September 16, 2005

Home at Last: Appalachian returns to Kidd Brewer

Ah, the friendly confines of Kidd Brewer Stadium.

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Mountaineers take on surprising Coastal

By late Saturday night, Coastal Carolina had Appalachian State’s attention. All the Mountaineers had to see was the score that came out of Conway, S.C.

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Pioneers seek momentum at Ashe

Looking to build some momentum heading into the Northwestern 4-A Conference schedule, Watauga’s football team will travel to Ashe County tonight at 7:30, in hopes of starting a winning streak.

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Overlooking Chanticleers a bad idea

It was supposed to be one of the easy marks on the Appalachian State schedule. It doesn’t look that way anymore.

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Watauga teams finish second on tough course

WEST JEFFERSON — With most of the top runners from Watauga sitting this cross country meet out, the Pioneers still managed second place finishes for both their boys’ and girls’ teams Wednesday at Ashe County.

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Pioneers outlast Patriots

Watauga and Freedom cannot play a boring soccer match.

That point was reemphasized Wednesday when the Pioneers beat the Patriots 1-0 in overtime at Jack Groce Stadium.

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September 14, 2005

Vikings no match for Watauga’s power

In their second tussle with Avery this season, Watauga’s volleyball team won easily, 3-0, emptying its bench in the process Monday night.

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Watauga blanks Spartans

SAWMILLS — Watauga’s boys’ soccer team opened their Northwestern 4-A Conference schedule Monday with an easy win over South Caldwell, 8-0, and saw a couple of players step up and score big.

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WHS netters need to be challenged

The little environmentalists that they are, the Watauga girls’ tennis team is saving trees with every match.

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ASU not happy with loss

It’s not like Appalachian State has a bunch of sore losers on its roster. It’s just that the Mountaineers feel they could have played better in their 36-8 loss to Kansas last Saturday.

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WHS golfers take third place

After one Northwestern 4-A Conference match, the Watauga girls’ golf team finds itself in a better position than they were this time of year — within striking distance.

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September 12, 2005

Pioneers bully Wilkes Central in 29-6 win Friday night

The score sheet makes Watauga football’s 29-6 win over Wilkes Central Friday night look like the Michael Nigro show, but behind every good quarterback’s performance is a good day on the offensive line.

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Offensive line improves

Michael Nigro threw for 125 yards on 5-for-7 passing with a touchdown and ran for 30 yards and three touchdowns Friday night against Wilkes Central, but he couldn’t have done it without the big eaters up front holding off the Eagles’ defense most of the night.

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WHS takes third in Clash

The Watauga cross country team enjoyed a change of pace Saturday at ASU’s Clash of the Classes at the Greenway, with both boys’ and girls’ teams finishing third at the two-mile event.

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Watauga upends Rams

ASHEVILLE — If these non-conference matches are tune-ups for the conference, then Watauga’s boys’ soccer team is ready to go after their 3-2 overtime victory over T.C. Roberson Saturday in Asheville.

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Kansas pulls away with big second half

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Brian Luke seems to have emerged as Kansas' starting quarterback. Can Jon Cornish be far behind at running back?

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