Long-lasting reliever

Shawn Clowers gives the Flames a bullpen arm they can count on to deliver When Liberty baseball’s Shawn Clowers needed a changeup, he found it in the pitch. After two mediocre seasons with the Flames, the left-handed pitcher was left dissatisfied with his performance. As a freshman, his 12 relief appearances amounted to a 2-0 record and 2.63 ERA over […]

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Spring cleaning

Flame Train sweeps through Presbyterian for three straight wins Struggling after four losses in five games, Liberty baseball needed to sweep Presbyterian to get its season back on track. And that is exactly what it did, downing the Blue Hose in convincing fashion in three straight games Friday-Sunday, March 27-29. Liberty’s bats came alive during Friday’s game against the Blue […]

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Flames jump Georgia

Men’s lacrosse team hosts annual Midnight Mayhem event, defeats the Bulldogs Across the Liberty University campus Friday, March 27, at midnight when students are normally in their rooms preparing for the nightly curfew, hundreds of dorm rooms laid vacant. Typically boisterous halls were nearly silent as fans packed the East Campus lacrosse field bleachers for the third annual Midnight Mayhem […]

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Flames Serving Lynchburg

The Liberty University Department of Athletics is committed to raising up talented, well-rounded athletes who serve Christ in all areas of life. The Athletics Department’s community service initiative is one example of this commitment. Within the past few years, the Athletics Department made a concerted effort to establish and build upon relationships between Liberty and organizations and schools in the […]

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Back in action

Flames sweep Bulldogs in a three-game series The Liberty Flames won the game 3-2 over the Bryant Bulldogs after gaining two runs in an unorthodox way on Friday, Feb. 27 at Liberty Baseball stadium. With a freshman pinch hitter at the plate, runners on the corners and two outs, Liberty Head Coach Jim Toman cooked up a plan to tie […]

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Two- sport star

College students are required to budget their time wisely in order to balance assignments and a social life. Add in the responsibilities of being an athlete, and living by a highly structured schedule becomes even more necessary. Throw in a second sport and a new, rare breed of student-athlete has been created. Junior Sadalia Ellis is one of those select […]

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Streak extended

Lady Flames enter conference tourney as No. 1 seed Earlier in the season, Winthrop did something that no other women’s basketball team in the Big South has been able to do this year — beat Liberty. A little more than a month later, the Lady Flames (23-6, 19-1 Big South) made certain it did not happen again during their Feb. […]

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Flames first-in-class

Student-athletes continue to be successful on and off the field and court Liberty University athletes are known to dominate on the field, but a little known fact is that they do the same in the classroom. With an overall GPA of 3.10, Liberty student-athletes fare even better than the rest of the student body, according to libertyflames.com. Keeping students on […]

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For the love of the game

Basketball graduate assistants go mostly unnoticed but make a big impact Thankless jobs are never easy to do. Washing uniforms, carrying bags, breaking down film — doing all the tasks players and coaches would rather not do is not a glamorous life. But it involves basketball, and that is enough for Liberty men’s basketball graduate assistants Griffin Williams, Reggie Chambers […]

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Feeling at home

Theo Johnson is red-hot going into Big South tourney Sacramento, California. Charleston, South Carolina. And now, Lynchburg, Virginia. This was the journey taken by Theo Johnson, the Flames men’s basketball team’s active leading scorer. And this was no short journey. The transfer student out of College of Charleston is having the best season of his career, but the scary thing […]

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Big South tourney nears

Flames split final two games of 2014-2015 year against Radford and UNC-A Liberty 80, Radford 69 The clock showed zeros across the board. The officials blew their whistles and raised their hands, indicating the game was over. The Flames men’s basketball team quickly made its way to center court for their routine post-game prayer. This time, their faces were riddled […]

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Unleashing the McCracken

Enthusiastic basketball fan stays faithful to the Flames and Lady Flames It was a tradition in Winchester, Virginia, at Millbrook High School basketball games. Someone would scream the phrase, “Unleash the McCracken.” When the call came, out of a painted cardboard box popped Josh “J.J.” McCracken, who screeched at the top of his lungs — just like the legendary sea […]

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Slow start for Flames

2014-15 men’s basketball team trudges through the first half of the season Singer Barbara Cook once told us in her legendary voice, “It’s not where you start, it’s where you finish.” Unfortunately for Liberty, she may have been onto something. After an 85-71 defeat against conference opponent Longwood Lancers (6-13, 2-4 Big South), the Liberty Flames men’s basketball team extended […]

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Time to bounce back

Lady Flames lacrosse hopes to surpass its 2-16 mark from last season After a disappointing 2014 season, the Liberty women’s lacrosse team looks to rebound in the upcoming 2015 campaign. The Lady Flames finished the 2014 regular season with an overall record of 2-16, while going 1-6 in conference play. Their only wins of the season were a 13-9 victory […]

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