Category: Sports

 The Liberty Taekwondo team may be unfamiliar to some, but they are quickly gaining the attention of competitors nationwide  The team recently took first place in a competition at Cornell, something that the program has never done before. The team is starting to make a name for itself including several finishes in the top three. Head Coach Tom Childress believes […]

 Women are somewhat rare in major sports, excluding women’s leagues. The vast majority of athletics staffers are male, from physical trainers to coaches to team owners.  This is also true in the journalism industry. It’s far more common to see a male broadcaster or reporter than a female one, and women in the industry are often objectified or discounted simply […]

 Ryan Krupansky was in his freshman year of high school when he started rowing as a sport. He and a friend joined a local rowing team, and he was immediately hooked.  Fast forward seven years to his junior year at Liberty, and he is competing as the team captain on the rowing team.  “This is such a great opportunity not […]

 The 2018-19 Liberty Women’s basketball season marks year 20 with the Flames for Head Coach Carey Green. In his two decades with the program, Green has cultivated success through his coaching as well as his off the court encouragement in his player’s lives.  In the past 19 seasons, Green has built a record of 440-168 that contributes to a winning […]

 The Lady Flames basketball team fell to the James Madison University Dukes 74-53 Thursday, Nov. 29. The loss was Liberty’s fourth consecutive defeat, bringing their record to 1-6.  JMU dominated the game overall and led for the full game, at times by as many as 26 points.  The Dukes were led by Colonial Athletic Association preseason favorite Kamiah Smalls, who […]

 The Flames dominating 78-52 victory over the Georgia State Panthers on Saturday night showcased the Flames talent in front of almost 3,000 fans.  Not only was the men’s team decked out in the 1971 throwback jerseys, but they also used the press defense Georgia State and the Flames held a lead on the Panthers most of the game. The energy […]

 As Flames fans pour into Williams Stadium on fall Saturday afternoons and cheer on their favorite football players, one of the Flames critical ingredients to success is often overlooked as he paces up and down the sidelines.  The Flames Director of Spiritual Development Ed Gomes is in his 18th year as a member of the Flames football staff. In his […]

 A 15-17 record does not normally indicate success. But for a team competing in a new conference with a first-year coach, recognizing a certain level of success seems appropriate. The Liberty University women’s volleyball team did not end its 2018 season with a winning record, but there were several highlights that Head Coach Trevor Johnson and the Lady Flames can […]

 “I love her.”  This is what redshirt sophomore and defensive center-mid Kendra Jones said about her field hockey coach, Nikki Parsley-Blocker. And she certainly has reason to show this level of admiration.  In just her second year as head coach of the Lady Flames, Parsley-Blocker guided her team to a 13-6 overall record and a school-best 6-1 record against Big […]

The Liberty Men’s Basketball team opened its season Thursday, Nov. 8 against the University of Maine at Fort Kent. During that game, something that struck the eye was the size difference between a couple players on the team. Between their tallest player and shortest players is nearly a foot-and-a-half difference. Brendan Newton, a redshirt freshman center, is listed at 7-foot-2, […]

Flames junior running back Frankie Hickson has stepped up this season and taken control of the running game for Liberty’s explosive offense. So far on the 2018 season, Hickson has recorded 771 rushing yards and 10 rushing touchdowns, including a couple long runs to seal the game against Idaho State earlier in the season.  “I feel like I’ve done what […]

Kevin Mendoza’s senior season came to a sudden end Friday, Nov. 2 when the men’s soccer team lost to Jacksonville University in the ASUN quarterfinals.  Mendoza had an astounding year with 12 goals, and he was named to the ASUN all-conference first team. “Overall, I think it was a pretty good year – we overcame a lot of difficulties along […]