Category: Sports

The Lady Flames tennis team played East Carolina on the Hershey Tennis Courts March 1 at 7 p.m. In their first home match of the season, the Lady Flames tied with the Lady Pirates in singles points, 3-3. The Lady Pirates secured the doubles points defeating Liberty overall, 4-3. Tuesday was the team’s ninth match of the season, bringing its […]

Liberty Flames track and field hurdled over the competition February 24 and 25 in the Big South Indoor Track Championships in Clemson, S.C. “The 2010 Liberty track and field team is, I believe, the strongest track team in Liberty history,” head coach Brant Tolsma said. “We would like to finish out the year with our best performances, many school records […]

Synchronized skating team represents the art in competitions The chill of the rink. The tingle of adrenaline. The audible slice of blades cutting the ice. The red fingers and numb noses. The bloody knees. The unforgiving audience. The glory. This is not hockey. It’s synchronized skating at Liberty University. Meet LU Radiance. Headed by captain Sarah LaRoche, and coached by […]

Crew comes to Liberty after 38 years As the slim, yet sturdy man powered boat approaches the finish line first, gasps of air, and cheers seem silent as team members hoist the coxswain — boat navigator — through the air and into the water in celebration of victory. It took Liberty University 38 years to put together a men’s and […]

The month of July has plenty of sounds — like the sound of the ocean and the sound of laughter. But this July, the sound of skates cutting ice and hockey sticks slapping pucks will be heard at the Liberty University Christian Hockey School (LU-CHS), where hockey and the love of Christ come together.

The Flames men’s basketball team returns home to the Vines Center for the first round of the Big South Championship tournament after dropping their fourth-straight game in two weeks. The four-game slump marks the Flame’s bleakest stretch of the season. Far from home The Flames wrapped up their regular season play in Clinton, S.C., falling to Presbyterian 66-73. Dale Layer’s […]

Bars. Vault. Beam. Floor.  These terms are common words used every day, but when used together, few people understand their meanings.  These four words in tandem describe gymnastics events that athletes all over the country work every day on mastering. Liberty University’s gymnastics team works at perfecting these events to compete in the National Association of Intercollegiate Gymnastics Clubs (NAIGC).  […]

As the first half clock wound down to 15 seconds, Evan Gordon called for the clear out in the lane. Iona’s Trinity Fields was caught by the pick as Gordon crashed into the paint. Three pairs of hands went up as Gordon tried the layup. It bounced off the rim as Mike Glover pulled it down. The buzzer sounded, and […]

Kyle McQuillan remembers the chaos. He remembers the pain. He remembers the tragedy. McQuillan was a member of the 2006 Liberty University men’s lacrosse team that was involved in a horrific car accident returning from a game in Alabama.

The Liberty University baseball team’s season has just begun and the players, who have been practicing since last fall, are ready to stop scrimmaging one another and start on their journey towards the team’s goal of getting to an NCAA regional tournament.

NBA All-Star Weekend Los Angeles saw a basketball filled, star-studded weekend with the NBA All-Star Weekend in town. The four competitions on Saturday were the 3-point competition, the skills competition, the Haier Shooting Stars contest and the much-anticipated dunk contest. According to ESPN.com, the 3-point competition was won by James Jones of the Miami Heat, who squeaked out the win […]

Last week, booths and tables for missions organizations lined the walls of the crowded back hallway of DeMoss. In the midst of the chaos of students and representatives, missions organizations Push the Rock and Score International were furthering their passion of sports and Christ. The two organizations have been introducing people to the gospel through sports in the United States […]

The Lady Flames hockey team started off the month of February with a string of challenging home games at the LaHaye Ice Center against the University of Minnesota and Northeastern University.

Flames split away games Coastal Carolina turned up the heat last Thursday at home, defeating the Flames 77-71. With the game closely played throughout the first and second half, redshirt junior guard David Minaya put the Flames within five, hitting a 3-pointer with just 23 seconds left. Coastal’s Desmond Holloway hit one free throw of two, giving the Chanticleers the […]