March 4, 2005

ASU advances: second round, ASU 63, College of Charleston 60

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.  — Appalachian State reached the semifinals of the Southern Conference Tournament Thursday night with a 63-60 victory over the College of Charleston at McKenzie Arena. It is the first time the Mountaineers have reached the semifinals since 2000 when they won the tournament and reached the NCAAs.

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Women’s season ends: Bucs stop ASU in overtime

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - It would have seemed that East Tennessee State would have been in big trouble with the Southern Conference’s Most Valuable Player in foul trouble. Instead, the Buccaneers burned Appalachian State with other players.

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North Forsyth spoils Pioneer season opener

WINSTON-SALEM — After playing a tough North Forsyth team Thursday on the road, it’s only going to get tougher this weekend for Watauga’s baseball team, who lost to North Forsyth 6-2 and returns to play them again today before traveling to South Mecklenburg Saturday.

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March 2, 2005

ASU starts second season: The Citadel up first at SoCon Tournament

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. —The good news for Appalachian State is that the same team it plays in the first round of the Southern Conference Tournament tonight lost to the Mountaineers 84-66 at the Holmes Center earlier this season.

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Freshmen go undefeated

Watauga’s boys’ basketball program will have another strong crop of players coming in next season, as the freshmen boys went undefeated, finishing with an 11-0 record.

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Home court edge may push Bucs

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - Welcome to Chattanooga, Tenn. home of the Tennessee Aquarium, a big train built before I was born, a really good cheeseburger joint and the Southern Conference Tournament.

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Feb. 28, 2005

Elon stuns ASU, Mountaineers settle for third

ELON — Appalachian State said good-bye to the bye Saturday night.

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Laurinburg Prep stakes claim to title

This is what happens when two heavyweights fight for the championship belt. Only this time, the sport was basketball and the combatants were overwhelmingly regarded as the two top teams in prep basketball.

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Oak Hill repeats as Classic champions

Oak Hill Academy made an amazing 71.7 percent of its shots en route to a 99-53 rout of Our Savior New American in Saturday night’s championship game of the Champions Classic at the Holmes Center.

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Pioneers a work in progress

’With holes left by a number of graduated seniors and not much filler provided by fewer numbers coming out for the team this year, Watauga’s girls’ soccer team will have to deal with its own youth while dealing with early opponents.

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Pioneers’ nine deals with youth

The success of this year’s baseball team at Watauga High School will depend largely on how quickly the youth on the team improves.

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Rush scores 25 for Mt. Zion

In Saturday’s Showcase Game at the Champions Classic at the Holmes Center, Mount Zion and the top high school player in the country, Brandon Rush, outlasted Community Christian School from Georgia, 84-73.

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