Flames take the series 2-1 at home Liberty baseball (6-4) defeated the University of Connecticut (4-3) 8-5 Friday, March 4, in the Liberty Baseball Stadium. Parker Bean started the game on the mound for the Flames. He struggled with his control as he was forced to throw 33 pitches in the first inning alone, 18 of them being balls. After […]
Read moreLady Flames senior class plays final game at home The Lady Flames locked up the second seed for the 2016 Big South Conference Championship, despite losing to the Presbyterian Blue Hose 57-49 on Senior Day Saturday, March 5, at the Vines Center. Liberty earned the No. 2 seed for the second time in three years. “It hurts but I find […]
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The Flames rout the Mountaineers 24-3 for their second win of the season The Liberty Flames men’s lacrosse team put on a dominating performance for the second week in a row taking down the West Virginia University Mountaineers 24-3 Saturday March 5 at the Club Lacrosse Fields. This is the Flames second win of the season putting them even at […]
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It was baseball from the beginning Liberty Flames senior shortstop Dalton Britt began playing baseball with his dad in the backyard not long after he learned to walk as a toddler. “We had a little plastic ball and bat,” Britt said. “I started tee-ball when I was five or six and then pretty much played from there.” Along with baseball, […]
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Liberty Baseball is looking for its third regional appearance in four years Spring is in the air and baseball is here. The Flametrain pulled out of the station in Tampa, Florida for a weekend series against the South Florida Bulls starting Feb. 19. The Flames dropped the opening series to the Bulls 2-1. The Flames, who have managed to win […]
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Softball team youth movement includes 12 new freshmen for the 2016 season The Lady Flames softball team is looking to have its best season with Coach Dot Richardson at the helm. Richardson, now in her third year as head coach of Liberty’s program, saw her team win 18 more games in her second season than her first. “This team is […]
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Caleb Homesley is making the most out of his opportunity with the Flames Caleb Homesley led his Porter Ridge High School basketball team onto the court during the Pirates 2014-15 season in his senior campaign. However, the Indian Trail, North Carolina native and Liberty Flames men’s basketball team commit was only six games in before the unthinkable happened. “I didn’t […]
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Flames say family is the key to success Coming off of its best year in program history, the Lady Flames lacrosse team is looking to make history this season. Liberty finished last season with a record of 9-11, the best mark in the program’s short six-year history. The team went 5-2 in Big South conference play. The record year propelled […]
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The logistics of the season finale Beat Coastal mania will reach a fever pitch on Nov. 19 as the Flames football team will host its rival in a nationally televised primetime game. Things will look different around campus on the Thursday before Thanksgiving break. As ESPN News invades campus to televise the game across the nation, Liberty staffers will work […]
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Lady Flames star forward Ashley Rininger is prepared for life after Liberty Lacing up her red, Nike basketball shoes for the first practice of the season, Ashley Rininger is filled with mixed feelings. The 2015-2016 season is her fifth and final season as a Lady Flame. As she walks through the brand new locker room that still smells like sawdust […]
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Women’s lacrosse team gains another Pridemore sister for the 2015 season Playing with a sibling while on an athletic team at any level is rare, but can be a special experience during an athlete’s collegiate career. The Vero Beach, Florida, natives, sophomore Katy Pridemore and freshman Hannah Pridemore weighed in on the benefits of sisters competing together in athletics. Their […]
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National Champions look to repeat Winning a national championship is one of the most difficult roads traveled in the world of sports. There is a small list of things that are more challenging, but on the top of that list is repeating as champions. The Liberty University Club wrestling team won its first National Collegiate Wrestling Association (NCWA) National Championship […]
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Lady Flames stymie red-hot Panthers It was a special night for the Lady Flames volleyball team, as the team honored its seniors on Senior Night Nov. 6, and brought home the upset victory over High Point University, winning 3-1. The Lady Flames were led by senior Caroline Douglas, who recorded a match-leading 19 kills. Liberty outhit the Panthers .200-.186. After […]
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Flames advance to semifinals Liberty’s women’s soccer team defeated the Lady Eagles of Winthrop 2-0 Sunday, Nov. 1 at Osborne Stadium to advance to the semi-finals of the Big South Championship. Crystal Elmers notched her third goal of the year just five minutes into the second half to give the Lady Flames the advantage. Elmers received the ball from fellow […]
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