Archive for the ‘Sports’ Category
Riders take flight
Tuesday, May 1st, 2012
Timothy Steltzer, Ryan Paul sweep ski, snowboard events One word to accurately describe Dew Games 2012 at the Liberty Mountain Snowflex Centre is “epic.” Double-corks, double-backflips and double-side-flips were all [...]
Swimmer from down under
Tuesday, May 1st, 2012
Liberty University has long arms when it comes to recruiting athletes. Upon examination of the current men’s tennis roster one can find Estonia, India, Brazil and New Zealand among the [...]
Lacrosse loses to Elon in semifinals
Tuesday, May 1st, 2012
In just their third year of existence, the Liberty Flames men’s lacrosse team participated in the Division II SELC Playoffs, losing to Elon in the semifinals. The Flames, who participated [...]
Colts get ‘lucky,’ score top talent in 2012 NFL Draft
Tuesday, May 1st, 2012
National Football League fans witnessed plenty of drama during this year’s NFL draft. Quarterbacks Andrew Luck and Heisman trophy winner Robert Griffin III were picked first and second, going to [...]
Nate Brown: I was media when…
Tuesday, May 1st, 2012
The first football game I covered was a 52-7 drumming of St. Francis University at Lynchburg’s City Stadium, Sept. 4, 2010. Mike Brown and Chris Summers teed off that game [...]
Track competes at Penn Relays, Highlander Invite
Tuesday, May 1st, 2012
The Liberty University men’s and women’s track team are in the midst of a very hectic stretch of their season as they try to prepare for the Championship portion of [...]
2011/2012: Big South Champion Showcase
Tuesday, May 1st, 2012
Volleyball The Lady Flames volleyball team posted a stellar 10-1 home record the past season at the Vines Center. Shane Pinder’s team won their fifth straight regular season Big South [...]
Flames baseball falls to rival Coastal
Tuesday, May 1st, 2012
As baseball season begins to heat up around the league, the Liberty Flames season continues to cool down. The Flames were unable to find a victory in last weekend’s three game series against conference rival Coastal Carolina. The Flames took a 5-3 loss in the series opener, and the [...]
Defense “lights out” in spring game
Tuesday, April 24th, 2012
For any of the 2100 fans that turned out Saturday for the 2012 spring football game expecting offense, they were sorely disappointed. The two offensive units combined for a meager [...]
Golf wins Big South
Tuesday, April 24th, 2012
Through bad weather and major adversity, the Liberty University golf team finished first for the second year in a row in this week’s Big South Championship Tournament at The Patriot [...]
Men’s tennis completes season
Tuesday, April 24th, 2012
The Liberty Flames men’s tennis team’s season ended Thursday when they fell to Coastal Carolina in the first round of the Big South Conference tournament, 4-3. “We lost a heartbreaker,” [...]
Paintball finishes third
Tuesday, April 24th, 2012
The Liberty University paintball team spent the weekend of March 13-15 competing in the National Collegiate Paintball Association championships in Lakeland, Fla. Having finished fourth at the national championships for [...]
Paul to compete in Dew Games
Tuesday, April 24th, 2012
Ryan Paul is one of the top athletes in snowboarding today. With a silver medal in X Games Street this past January, he continues to be on the up and [...]
Editorial: Vols’ Pat reaches the Summitt
Tuesday, April 24th, 2012
Certain names are viewed as synonymous with their respective sports. Babe Ruth is baseball, Pele is soccer, Michael Jordan is basketball. In women’s basketball, one name comes to mind: Pat [...]
Gill’s defense outshines offense
Tuesday, April 24th, 2012
If the spring game may be used as any indication, we’ve learned a few things about Turner Gill’s 2012 football squad that takes its first snap against Wake Forest in [...]
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Editorial: A Trip to the Track
This past weekend, my roommate and I participated in an internship opportunity at Martinsville Speedway in Ridgeway, Va. for the Goody’s 500 Spring Cup race. Our assignment was to help [...]
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Editorial: Sanford, Miami connection
Wade, James, Bosh and the rest of the Miami Heat voice their opinion on a high profile case The story of Trayvon Martin is on America’s mind. What we know [...]
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Sports Talk: Ministry happens outside the classroom
Here’s the picture— 13-year-old Carlos and his buddies are down 13 points at halftime of their Saturday-league basketball game, organized by Lynchburg Parks and Recreation. Coaches Chris and Kelsey Mabes [...]
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