Matt Hancock, Staff Writer – The Lynchburg College Men’s Indoor Track and Field team continued their winning streak this year, winning their 15th straight ODAC title, while the Women’s Indoor team was successful as well, placing third in the ODAC on Feb. 24 at Liberty University. The LC Track and Field Team had their first meet of the year, the Liberty University Kickoff, on Dec. 2-3, 2011. This gave LC [...]

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Shea Kelley, Copy Editor – The Lynchburg College Women’s Lacrosse team has four of six 2011 All-ODAC players returning as they begin the 2012 season. The team was picked second in the 2012 ODAC Women’s Lacrosse Preseason Poll, and is off to a strong start with a record 3-1. Head Coach Bruce Reid said he is ready for games to start and will be holding his team to certain expectations: [...]

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Krystal Foster, Staff Writer - With a new season underway, the Lynchburg College softball team welcomes back eight returners, including three seniors and one junior. Over the past few weeks, the Hornets have posted a 7-9 record in non-conference games. This year, the Hornets also welcomed several first-years into the starting line-up, including ODAC pitcher of the week Kaityln Morris. Morris led the Hornets to two wins in the first [...]

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Shea Kelley, Copy Editor - After its first winning season in over 25 years, the Lynchburg College Men’s Basketball team finished their season in Salem, Va. on Feb. 24 in a loss to Hampden-Sydney College, 82-60, in the quarterfinals of the ODAC Men’s Basketball Tournament. Junior Austin Chillemi received Third-Team All-ODAC honors and finished with 15 points and seven rebounds while. Senior Nate Campbell, First-Team All-ODAC honoree, was held to [...]

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Lauren Lacourciere, Staff Writer – The Lynchburg College Women’s Soccer team won the ODAC Championship game against Virginia Wesleyan College, 1-0, on Saturday, Nov. 5 on Shellenberger Field. This victory marks the Hornet’s second consecutive ODAC title. The team advanced from the semifinals against Washington and Lee University on Nov. 2 with a 1-0 victory. LC began the game with a quick shot, 39 seconds in, by junior Jessica Gonzalez [...]

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Lauren Lacourciere, Staff Writer – On Saturday, Oct. 29, Lynchburg College hosted the ODAC Cross Country Championships at the Claytor Nature Study Center. The LC men captured their fourth-straight ODAC title while the Lady Hornets took fourth place. Sophomore Krystal Foster placed 12th, qualifying individually for regionals; while freshmen Elizabeth Camilletti and Jacqueline Graham placed 19th and 22nd respectively. Four LC men made it into the top 14 including: freshman [...]

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Victor Munson, Assistant Editor The Lynchburg College baseball team lost to Bridgewater College 9-2, ending the Hornets’ season in the semifinals of the ODAC tournament on Friday, April 22. The Hornets went hitless in the first six and two-thirds innings and by the end only had four hits against senior Bridgewater starter Tyler Milstead, who pitched the complete game with six strikeouts. Errors helped make the difference in the game: LC [...]

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Justin Priputin, Staff Writer Senior Drew Nichols and junior Kelly Gerland of Lynchburg College Equestrian Team qualified for the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA) National Finals, which will be held May 4-6 at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Ky. Nichols sealed his trip to Kentucky by winning Champion (1st) in the walk-trot class, and Gerland reserved her spot for nationals by finishing as the Reserve Champion (2nd place) in the [...]

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Rachad Davis, Staff Writer The Lynchburg College baseball team defeated Emory & Henry College in a doubleheader on Fox Field 2-1 and 10-3, April 18, improving to a record of 14-4. The doubleheader, which was rescheduled after a weather delay on April 16, marked the team’s last ODAC regular season games and also served as their senior day. In the first game against, the Hornets took a 1-0 lead in [...]

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