Category: Sports

William Byron continued his mini hot streak on Sunday during a historic and chaotic Bank of America ROVAL 400 at the Charlotte Motor Speedway ROVAL. Byron finished in sixth place and tied teammate and eventual winner Chase Elliot for the most laps led, with 27. However, the race was anything but straightforward.   Byron started in the 13th position, but with […]

When COVID-19 struck last season, Liberty men’s Division I hockey had all the pieces in place to make an ACHA title run. Now, Flames hockey is back – and Coach Kirk Handy believes a first title is finally in the cards.  “I think the sky’s the limit for this team,” Handy said. “Every year we have three goals: we want […]

Hungry for a chance to defend its 2019 national title, the Liberty University club Division I women’s hockey team patiently awaits a new season of competition. As was the case with all sports, the COVID-19 pandemic eliminated the end of the women’s hockey team’s schedule in the spring of 2020, robbing the team of the opportunity to defend its title […]

For many student athletes, the transition from playing high school to collegiate sports can be intimidating – an experience that was amplified for one LU athlete who made the transition in 2020, 4,000 miles away from the place she calls home. Julie Daels, a freshman from Burges, Belgium, accepted this reality when she decided to move across the Atlantic Ocean […]

Juggling sports and academics is a challenge for student-athletes at any time. The difficulties of COVID-19 amplified that juggling act throughout the spring and fall, but the staff of the Office of Academic Affairs for Athletics have worked hard to help athletes cope – and their hard work has paid off.  During the spring of 2020, Liberty’s 20 athletic teams […]

Two teams with opposite levels of success in 2020 will face off at Williams Stadium on Saturday. Liberty is 3-0, and Louisiana-Monroe is winless. Can Warhawks quarterback Colby Suits create enough offense to keep them in the game? How will Flames quarterback Malik Willis look in his return from an elbow injury? The sports staff tackles all this and more […]

Talladega was the chaotic demolition derby that it normally was, but William Byron was one of the lucky few who came away mostly unscathed. Byron earned his fourth top five of the season with a fourth-place finish leading one lap. Byron started the race in the 21st position. He mainly spent stage one hanging around the back half of the […]

After months of wondering if the 2020 football season would begin, Liberty football has burst onto the scene in impressive fashion, jumping out to a 2-0 start. This week, the Flames host the University of North Alabama Lions at 1 p.m. at Williams Stadium. Who are the key players in this matchup, what should Liberty fans expect from the Lions, […]

For Liberty senior shotgun team member Chloe Sterner, 2020 has been a year of surprises. But perhaps the biggest was an appearance on the cover of Clay Target Nation magazine while competing for Liberty this summer, four months after her March championship was cancelled.  “It’s a once in a lifetime thing,” Sterner said. “It was so random and unexpected. I […]

After more than three decades of coaching for the Flames and multiple conference titles, Liberty’s Director of Track & Field and Cross Country Brant Tolsma retired after the 2020 outdoor track and field season. However, his replacement is no stranger to the Flames program.  Lance Bingham, who previously coached on Tolsma’s staff for 18 years, will now take the reins […]

William Byron had a roller-coaster of a night at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Sunday. Byron’s night ended with another disappointment, finishing 25th with 12 laps led – the second week in a row he finished outside of the top 20.  William Byron rocketed up from his starting slot to 20th before the competition caution on lap 25. However, a […]