Local collegiate athletes serve community

Nicknamed mermaid because of her natural swimming ability, Liberty University pre-Law senior Caroline Smith is now making a splash in the lives of young swimmers in the Lynchburg community. When her younger brother joined the swim team at Liberty Christian Academy (LCA), Smith volunteered to help coach. She had taught swimmers before, and she worked with more advanced students, teaching […]

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Sold on Solomon

“I would light him up.” Those were the words of Flames junior linebacker Solomon Ajayi when asked how he would fare if he was thrown into a one-on-one tackling situation against Philadelphia Eagles defending Super Bowl champion running back and older brother Jay Ajayi.  Coming out of high school, Solomon Ajayi had big expectations to look up to. Solomon Ajayi’s […]

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Hurricane hooping

The Liberty University and Virginia Tech men’s basketball teams are working together to help LU Send raise money for hurricane disaster victims in an unexpected way. The Flames will be hosting the Hokies in the Vines Center in an exhibition game at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 4. All of the proceeds from the game’s tickets will go towards hurricane disaster […]

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Column: ESP-Em

A coach can make or break a team.  There’s a monumental difference between a coach whose players obey and a coach whose players follow.  A coach can waste a player’s potential or a coach can help the player reach fulfillment. I’ve had plenty of coaches, probably starting with my dad when I played Upward soccer when I was around 6 […]

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To the Mats

It has been more than seven months since Liberty University Wrestling won the NCWA Grand National Championship and Grand National Duals Championship. This does not mean that the team does not reminisce about the national championship win, but it also does not mean they are overconfident about it either. “You ride the wave,” Head Coach Jesse Castro said. “In other […]

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Chasing the wins

The sun beats down on the court as the players prepare for the next serve. Anxiously awaiting the battle that lies ahead, both players face each other with the same goal: winning the match. Both players prepared for this match since the 2018 schedule released.  Now the opening serve is finally here.  Although junior Chase Burton has the most single […]

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Dot-ing history at LU

Most people would run in the opposite direction after hearing a lion’s roar. However, this year’s theme for the Liberty University softball team is “Chase the Lion.”  The team chose this theme as the mindset of playing each game with freedom from doubt and fear by chasing their fears, meeting them face to face and overcoming them in Christ’s strength.  […]

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Humbling the Hoyas

It was a sunny day with a light breeze when the Flames kicked off their field hockey game against Georgetown on Saturday, Oct. 13. With 382 fans in attendance on Family Weekend, the comfortable 66-degree weather matched the intensity of the field hockey players, as they did not play high energy or enthusiasm. “Energy is one of the things that, […]

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Column: ESP-Em

It’s everyone’s worst athletic nightmare: a sports injury. Sports injuries are defined as “injuries that occur during exercise or while participating in a sport,” according to Healthline Media. This can include anything from a bruised knee to a torn ACL. And, most often, a sports injury is something minor that doesn’t require too much time off.  But for some, it […]

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Making a giant splash

Liberty Women’s Swimming and Diving is off to a strong 3-0 start with a 159-98 win against Campbell and 50-38 and 185-117 wins against New Mexico State.  This early success is not surprising after nine years of program history has laid the foundation to set up this year — the first year the team exists with elite-level facilities and a […]

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Frigid split

As Liberty Men’s Hockey Team took the ice Friday, Oct. 12, it was more than just the cold in the air, but rather competition fill the rink as the Flames play Syracuse University. Liberty lost to Syracuse in overtime by one point, making the end of that first game 4-5.  Through this close game, the Flames kept up with Syracuse.  […]

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Outshining the Trojans

With 2:23 remaining in the fourth quarter the Williams stadium crowd held its breath, watching as Buckshot Calvert caught the snap from shotgun and threw a fade pass to the tightly covered BJ Farrow in the back of the endzone. The crowd came to its feet in applause as the official lifted both arms vertically signaling a Liberty touchdown. The […]

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Doused by the Eagles

Huddled around their coach, the Liberty University Lady Flames were staying cool in the deciding set of a back-and-forth battle with a quality opponent. Junior right-side hitter Casey Goodwin, who finished with a team-high 19 kills, had just slammed a volleyball off blockers’ hands for what was initially ruled Liberty’s first point of set five.  But the call of the […]

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Gill-ing the game

He stood quietly, watching the New Mexico State sideline erupt in applause as the Aggies celebrated a win that had earlier on in the contest been the Flames to lose. The New Mexico State loss was an unexpected loss while the victory over Troy on Saturday, Oct. 13 was an unexpected victory. At 3-3, the Turner Gill-led Flames have had […]

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Home for Homecoming

Homecoming is Oct. 19-21 at Liberty and the sports teams are gearing up for an exciting weekend. The weekend’s sporting events will consist of Lady Flames soccer and volleyball games as well as men’s soccer and hockey and football. The  volleyball team with a record of 8-13 will host Jacksonville on Friday, Oct. 19 at 7 p.m. and North Florida […]

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