Category: Sports

Josh McDougal returns to Liberty to don a whistle rather than spikes Earlier this month, Liberty welcomed back one of their most decorated cross-country runners, Josh McDougal, as an assistant cross country and track and field coach. Head coach Brant Tolsma was exuberant about the hire of the 2007 National Champion and said, “ We believe Josh, who himself put […]

Over the past couple of years the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) has seen a thickening array of allegations surrounding college athletics. Within a couple of years, the NCAA has swiftly passed judgment to many universities across […]

When the news that the NFL lockout had officially ended on Aug. 5, there was undoubtedly a large demographic that was more excited to play fantasy football again than about the upcoming season itself. This year’s season could have a slightly different feel to the beginning of it. The long summer layoff could adversely affect every team’s chemistry, specifically the […]

NFL was locked out, but not NCAA Not long ago, every newspaper in America had the same headline. “Football is back,” or some variation thereof. Ask Danny Rocco, Mike Brown or Asa Chapman and they’ll tell you football never left. Not for them or the other hundred or so Liberty football players who have been living in weight rooms, camping […]

The Liberty University women’s volleyball program officially started its fall season with a three-game road trip to Athens, Georgia. The Lady Flames played three games in the Hotel Indigo Bulldog Invitational over the weekend posting a 1-2 record. Liberty started slowly against University of Georgia. Liberty fell to Georgia in three games (25-21, 25-21, 25-20). Sophomore outside hitter Lillie Happel […]

Liberty won all four of its games in its weekend tournament. The Flames played a grueling four games in three days over the weekend in the Liberty Tournament where it hosted the Le Moyne Dolphins and the New Orleans Privateers at Worthington Stadium.

The Liberty University Club Sports department added three teams: men’s racquetball, men’s disc golf and women’s disc golf, which will be added for the 2011 fall semester. These new teams open up the possibility for Liberty students to be involved in a wider variety of competitive sports that are more officially run than the intramural teams and more similar to […]

Growing up, Leo Cardenas had one thing that was a constant in his life. It was always a part of him and something that he developed a passion for. That passion was for the game of football. Like most kids, Cardenas fell in love with the sport and dreamed of one day playing football on a big stage in front […]

This year’s 2011 draft was one of the most polarized drafts in recent history. Some teams drafted like it was the office fantasy league and others drafted like there was a Super Bowl to win. The Winners The Jacksonville Jaguars traded up to the No. 10 pick in the first round with a bulls-eye on Missouri product and obvious front-runner […]

The newest addition to the Liberty University Mountain Snowflex Centre is providing additional recreational opportunities for those seeking to utilize the outdoor complex. An inclined lift was recently installed on the right side of the intermediate slopes of the facility, providing users access to a newly-cordoned tubing slope. The lift, which was scheduled for installation since the opening of Snowflex […]

As raindrops rapped against the windows of Williams Stadium, an athlete and his tutor are brushing up on some problems for an upcoming exam. Liberty University has placed importance in the performance of their athletic programs since its debut in 1971. However, for students to participate in athletics, they must first be academically sufficient. This is where Liberty’s athletic tutoring […]

The fourth and final race of this year’s Liberty Mountain Trail Series took place early Saturday morning as Liberty University students and Lynchburg residents ran the Bald Mountain 10K Trail Race. Both seasoned and beginner runners registered for the 6.2 mile race that began at Camp Hydaway. Runners raised money for the Wounded Warrior Project, an organization that raises money […]

Sunday was a proud day for America. Late Sunday night, President Obama and news networks across the country proudly announced the death of terrorist leader Osama bin Laden. The sense of patriotism after the announcement was strong, much like the sense of Americanism after 9/11. Besides our strong and brave military, nothing is more patriotic and American than baseball. So, […]

In a row of rusting Hyundais, Civics and dad’s hand-me-down college car clunkers, a silver Subaru Impareza is parked. Aftermarket stickers trim its custom bumpers and windshield. “Liberty University” is emblazoned across the quarter panel.

It has all the markings of a Liberty sponsored autocross competition car.

A hard fought game reflects a season-long characteristic For a team ineligible for the playoffs, the Flames men’s Lacrosse team competed against the defending SELC champions, the Elon University Phoenix, Friday night like champions. I think that we are ready for our game,” head coach Kyle McQuillan said. “As a coach you will always think that there is something more […]