The Lady Flames basketball team made history during the 2009-2010 season. Coach Marty Rowe’s team made it back to the Elite Eight again this year, but they decided to take it one step farther. For the first time, a Lee University women’s basketball team appeared in the Final Four of the National Association of Intercollegiate [...]
The Lee University men’s basketball team shattered records and dominated the headlines in the 2009-2010 season. “I think it was one of the best seasons in all of Lee NAIA history,” student assistant coach Ezell Dodd said. The Flames started out the season ranked 13th in the country, starting from scratch with a brand new [...]
Monday Feb. 22, Walker Arena was electric as the Lee University Flames went out with style, playing their final home game of the season and defeating the Cougars from number one ranked Mountain State University (W.V.). The game benefited Hoops 4 Hope, raising autism awareness and supporting the Lee University Developmental Inclusion Classroom (LUDIC) program. [...]
Christin Walker is a Lee Clarion sports writer who has been student teaching in Thailand. In this article she personally explores the differences between American and Thai sports. Hey Lee University! It’s Christin Walker, here, and I’m student teaching in Thailand for the first half of this semester. Among the crazy food, unique customs and distinctive [...]
The Lady Flames basketball team traveled to Georgetown, Ky., last weekend to play in the Habitat for Humanity Classic. On Friday Nov. 13, Katie Nelson led the team to an 83-72 victory over the Georgetown Tigers, scoring a total of 36 points before fouling out with six minutes left in the game. Brooke McKinnon scored [...]
Coach Tommy Brown is the head coach of the Lee University men’s basketball team. Q) How long have you been coaching men’s basketball at Lee? A) This is my fifth season. Q) What is your favorite memory in your coaching career at Lee? A) Hanging out with the guys on the North Shore in Hawaii [...]
Matt Stilwell is a junior shooting guard for the men’s basketball team at Lee. Q) How long have you been playing basketball and what is it about the game that keeps you playing? A) I’ve been playing since I was five. The thing that keeps me playing is that it’s fun. If it wasn’t fun, [...]
Walker Arena was electrifying Monday night as Metallica’s “Enter the Sandman” blared over the loud speakers while the Lee University Flames basketball team warmed up for their season opener against Tennessee Temple. The student section was hyped, the “TURNOVER” crew was decked out and ready to heckle the Crusaders, and the combined excitement of [...]
The Lee University men’s basketball team, ranked 13th in the country in preseason polls, is geared up and ready for the 2009-2010 season. After losing five players from last season, four of which were starters, Coach Tommy Brown has welcomed in a promising recruiting class. These recruits along with returning players will have a [...]
Things are turning pink for Lee University’s Homecoming weekend as the women’s volleyball team hosts Volley for the Cure for the third time. The Lady Flames will take on University of Alabama-Huntsville at 7 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 6, in Walker Arena to kick off the weekend of Homecoming festivities. Volley for the Cure seems [...]
Larrques Cunningham was just “doing his thing” when he impressed an audience of Lee University onlookers with his unbelievable slam dunking abilities at the Alumni Tip-Off event on Friday, Oct. 16. Little did he know that the videos of his performance in the slam dunk contest at Lee would circulate around the world. Cunningham, a [...]
Excitement blazes in Coach Marty Rowe’s eyes as he talks about the upcoming season for his Lady Flames basketball team. Coming out of a successful 2008-2009 season, the team is returning an entire starting line-up under strong senior leadership. “I’m excited to see what players like Brooke McKinnon and Katie Nelson have to offer the [...]
Coach Marty Rowe is the head coach of the Lee University women’s basketball team. Q) How long have you been coaching women’s basketball at Lee? A) This is my sixth year at Lee. Q) What do you like most about coaching? A) I love sports and I love to compete. I think that’s what got [...]
After weeks of rain and rescheduling, the intramural softball season finally ended on Oct. 19. The top two teams in each division went head-to-head in three championship games, while players, fans and umpires faced some of the lowest temperatures Cleveland, Tenn. has seen so far this year. The Student Leadership Council (SLC) provided the crowd [...]
Brett Favre may have turned 40 on October 10, but he continues to prove that he can still hang with the best in the NFL. After a big win against his former team, the Green Bay Packers, he became the first quarterback in history to defeat all 32 NFL teams. Favre threw for three [...]
