Feb. 11, 2005:

Watauga boys capture NWC swimming title

VALDESE — At the beginning of the season, and even halfway through the season, the Watauga boys’ swim team couldn’t even fill every event at their meets.

Now they are Northwestern 4-A Conference champions.

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Apalachian belts ETSU

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. — Appalachian State point guard D.J. Thompson insisted that it was not easy.

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Appalachian women need short memories

Appalachian State’s women’s basketball team will need a short memory when it takes on East Tennessee State in Johnson City, Tenn., Saturday afternoon.

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Feb. 9, 2005

Watauga girls shut down Alexander Central

It was a night to remember for more reasons than the obvious one, as Watauga’s girls’ basketball team beat visiting Alexander Central on senior night, 72-50.

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WHS boys swat Alexander Central

With emotions running high from both senior night and a chance for retribution, Watauga’s boys’ basketball team came out like a team possessed and never looked back, beating visiting Alexander Central 54-35 Tuesday night.

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Mountaineers clip Cats

CULLOWHEE — It’s a good thing for Appalachian State that point guard D.J. Thompson is fast.

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Stadium concerns must be addressed

The decision has been made. Kidd Brewer Stadium is staying right where it is.Appalachian State chancellor Kenneth Peacock announced the decision to not build a new stadium on land bought over the summer and will instead, have the university go through with a renovation plan involving Kidd Brewer, which is expected to cost around $32 million.

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Feb. 7, 2005:

Watauga stuns Cavaliers; Pioneers

trip East Burke in overtime

ICARD — A team looking in from the outside, Watauga’s boys’ basketball team knocked off the top team in the Northwestern 4-A Conference Friday in a 63-58 overtime game in Icard.

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Slow start dooms Watauga girls

ICARD — After a first quarter of turnovers and missed shots put them in a deep hole, Watauga’s girls’ basketball team inched back into the game by outplaying East Burke in Icard in the last three quarters of their game before dropping a 67-57 decision to the Cavaliers.

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Furman outlasts App women;

Shorthanded Mountaineers fall at the end

GREENVILLE, S.C. — Furman tested Appalachian State’s depth, particularly at guard, in a 73-68 victory over the Mountaineers at Timmons Arena Saturday.

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ASU back in contention; North

rivals reeling as App takes on Western

In no more than a couple of weeks, Appalachian State is right back in the race for a the Southern Conference’s North Division championship.

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