Category: Sports

To some people, their name on a NASCAR would be a grand prize. To Doug Smith, it’s one more opportunity to share about God’s goodness. Appomattox High School football coach and Liberty alumnus Doug Smith was featured on NASCAR driver Jeffrey Earnhardt’s race car Saturday, Sept. 24 at the Texas Speedway. The honor was a part of the NASCAR Foundation’s […]

As the clock struck midnight, the festivities were only beginning for the Liberty Flames men’s D1 hockey team as it took to the ice to face off with the Niagara Purple Eagles Oct. 1.  Liberty’s first “Midnight Mayhem” game of the season also served as the second of a two-game series, in which the team survived the Purple Eagles, going […]

In the afternoon of Friday, Sept. 23, Head Coach Kirk Handy prepared for just another game for his D1 Flames hockey team.  “I was trying to treat it like any other day and any other game,” Handy said.  But that matchup against West Virginia was unlike any other for Handy and his unit. After a dominant win from the Flames, […]

Have you ever seen a group of runners stampede across campus and disappear into the woods on the mountain top? Just up the hill, running trails cover Liberty’s acres with miles for runners to explore. Over 5,000 acres of campus with 65 miles of trails, to be exact.  Mario Cosentino, a journalism major, originally started running on some of Liberty’s […]

Another tennis season began anew as the Lady Flames hosted their first Hidden Dual at the Liberty Tennis Complex Sept. 17-18.   The team began its season on Saturday morning, facing a combination of the Georgetown Hoyas, the Campbell Camels and the United States Naval Academy.  Due to Georgetown having eight players at the beginning of the hidden dual, the […]

The Lady Flames volleyball team opened up its ASUN conference schedule against the Charlotte Queens Sept. 23, dominating the court and winning in three straight sets.  The two teams were back and forth during the first set of the night until the Flames pulled away in their last two sets, ending with a triumphant sweep of the Queens and recording […]

The Liberty women’s swimming and diving team begins its 2022-23 season with a conference meet at Campbell University Oct. 1. Searching for their fifth consecutive CCSA Championship, the Lady Flames will have to do so with a large number of newcomers, with 14 freshman and one transfer highlighting Liberty’s roster this season. Typically, the team will split into stroke groups, […]

The Liberty men’s hockey team began the 2022 season Sept. 16 with a big 9-3 win over the NC State Icepack.  Leading this group to a season-opening victory was none other than senior captain Colin Baird.  In his three seasons at Liberty, Baird has amassed a great deal of individual and team success. Most recently, he was named to the […]

It was 23 seasons ago when a young Kirk Handy began his journey as the head coach for the Liberty Flames D1 hockey team.  On Sept. 22, he hit an incredible benchmark, netting his 500th win.  To help their coach achieve this legendary milestone, the Flames opened their season with two dominant wins over their visitors. They defeated the NC […]

The Lynchburg Hillcats dream season came to an end Tuesday, Sept. 21 with a 6-2 loss to the Charleston RiverDogs in the decisive second game of the Carolina League Championship Series. Down 1-0 in the series with their backs against the wall, the Hillcats turned to Trenton Denholm on the hill against the RiverDogs starter JJ Goss. Both pitchers silenced […]

There are athletes, and there are star athletes. Very few athletes, however, transcend the sport they play to become a worldwide phenomenon. Serena Williams was one of these select few.  Even those who do not watch tennis know who Serena Williams is and what she represents. Williams found the means to work her way out of a relatively niche sport […]