opened up its season with a decisive 7-0 win over Bluefield State but could not quite put the pieces together against the University of Richmond Spiders Friday, losing 6-1. On Saturday the Flames reestablished home-court advantage, downing Averett 7-0. “Our intensity needs to be better,” coach Chris Johnson said. “We came out flat, and they […]
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In reference to his 12 freshly-inked recruits, Flames head football coach Turner Gill gave a crowd of about 500 a few adjectives to characterize his 2012 recruiting class. “When I talked to the staff, I said I wanted to find players who were explosive, and I wanted to find players who can make plays,” Gill said. With those qualities in […]
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As the first pitch of the season approaches, the Liberty baseball and softball teams are both ranked second, respectively, in the Big South preseason polls. However, both programs have one goal in mind: a conference championship. Flames baseball will try to improve on their second place finish in the Big South last year, and the Lady Flames will be working […]
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An inside look at baseball captain Trey Wimmer With the first game of the 2012 baseball season just a few weeks away, no one is more ready than the newly-crowned captain Trey Wimmer. The junior exercise science major believes that the team is stronger than ever this year. “This has been, by far, one of the best hitting years that […]
Read moreThere has been a lot of buzz lately about basketball in the city of Los Angeles. In the past this buzz likely would have been completely about the Lakers. Times are changing folks. As the All-Star break draws nearer; the bottom-line of each team’s season becomes more and more clear. The tops of each division are looking similar to the […]
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Posting a triple-double in the NBA is hard. In college it’s nearly impossible. To do this each season is a blessing, something for which Jesse Sanders is thankful. “It’s crazy,” Sanders said. “It’s a real blessing to have done something like that. It’s not something that I set a goal for but I am thankful for it. I think its […]
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The list of Liberty Flames in pro sports just got a little longer this month, with soccer players Darren Amoo and Phillip Aseweh both being taken in the supplemental MLS draft. Amoo will be playing for the Columbus Crew, and Aseweh will be taking his talents to the Houston Dynamo. “The MLS is the highest level of soccer available in […]
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