Category: Sports

It’s football season, and you know what that means. Late night NFL watch parties at Buffalo Wild Wings, spending chilly afternoons at football games, and arbitrary divides all across the country. You like one team, your roommate likes another. You grew up in Philadelphia and find out all your group project partners are Dallas fans. Or you just told the […]

When a quarterback jogs into the huddle, it is common for fans to say, “He’s a good quarterback.” Or they may even be generous and say, “that guy’s a great quarterback.” Even more seldom, one may even go as far as to say, “He’s the best quarterback in the game.”  This presents two questions. How do you define the best? […]

The golf team is getting back into the swing of things as they enter the 2018-2019 season. After finishing 8th in the regional tournament, the team is coming off a season they will hope to improve upon. Senior Gabe Lench has his eyes on the national championship for his final year. “The team goal is still the same and that is […]

For volleyball senior Victoria Baptista, the 2018 season has already proven more significant than all the others. The outside hitter has been playing volleyball since fourth grade, now in her final season as a Lady Flame, she is leading the team in digs, kills and aces.  Baptista credits her early success to her teammates because when she starts thinking about […]

The DI Liberty Flames Men’s hockey team kicks off its season Friday against Penn State. The team enters the season returning most of its players and only calling up one.  “It’s gonna be an awesome year,” sophomore forward Jordan Bochinski said. “We have a really close group of guys and a veteran group of guys that have been around the […]

A very anticipated football game between Liberty University and Norfolk State University (NSU) was postponed until Dec. 2, because of Hurricane Florence. The football game, which would have been held on campus at NSU, was postponed as of 9:00 a.m. Tuesday, due to the anticipated flooding and winds from the incoming hurricane. The game is postponed to December 1 at […]

In the 11thminute of the 3rdperiod, Rachel Gibson scored the fourth goal for the Liberty Flames Women’s Hockey team, and that brought a 4-1 victory against the Washington Pride. The Flames played with high energy all 60 minutes of the game, on guard with their defense, only allowing one goal from Pride to get by.  After the first goal was […]

In a game where Liberty saw triple option offense for the first time since the loss to Kennesaw State last season, the Flames could not find a way to stop Army’s rushing attack in a 38-14 loss Saturday afternoon at Army. The Flames put up 14 straight points in the third quarter after trailing 24-0, but after junior quarterback Buckshot […]

The Liberty Flames fans rose to their feet in applause as Chase Burton beat his chest and let out a battle cry that resounded throughout the arena. Burton pumped his fist, acknowledging and encouraging the crowd to continue to erupt in approval. “We compare it to war,” Burton said. “And you’re soldiers and brothers in arms. There’s an adrenaline rush […]

Junior Allison Schaefer came out of the gates strong this season, being nominated for Big East defensive player of the week after totaling 15 saves and having a save percentage of .750 against James Madison University and Duke University. “It was really cool to be nominated and picked for that,” Schaefer said. “But it is still only the beginning of […]

The recent expansion to Williams Stadium includes a new video board, better Wi-Fi speed, and higher seating capacity. Concessions were also updated, bringing a faster, tastier experience for fans. The East side of the stadium previously offered a general concession stand with eight registers. Since the opening of the new stadium, the East wing now offers Auntie Anne’s, Dunkin Donuts […]