Liberty Christian (850) Built *Unknown*
November 25, 2023: Brownsburg vs. Liberty Christian (Boys)
A gym doesn't have to be big to be great, but it can help. If you're going to have what amounts to a junior high gym, it better have a lot of character to make it special. Character can come in a lot of forms. It can be a unique design, odd features you don't find other places, or it can just be plain old. Liberty doesn't have much in the way of unique designs, and it isn't ancient, but it does have a couple features that help it stand out. It's one of the better private/charter school gyms I've been to. Most of them have zero soul. One fun fact that doesn't have much to do with the gym itself is that the school built around it used to be a United Auto Workers union building and is actually operated now as the elementary school. The high school itself sits in another part of town.
November 25, 2023: Brownsburg vs. Liberty Christian (Boys)
A gym doesn't have to be big to be great, but it can help. If you're going to have what amounts to a junior high gym, it better have a lot of character to make it special. Character can come in a lot of forms. It can be a unique design, odd features you don't find other places, or it can just be plain old. Liberty doesn't have much in the way of unique designs, and it isn't ancient, but it does have a couple features that help it stand out. It's one of the better private/charter school gyms I've been to. Most of them have zero soul. One fun fact that doesn't have much to do with the gym itself is that the school built around it used to be a United Auto Workers union building and is actually operated now as the elementary school. The high school itself sits in another part of town.
Liberty has normal sections of bleachers on each sideline. One goes about 12 rows up and the other maybe 6. The bleachers are classic wood and look nice enough. The ceiling is short but goes up in a classic "V" which helps it feel a little larger. The court design is sharp and the center court lion logo is modern and clean. The baseline walls are pretty bland without any distinguishing elements. There's a boring conference team display and tiny athletic accomplishment banners. One section of bleachers is split as the entrance to the restrooms inexplicably runs right through them. This creates a very tiny stand alone section of bleachers in one corner of the gym. In the big section of bleachers, you can find a unique sign indicating where younger Liberty fans can sit and cheer. There's some nice painted signage at the top for the cheer block and home fans. There's a little control box for what I presume is sound in the center at the top. Most importantly, there is a random door that leads to who knows where. I love doors in unusual places. The concession stand is in one corner and has a very old feel to it with big barn doors in front of the concession window. There are a couple nice displays honoring their 1A state championship team from a few years ago. The confines are very tight, but in a cozy way.
Whenever I attend a game at a new charter/private school gym, I don't expect much. They don't have a great track record of being very interesting. I probably have a slight air of animosity inside of me as I walk inside if I'm being completely honest, as I'm a public school traditionalist at heart. Liberty isn't anything to write home about as a whole, but I was pleasantly surprised. While part of me wants to knock it down to dead last in my rankings for playing that awful Justin Bieber ft. Ludacris song from ten years ago during the halftime warmups, it doesn't quite deserve that unfortunate distinction. It has an old-timey feel to it. It's a relatively young basketball program, but they've already had some success and that is evident. They have a chance to keep making some history and building a legacy in this gym, and it's not a bad place to do so.
