LYNCHBURG, Va. – A celebration is underway at Liberty University as the 2021 Virginia Commonwealth Games return.
On Friday, the tailgate party kicked off at 5:30 p.m. with opening ceremonies set to start at 8 p.m. in the Liberty University Indoor Practice Facility. But even though it’s all good fun, it isn’t the part everyone is looking forward to the most.
“Last year, it was just empty arenas,” said basketball coach Roger Wilson.
Coaches and players alike are more than ready to get out and compete after being sidelined by the pandemic.
“I’m glad everyone is able to stay in the gym, able to look around, to have fun and enjoy time in the gym,” Wilson said.
Wilson is coaching his son’s eighth-grade travel team. Thanks to the sponsorship of a local sports shop, Wilson’s team is just one of three that Dick’s Sporting Goods is gearing up this year.
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