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Lipscomb students attend entrepreneurship conference in Chicago
CHICAGO, Illinois – It was clear to the audience that this was not their first rodeo. At a high-stakes competition in Chicago, Lipscomb students competed in a collegiate version of “Shark Tank”. Two students had clawed their way out of a pool of 600 to the top 25 over the past year. Now it was the real deal. The final competition. Junior Anna Belle Skidmore’s presentation began with the line, “You’ve all heard of the muffin man, but have you heard of the granola girl? Senior Aidan Miller followed, articulately sharing the success of his company, Kwizera Coffee, which seeks to bring farming opportunities to the people of Rowanda. Aidan…
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Academy football defeats CPA in BlueCross Bowl, claims state title
Republished from Lumination Network, Dec. 2, 2021. CHATTANOOGA – The Lipscomb Academy varsity football team won the BlueCross Bowl Division II-AA Tennessee State Championship over the Christ Presbyterian Academy Lions 27-0 Thursday morning at Finley Stadium in Chattanooga. Senior quarterback Luther Richesson led the Mustangs to their first Division II-AA state title, going 16-for-18 in the air for 147 yards, a touchdown and an interception. A matchup rich with storylines brought together two teams with revenge on their minds: after CPA took down Lipscomb in last year’s state championship game, Lipscomb punished the Lions at home in a 38-0 drubbing to win the regular season title. This time around, it was…
