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March 17, 2006

Pioneers not such easy outs for S.C.

SAWMILLS — It seems that those early-season games nearly paid big dividends for Watauga’s baseball team Tuesday night.

Commentary: A chance to prove worthiness

They’ve passed the test of playing and beating mid-majors. They’ve accomplished things that Appalachian State baseball teams haven’t done in several years.

Pioneers drop NWC opener to Spartans

SAWMILLS — Late hitting was not enough Tuesday for Watauga’s softball team to overcome South Caldwell in a 6-3 Spartan victory.

SoCon changes hoops system

The Southern Conference announced that it will change the current format for men’s basketball scheduling, opting for an 18-game conference slate for all teams.

Mountaineers host powerful Charleston

It’s not like Appalachian State’s baseball team has not been tested so far in 2006. The Mountaineers have taken on ranked teams North Carolina and Alabama during its non-conference schedule. They’ve also faced Auburn from the Southeastern Conference and Buffalo from the MAC.

WHS beats wind, Titans

Watauga’s boys’ tennis team overcame horrible tennis conditions Tuesday to beat visiting McDowell 6-3.

Pioneers crush S. Caldwell

HUDSON — After playing one of their toughest season-opening schedules, Watauga’s girls soccer team started its Northwestern 4-A Conference season Tuesday with a 10-0 win over South Caldwell.

Aggies hand ASU tough loss

GREENSBORO — A two-out, infield single in the bottom of the 10th inning produced the game-winning run as Appalachian State University dropped a hard-fought 3-2 decision to North Carolina A&T on Wednesday night at War Memorial Stadium. The loss concluded a grueling two-game road trip for Appalachian (9-7), which included contests at Auburn and N.C. A&T on back-to-back evenings.

March 15, 2006

No. 7 Mt. Tabor needs late goal to top WHS

WINSTON-SALEM — After banging heads for over 75 minutes of scoreless soccer, Mount Tabor knocked in what would be the game-winner in a 1-0 final over Watauga’s girls’ soccer team.

Conyers earns SoCon honor

SPARTANBURG, S.C.– Kiki Conyers has been named the Southern Conference women’s basketball player of the month, the conference office announced Monday.

Unicoi dumps WHS

UNICOI, TENN. — The score of Watauga’s game at Unicoi, 14-3 in favor of the host, tells little about how the Pioneers played, but showed them how few errors can still create big problems against a good team.

WHS crowd learns about NYC not seen on TV

You can lead a horse to Bubba Gumps, but you can’t make him eat.

Oak Hill backcourt has interest in NCAAs

Oak Hill guards Tywon Lawson and Nolan Smith have plenty in common. For starters, the duo makes up the best prep guard tandem in high school basketball.

March 13, 2006

Up for grabs

Watauga's Jennifer Callahan races Greensboro Page's Brooks Powell for a loose ball. For more, link to story below. Photo submitted

Powerful Page
Watauga girls’ soccer team was unable to overcome two first half goals in its 2-0 loss to Greensboro Page in the final game of the Mellow Mushroom Invitational Saturday afternoon.

Welcome to the Big Apple
NEW YORK — They may not have brought home a medal, but Watauga’s trio of athletes that went to the National Scholastic Indoor Track & Field Championships this weekend made the trip worthwhile.

ASU sweeps Canisius
GRANITE FALLS — Canisius has probably seen enough of Appalachian State’s David Rubinstein for one weekend. The freshman from Charlotte belted a two-run home run in the seventh inning that lifted the Mountaineers to a 5-3 victory over the Golden Griffins Sunday at M.S. Deal Stadium.

Pioneers open NWC season
Watauga baseball coach Pete Hardee has done his best to put together a pre-conference schedule that would test his young team. Instead of loading up on a lot of potentially easy victories, Hardee has scheduled some of the top programs in western North Carolina. Included was Mount Tabor, which the Pioneers beat 5-0 Thursday at Watauga’s field.

New Bern survives shootout
After 80 minutes and a shootout, Watauga still had not solved New Bern. The final game of the first day of the Mellow Mushroom Invitational saw the two teams deadlocked after five shoot-out attempts, leaving the balance of the game to sudden death.

Watauga earns revenge
Vengeance is a dish best served cold. It was cold, it was windy, and it tasted pretty good Thursday as Watauga’s boys’ tennis team took a measure of vengeance against visiting Freedom, beating the Patriots 7-2. Freedom was the only team to beat Watauga in the regular season last year and the only conference team to have beaten the Pioneers (2-1, 1-0 Northwestern 4-A Conference) in years.

WHS softball team drops two straight
Back-to-back road games handed Watauga’s softball team two losses Friday and Saturday, but they were games that should help the team down the road. Thursday’s game at Ashe County ended with a 5-0 Husky win, while Reagan beat Watauga 8-7 in the 10th inning.

Watauga earns split
CHARLOTTE — A busy ride to the field and a misunderstanding of where the venue was left the Watauga girls’ club lacrosse team with just 10 minutes to prepare for its game against Myers Park Saturday. The Pioneers lost 14-5 to Myers Park, but were able to bounce back for a 13-5 win over South Mecklenburg.

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