April 20, 2005

Coakley returns to have number retired

Dexter Coakley’s return to Appalachian State was as much a family reunion as it was anything else Tuesday afternoon.

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Former ASU standouts surprised at changes

Though the emphasis of Tuesday’s ceremonies was on Dexter Coakley, there were six other former athletes who were honored to be asked to share in the moment and shocked at the changes around them.

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WHS softball team makes Freedom pay for errors

In their last meeting, Watauga’s softball team blew a game against Freedom by committing costly late errors. Tuesday, Watauga took advantage of a Patriot error to win 2-1.

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Soccer: Watauga finds way to win

It may not have been as strong a team performance early on as Watauga girls’ soccer coach Doug Kidd would have liked, but it will do.

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TRACK: Pioneers to run at home

With Watauga’s athletes making personal and school history left and right these days, who knows what the crowd at today’s track meet in Jack Groce Stadium can expect?

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BASEBALL: Late game rally stuns Patriots

Freedom had every reason to feel good about Tuesday’s game.

The Patriots held a 7-1 lead heading into the bottom of the sixth inning. Pitcher Zach Daw had silenced Watauga’s bats for most of the game and the Patriots’ offense had come to life, scoring three runs in both the fourth and fifth innings.

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April 15, 2005

Second place up for grabs vs. Spartans

Those who venture to Sawmills tonight won’t get to see the battle of sophomore left-handed pitchers. Instead, fans will still get to see a big showdown of a different nature.

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Doubles teams lift Watauga past Titans

It always helps any young team to have a go-to weapon. For Watauga’s boys’ tennis team, their doubles’ teams have become that weapon.

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ASU athletics ceremony April 19:

MVP could also coach

It’s rare that an athlete can win a conference championship as a player and then do the same as a coach at the same school.

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ASU’s scoring machine: Thompson Usiyan still holds NCAA goal-scoring records

In a way, it took an international incident to bring Thompson Usiyan to Appalachian State.

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Pioneers shut out A.C. Reynolds 1-0

It may have been scoreless through most of the game, but Watauga had the pressure on A.C. Reynolds from the beginning of their girls’ soccer team’s 1-0 win over the Rockets Monday night at Jack Groce Stadium.

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Pioneers club Avery

On a team loaded with sophomores, two seniors played big roles in Watauga’s 11-1 victory over visiting Avery in five innings Tuesday night.

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Gardner-Webb thumps ASU again

It seems that the more Gardner-Webb plays Appalachian State, the more the Bulldogs dominate the Mountaineers.

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Pioneers leap back into NWC race with win

TAYLORSVILLE — At the start of the 2005 season, Watauga coach Pete Hardee brought a young team to the Northwestern 4-A Conference schedule, hoping to possibly grab the third state playoff position that the league gets.

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A passion for the game: Legendary coach Jim Morris stays close to the game

Just because Jim Morris is no longer coaching baseball, it doesn’t mean he’s drifted from the game.

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ASU takes two from Bulldogs

Appalachian State did not pull off a three-game sweep of The Citadel over the weekend, but winning two out of three was not bad in its own right.

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Around the area: WHS golf, tennis teams return to action

Watauga’s golf team will take to the links again today, weather permitting, this time in Marion.

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Watauga wins two straight

CHARLOTTE — Saturday was a day of firsts for Watauga’s girls’ club lacrosse team. First, they won their second game in a season with a 14-2 victory over South Mecklenburg.

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