ASU women exit SoCon tourney after one game

CHARLESTON, S.C. – Appalachian State’s women started three seniors for their Southern Conference tournament opener against Western Carolina University.

WCU countered with three freshmen and zero seniors at tip-off.

But when veteran leadership should have carried the Mountaineers on Friday, the upperclassmen failed to come up with the plays that could have helped coach Adrienne Shuler get her first tournament victory.

Instead, WCU freshmen Lauren Powell, Amelia Miller and Teshymia Tillman scored key second-half baskets, sophomore Jessika Johnson forced a late turnover and sophomore Monique Dawson drained 7-of-8 free throws in the final minute to seal the Catamounts’ 80-71 victory at McAlister Fieldhouse.

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Mountaineers claim 74-61 victory  over Georgia Southern Friday

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — This time, Appalachian State would hold its lead. The Mountaineers took a five-point lead over Georgia Southern with 5:54 left in the game and held on to claim a 74-61 victory Friday in the quarterfinals of the Southern Conference Tournament at the North Charleston Coliseum.

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March 3, 2006

SoCon tourney:  Mountaineers snatch win from Terriers in last 2.2 seconds

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — When Appalachian State played Wofford in the first round of the Southern Conference Tournament, it only seemed right that the verdict would not be resolved until the final seconds.

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Will the dogs be let out again?

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — The age-old question “Who let the dogs out?” was answered Thursday.

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Paul Mance: A legacy on the mat

Paul Mance had a pretty good idea how his life was going to turn out when he was a junior in high school.

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Pioneer athletes make all-conference

Returning home with three state champions, Watauga’s wrestling team found five of their wrestlers had received Northwestern 4-A Conference All-Conference Team honors and one had received honorable mention.

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East Forsyth takes Watauga’s opener

KERNERSVILLE — It wasn’t the start Watauga’s girls’ soccer team wanted for their 2006 regular season, but at least it was a start.

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Thompson named to All-SoCon teams

SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Appalachian State junior D.J. Thompson has been named to both the coaches and media all-Southern Conference teams as announced by the Southern Conference office March 1.

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Track: Illness doesn’t slow down WHS

TAYLORSVILLE — With a roster limited by illness and the absence of a few athletes still involved in the indoor season, Watauga’s track and field team took to Taylorsville Tuesday to begin the regular season.

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WHS golf preview: ‘One match at a time’

KERNERSVILLE — It wasn’t the start Watauga’s girls’ soccer team wanted for their 2006 regular season, but at least it was a start.

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Pioneers drop two to N. Forsyth

If there is a comfort that Watauga’s baseball team can take following its 15-4 loss to powerful North Forsyth, it’s that it’s highly unlikely there will be many teams as good as the Vikings in the Northwestern 4-A Conference.

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Conyers, Kelly earn All-SoCon honors

SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Appalachian State women’s basketball senior Kiki Conyers earned women’s basketball coaches’ all-conference honors and Greteya Kelley was named to the all-freshman team, the Southern Conference announced Tuesday.

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March 1, 2006

App starts tournament vs. Wofford

In a season when no team has emerged as dominant, it may be the year that a team which did not receive an automatic bye into the Southern Conference Tournament prevails with a tournament championship.

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Commentary: SoCon’s bid to NCAAs wide open

Last year, all of us “experts” felt that Davidson was the odds-on favorite to win the Southern Conference Men’s Basketball Tournament.

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ASU women earn first-round bye

Appalachian State women’s coach Adrienne Shuler is in a position she has not been in with her Mountaineers heading into the Southern Conference Tournament. She doesn’t have to coach on the first night.

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Numbers up for track team

The news couldn’t be better for Watauga’s outdoor track program. Numbers are up. The Pioneers will have a few new girls out for the team and as many as 15 new boys.

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Youth and experience helpful to Pioneers

Watauga baseball coach Pete Hardee knows he’s got a young team. Yet his 2006 edition also has some varsity experience.

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WST swims in state meet

HILLSBOROUGH — The Watauga Swim Team took a handful of swimmers to their age-group championship meet Saturday. Watauga Swim Team coach Stephen Andreades said that even though his swimmers didn’t place high enough to score for the team, they did set several new standards, making the meet a successful one.

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February 27, 2006

Three’s company
WINSTON SALEM — Travis Coffey, move over and make room on that award stand. Watauga’s wrestling team sent five wrestlers to the NCHSAA state championship Friday and Saturday and returned with three state champions.

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Warriors keep rolling
There would be no slow start for Oak Hill Saturday. The Warriors raced to an early lead and never looked back in their 90-63 victory over Boys II Men in the finals of the Champions Classic at the Holmes Center.

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Community Christian settles for third place
The Champions Classic third-place game between the Community Christian Elite Knights and Our Savior New American Pioneers turned into a blowout as the Elite Knights rolled to a 105-75 victory at the Holmes Center Saturday night.

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Kirby scores 15 for ASU
ELON — Eboni Kirby recorded her third double-double of the season with 15 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Appalachian State women’s basketball team to a 61-53 win over Elon, extending its longest win streak of the season to five games.

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Thompson scores 29 in win
After a loss just three days earlier in Chattanooga, Appalachian State wanted to gain back some momentum while heading into the Southern Conference Tournament this weekend with a 75-70 win over UNC Greensboro.

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Appalachian women claim indoor title
CLEMSON, S.C. — Appalachian State head coach John Weaver was named conference coach of the year and Monica Johnson took home freshman of the year honors as the Appalachian State women’s indoor track and field team won its sixth-straight Southern Conference Championship Saturday at the Clemson Indoor Track.

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