Author: Emilee Ellison

In a pivotal ASUN matchup, Flames baseball salvaged just one win out of three against the Lipscomb Bisons over the weekend, continuing its season of ups and downs.  After losing the first two games by one run each, the Flames left Nashville with a single victory on the backend of the series to fall to 12-15 overall and 4-5 in […]

Some say that football games are won on Saturday afternoons. It takes four full quarters of everything from every man to chase victory. Although winning happens on the field in the fall, the true victories are earned in the offseason. The football offseason is anything but an “off” season. Recruiting, coaching changes and workouts are taking place all winter long […]

A late spin seemingly spelled triumph again for William Byron at the Richmond Raceway April 2. Instead, he ended up sitting backwards by the outside wall in turn one. A 24th-place finish capped a very eventful week for the Hendrick driver. Before the weekend (on Wednesday), NASCAR’s appeals panel reversed part of a major penalty against Team Hendrick.  At Phoenix, […]

The Liberty men’s swim team brought its best to the water on a national stage, claiming a program-high second place finish among 128 teams on April 2 at the CCS National Meet in Columbus, Ohio.  The tournament was a three-day affair, in which the Flames entered the scene on day one with a splash. In the 800-meter free relay, Liberty […]

The relationship between a pitcher and a catcher is one that not many understand in the game of softball. Just as a quarterback meshes with his receivers and a point guard trusts his teammates, the connection from the circle to home plate is one that holds a crucial weight in a team’s success. Liberty juniors, pitcher Karlie Keeney and catcher […]

Unpredictability in sports is great. While it is entertaining to witness greatness, such as Tom Brady winning seven Super Bowls, watching the Warriors and the Cavaliers duke it out in the NBA finals four years in a row or witnessing the Connecticut women’s basketball team dominate March Madness for the entirety of the last decade, the volatility in sports is […]

For countless golfers, the dream from the day their foot touches the fairway is to somehow achieve professional status. This lifelong ambition came to realization for Liberty senior Jonathan Yaun on March 3 as he secured his ticket to the PGA Tour Canada.   Yaun, who has been nothing but a steady competitor in his time as a Flame, earned […]

With bouquets of flowers in their hands, Liberty women’s tennis seniors Alexandra Almborg and Micaela Ode Mitre posed for the cameras, surrounded by their team as Senior Day ceremonies wrapped up.  Though both Lady Flames had injuries preventing them from playing, Head Coach Jeff Maren made sure to emphasize the impact these two ladies have had on the team. “They […]