William Byron’s day turned sour early with a 38th place finish after a lap 62 crash in the Daytona 500 at the Daytona International Speedway Feb. 20. Despite posting the third fastest time in qualifying on Wednesday, Byron struggled in his Bluegreen Vacations Duel at Daytona race the next night, finishing 12th. That put him 23rd on the starting grid […]
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With the wind tearing across the fields, the Liberty women’s lacrosse team narrowly fell 13-12 to the Richmond Spiders Feb. 19 in a nail-biting overtime finish. The Lady Flames came into their home-opener game after a closely fought 18-13 loss to Vanderbilt. With the first draw at 1 p.m., the team took on the Spiders at home for the first […]
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The Lady Flames basketball team took on ASUN rival Stetson, defeating the Hatters handily by a score of 65-53 Feb. 19. Senior forward Bridgette Rettstatt and junior guard Kennedi Williams led Liberty to the victory. In the first quarter, neither team could gain a real edge. That is until Williams took control of the Liberty offense, passing it beautifully to […]
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Feb. 1, 2022 will long be remembered as the day when one of the greatest champions in professional sports hung up his cleats. Every career in the NFL has its own unique story, but quarterback Tom Brady’s is one we’ll be telling for generations to come. The 199th overall pick in the 2000 NFL Draft defied all odds and […]
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Liberty University’s Hunt Seat Equestrian Team saddled up one last time Feb. 19 and ended third in the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA) Zone 4 Region 4 for the 2021-22 show season behind Sweet Briar College and Randolph-Macon College. Although the team will not be traveling together to Regional Finals, individual riders who qualified will compete for a chance to […]
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Liberty’s softball team began its season with a series of games in Leesburg, Florida, playing four games in three days Feb. 11-13 to kick off the 2022 campaign. Liberty opened its season Feb. 11 with a doubleheader against Iowa and No. 19 Kentucky. The Lady Flames lost both of those games 7-0 and 3-1, respectively. The games continued through the […]
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Defense wins championships – it’s a statement made every year, and as tireless as the cliché gets, it remains true. The Los Angeles Rams defeated the Cincinnati Bengals 23-20 in SoFi Stadium Feb. 13 to become the Super Bowl champions. The Rams played the game in their home stadium — the second time a Super Bowl team has played in […]
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Though it came down to a neck-and-neck final few minutes, Liberty’s men’s basketball pulled through with an 88-82 win over Stetson Feb. 19 in front of an energetic home crowd bolstered by College For A Weekend (CFAW) visitors. After dropping its last two conference games, Liberty men’s basketball needed to beat Stetson to hold the top rank in the ASUN. […]
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Flames baseball ignited the 2022 season with two wins against No. 9 Florida, leaving the Sunshine State on the winning side of a three-game series Feb. 18-20. Just as last season ended with a 1-3 loss to SEC opponent Tennessee in Regionals, this season fittingly began with another SEC opponent in Florida. “It’s going to be a really, really good […]
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After last season’s shortened season in which Liberty had to share a Coastal Collegiate Sports Association (CCSA) championship title with Florida Gulf Coast, the Lady Flames looked to defend their title for the fourth straight year during the championship series Feb. 16-19. The ladies did just that. The Lady Flames won the meet handily, tallying 1,830.5 points, and the team […]
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Liberty alumna and singer Jane Marczewski, known by her stage name Nightbirde, who gained a strong following after her inspiring story and talent featured on “America’s Got Talent,” died after a four-year battle with breast cancer. According to CNN, Nightbirde passed away Feb. 19 — her family devastated but hopeful that her legacy will continue on. “Those who knew her, enjoyed her […]
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At the age of 9, conductor and classical musician David Chin began his music education, unaware that it would one day serve as the foundation for an impactful international career in music education, conducting, translating and performance. At 16, Chin first took a stab at conducting at his hometown church in Malaysia. When his pastor retired and needed someone to […]
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Looking for a tasty treat? Bakery owner Sherwin Pilley has you covered, serving up delicious treats at Cakes and Pipers Bakery in Forest, Virginia. Pilley grew up in Milton, Massachusetts, and attended Liberty for her first year of college from 2004-2005 before moving to attend Northeastern University, from which she graduated in 2009. “I knew I wanted to go back […]
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The James River Theatre Company (JRTC) is putting on one of Shakespeare’s most well-known works, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”— in the middle of winter. La Vida Coffee + Market is hosting JRTC’s rendition until Feb. 27. The story of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” consists of a series of romantic squabbles. Lovers wishing to be with one character are torn apart, and […]
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With an eye on the April 2 deadline, student designers have submitted plans for their garments, selected the fabrics, met with models, updated directors and feverishly worked to complete all the details – each button, each piece of lace, each seam, each garnishment and each hem – to perfection on time. The Liberty University Fashion Show is returning. The FACS […]
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