February 24, 2006

Pioneers eye state championship

The pairings are out and five Watauga wrestlers are on their way to the state championship.

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ASU dumps ‘Cats

DAVIDSON — As the Southern Conference’s women’s basketball regular season winds down, Appalachian State’s Kiki Conyers is just starting to warm up. The senior poured in a season-high 24 points, going 8-for-8 from the charity stripe in the process, to lead the Mountaineers to a 74-68 victory over Davidson Tuesday at Belk Arena.

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Oak Hill eyes third straight Classic title

Oak Hill Academy coach Steve Smith hopes the third time is a charm when it comes to the Champions Classic basketball tournament. So far, the first two have been perfect. Oak Hill Academy goes into Friday’s first round game against tournament veteran Our Savior New American with a 37-0 record and a 53-game winning streak. The Warriors are the two-time defending Classic champions and the two-time high school basketball national champs.

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Watauga eyes return to top of standings

Look out Freedom Patriots. The only team to beat Watauga’s boys’ tennis team last regular season is on the top of the hit list for this year’s edition of Pioneer tennis. The Pioneers are led by new coach Lyle Stevens and he said the team is looking forward to their first home match, against Freedom, March 9.

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Darkness leaves ASU tied 4-4

BOILING SPRINGS — Tuesday’s baseball game between Appalachian State  and Gardner-Webb was halted in the top of the 13th inning because of darkness with the score tied 4-4.

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WHS lacrosse team grows

Returning from their most successful season, Watauga’s girls’ club lacrosse team has been building their roster and has over 30 players so far.

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Hargrave to test Patterson

Though Chris Chaney is coaching at a different school, the results are still the same. Chaney, who led Laurinburg Institute to an undefeated season last year, moved on to Patterson School, an institution located just north of Lenoir, this season. So far, Chaney has Patterson undefeated heading into its showdown with Hargrave Military Academy.

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Gurganus fifth at USC meet

Two members of Watauga’s indoor track team traveled to the University of South Carolina last weekend to compete with college athletes for the first time.

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February 22, 2006

ASU struggles to make shots in loss

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — In Appalachian State’s last two games, both victories, the Mountaineers did something very simple — made shots.

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Column: Oak Hill still churns out top talent

Dynasty is a word that gets thrown around quite a bit in sports.

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Pioneers go into season ranked 14th in N.C.

After a successful season cut short early in the playoffs last year, Watauga’s girls’ soccer team returns to the pitch this spring as the No. 14-ranked 4-A team in the state.

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Watauga hopes to add to success

Last season was the best Watauga’s softball team had seen. Now it’s time to get back to work building on that success.

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February 20, 2006

Fantastic Five
MORGANTON — Watauga’s wrestlers hit a small road bump on the stretch run to the state tournament Saturday. The Pioneers got over that hump, sending five wrestlers to next weekend’s state tournament, but none of the five qualifiers looked sharp in their final match.

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Newcomers help ASU to DH split
KANNAPOLIS – For a college debut, it was a good day for Garrett Sherrill and for Rand Smith. Pitching his first game in an Appalachian State uniform, Sherrill, a freshman from A.L. Brown High in Kannapolis, turned in five strong innings of work in leading the Mountaineers to a 12-6 victory at Fieldcrest Cannon Stadium Sunday in the first game of a doubleheader.

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BEHR: Young guns bring talent to App State
KANNAPOLIS – The future is now when it comes to the Appalachian State baseball program.

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ASU faces UTC in showdown
After losing some games midway through the Southern Confernece schedule, Appalachian State found itself in the North Division cellar.

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App women ground GSU
STATESBORO, Ga. – For 14 straight games, Georgia Southern’s women’s basketball team was able to find a way to beat Appalachian State. In just one year, the opposite is true. Kiki Conyers hit three free throws in the final 11 seconds on her way to a team-high 14 points as Appalachian State won its third-straight game with a 78-73 victory over Georgia Southern Saturday at Hanner Fieldhouse.

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