Odds are if you are reading this, you are 23 years old or younger. And if you are not, at some point in your life you were. Being in your early 20s is a great time. Dreams and aspirations are still fresh in your mind. Your body is still spry and limber. Your mind is sharp as the sharp side […]
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Seniors Jamie Crisp, Kelby Allen and Megan Robinson embrace changes The Lady Flames softball team has experienced a world of change over the past few years: a new coach, new stadium and lots of new talent. Seniors Jamie Crisp, Kelby Allen and Megan Robinson have certainly come a long way on the journey. These Lady Flames have been through a […]
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Brant Tolsma has coached Liberty athletes for nearly 30 years Most people live their lives hoping to leave a legacy behind, but Brant Tolsma is among the lucky few who do not have to wait to see that materialize. At the ripe age of 65, Tolsma is still as strong and active as someone half his age. As the head […]
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Flames basketball program hires former head coach, readies for new era On April 1, 2009, Liberty Flames men’s basketball Head Coach Ritchie McKay announced he was leaving Lynchburg for Charlottesville, Virginia, to join the Virginia Cavaliers coaching staff, April 1, 2009. Exactly six years later, Liberty University Athletic Director Jeff Barber announced McKay would once again take over as head […]
Read moreRanking the contenders in the NBA’s best conference T-8. Oklahoma City Thunder/New Orleans Pelicans It is a shame only one of these teams can make the playoffs (editor’s note: neither team had clinched a spot at the time of publication) because Russell Westbrook and Anthony Davis are two of the best tickets in the NBA. It is a testament to […]
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This is officially ridiculous. It has been officially ridiculous for a while now, actually. The NBA playoffs are about the start and two teams with winning records will be sitting at home watching three teams with losing records play instead. I know we live in a world where someone named Snooki was famous once, but that still does not make […]
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The turf in Williams Stadium is no longer vacant. For about four weeks now, the Liberty football team has been vigorously preparing for the 2015 season during spring practice. Following the most successful season in program history, the team appears primed and ready for another strong season. Liberty saw its first postseason appearance ever, as well as its first playoff […]
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Flames win series, hand Campbell two of its six conference losses Two ugly losses early in the week to Old Dominion and North Carolina meant Liberty baseball’s weekend series with Campbell would be crucial for confidence at the plate going forward. The Flames (23-13, 9-3 Big South) only scored one combined run in those early-week losses despite coming off a […]
Read moreThe Liberty Flames officially kicked off the 2015 football season Saturday, April 11 at Williams Stadium in front of the Flames faithful ready to see what is in store for the fall. The game featured a unique scoring system that rewarded both the offense and defense for different facets of the game. The offense gained points for things like explosive […]
Read moreLiberty University Athletic Director Jeff Barber announced that former University of Virginia (UVA) Assistant Coach Ritchie McKay will take over as head coach of the Liberty Flames men’s basketball team. The month-long coaching search came to a conclusion Wednesday, April 1 at a press conference held in Williams Stadium, where Barber made the announcement. McKay is no stranger to Liberty, […]
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Outfielder Tori Zavodny hopes to leave her own legacy Not every freshman athlete can be expected to come in and make an immediate impact on their new team, but not every freshman is like Tori Zavodny. Tori Zavodny began playing softball at the age of six, learning the basics and growing in her love for the sport as she grew […]
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The sports fan is a different breed than the rest of humanity. Sometimes they are not enjoyable to be around — whether it is during a big game and they cannot stop yelling at the screen or after a big loss and you do not know how to console them. Dealing with the sports fan after a big loss is […]
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Duke and Virginia take back-to-back games versus Flames Last season, Liberty baseball went 3-4 against Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) opponents. Not a bad mark for a team in the smaller, less prestigious Big South. However, last season was last season. The Flames dropped back-to-back home contests March 24 and 25 to Duke and Virginia to fall to 1-4 against ACC […]
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Flame Train sweeps through Presbyterian for three straight wins Struggling after four losses in five games, Liberty baseball needed to sweep Presbyterian to get its season back on track. And that is exactly what it did, downing the Blue Hose in convincing fashion in three straight games Friday-Sunday, March 27-29. Liberty’s bats came alive during Friday’s game against the Blue […]
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Men’s lacrosse team hosts annual Midnight Mayhem event, defeats the Bulldogs Across the Liberty University campus Friday, March 27, at midnight when students are normally in their rooms preparing for the nightly curfew, hundreds of dorm rooms laid vacant. Typically boisterous halls were nearly silent as fans packed the East Campus lacrosse field bleachers for the third annual Midnight Mayhem […]
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