Jesse Sanders earns starting point guard spot on Aurora Basket Jesi in Italy’s Lega Due Jesse Sanders’ 2012 was quite a whirlwind. From his award-winning senior campaign as starting point guard for the Liberty Flames in the spring, to his new role as starting point guard for the professional-level Aurora Basket Jesi, Sanders has been on the move. After finishing […]
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Omotola’s fifth double-double of the season helps lift Liberty to 65-58 victory Despite shooting 34 percent from the field, the Liberty Lady Flames (14-6, 6-2 Big South) heavily out-rebounded the Campbell Lady Fighting Camels (12-6, 4-3 Big South), leading to a 65-58 victory Saturday, Jan. 19. Forward Tolu Omotola tallied her fifth double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds. “Crashing […]
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Barber: Field will be ready for season opener, Feb. 22 Students returned for the spring semester to a change of scenery across from Green Hall. Construction workers have dedicated hours to finishing the new baseball stadium as soon as possible. “Well, right now there is a lot of dirt being moved,” Athletic Director Jeff Barber said in an interview for […]
Read moreLiberty athletes, coaches garner national attention Though most students may have been on break the last five weeks, Flames athletics did not enjoy the same rest. In addition to all the on-field and court accomplishments of the last month, Liberty’s athletes excelled off the field as well. Below are just a few highlights of the Christmas break. Football Senior tight […]
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The Kennesaw State DII men’s hockey team entered Friday’s contest riding a huge wave of momentum and a 16-0 record. That momentum hit a wall at the LaHaye Ice Center when the Liberty Flames defeated the visiting Owls in a shootout, 4-3.
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In 1993, Nike released a 30-second commercial that caused a national uproar. In the advertisement, former NBA superstar Charles Barkley declared that he was not a role model, stating, “Just because I dunk a basketball doesn’t mean I should raise your kids.” Barkley has repeatedly stated from then on that athletes should not be used as role models by parents […]
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Panthers, Blue Hose overpower Liberty Midway through the season, the Liberty men’s basketball Head Coach Dale Layer and his revamped Flames team continue to struggle. With several additions from the offseason and the return of center Joel Vander Pol from a back surgery, the team is working to build momentum. Over the past week, the Flames progressed Big South Conference […]
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Track and field to focus on adding to its trophy collection After losing all of its national runners, Liberty University’s track and field program has strived to improve, according to Liberty Head Coach Brant Tolsma. With returning athletes and a solid recruiting class of talented newcomers, Tolsma hopes to form a team that can become a top competitor among Division […]
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Time and again, spectators who watched Jesse Sanders play basketball in the Vines Center commented, “Wow, that young man is going places.” They were right — Jesse Sanders is going places. He and his wife Courtney, whom he married over the summer, went to Jesi, Italy, to be exact. Sanders, who made a name for himself at Liberty as the […]
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A highlight reel of Fall sports at Liberty With another semester in the books, the Champion sports office has decided to revisit the best highlights of Liberty Athletics from the fall. Preference was given to NCAA Division I sports, and the five chosen are listed in chronological order. Photos taken by Ruth Bibby and Jake Mitchell Oct. 27 — […]
Read moreThe Lady Flames volleyball team fell short against the No. 8 Minnesota Golden Gophers in three sets (25-21, 25-10, 34-32) Friday, Nov. 30 in the first round of the NCAA Division I Women’s Volleyball Championship. Liberty concluded its 2012 season with a 25-8 record. The match against Minnesota was the Lady Flames seventh national tournament appearance. Liberty entered the match […]
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With the start of the baseball season less than three months away, the construction of Liberty University’s new ballpark is slated to be completed in time for the Flames’ 2013 home opener Feb. 22. “With the athletic expansion, one of our goals was to have a nationally-prominent, known athletic program,” Executive Vice President Neal Askew said. “We think (the new […]
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Penalties, poor line changes, trips to sin bin foil LU comeback in third period Victory flirted with the Liberty men’s DII hockey team but sided with Rider University, Saturday, Dec. 1. Liberty went down 1-0 in the first period but came back to overtake the Broncs, earning a 2-1 advantage by the second period. However, Rider played a better third […]
Read moreLiberty’s women’s basketball team kicked off the Big South Conference Saturday, Dec. 1 when they took on Radford in the Highlander’s Dedmon Center for the 12th time in the last 13 years. The Flames took the lead at the end of the game when Tolu Omotola put up a basket with 43.1 seconds left in the second half, ultimately leading […]
Read moreFinal exams are just around the corner, and as the sports desk we feel an obligation to stir the competitive drive and can-do spirit of the student body. In this spirit, we offer to you the words of Mohammed Ali on the eve of a fight against heavily-favored George Foreman. If we prepare with the same intensity and confidence for […]
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