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March 24, 2006

Watauga's rally falls short

McDowell’s Kim Coley scores on a wild pitch as pitcher Nicole Reilly covers home. For more on the Watauga High School game, please link with the article below. Photo by Bill Cain

Minford shuts down Titans, WHS wins

MARION — Rich Minford was not supposed to pitch in Watauga’s 8-5 victory over McDowell Wednesday night.

Elder returns from injury

Trey Elder made his return to the Kidd Brewer Stadium turf on Wednesday as Appalachian State resumed spring football practice.

Mountaineers face tough series at Elon

Whoever made the Southern Conference baseball schedule didn’t do Appalachian State many favors — at least at the start.

Pioneers cruise past McDowell

MARION — All the pressure Watauga’s girls’ soccer team applied to McDowell early on did not result in many goals, but the visiting Pioneers kept shooting and ran off to a 5-1 win Wednesday night.

Watauga’s rally falls short

MARION — When you only get one shot at winning a game, winning doesn’t come easy.

March 22, 2006

Pioneers move game to McDowell

Watauga’s baseball team has played pretty well at home this year.

The Pioneers lone Northwestern 4-A Conference victory was at home last Friday against Freedom. Their lone NWC loss was at South Caldwell, but then again, lots of teams are expected to lose down there.

Appalachian dumps MSU

The Appalachian State University women’s tennis team stretched its winning streak to four as it beat Morehead State 7-0 Monday at the Yonahlossee Racquet Club.

Mountaineers’ softball team trips Paladins

GREENVILLE, S.C. — Appalachian State’s softball team posted a 13-7 victory over Furman Sunday afternoon.

Around the area: WHS, ASU rework schedules

The big flakes that fell on Watauga County Monday had a big impact on the high school sports schedule.

March 20, 2006

Hart attack

Watauga's Anna Lisa Hart controls the ball against Freedom in the Pioneer's 3-0 victory Friday night at Jack Groce Stadium. For more, link to story below. Photo by Marie Freeman

Watauga blanks Patriots
When Watauga needed some offense, it turned to Jennifer Callahan and Cassie Rex. Callahan scored two goals in the second half, both off corner kicks by Rex, to lead Watauga to a 3-0 victory over rival Freedom at Jack Groce Stadium Friday night.

No soup for you
Watauga pitcher Lee Ammann resembled a football defense that gives up some yardage, but few points. Ammann scattered 11 hits and Freedom had eight runners in scoring position. Yet Ammann was able to keep the Patriots’ run production down and helped the Pioneers take a 6-3 victory on a cold Friday night at Watauga’s field.

Pioneers settle for two fourth places
ASHEVILLE — Two fourth place finishes at the Northwestern 4-A Conference relay meet Friday are not as important as the team-building Watauga track and field coach Randy McDonough saw.

Charleston sweeps Appalachian State
College of Charleston showed it is not quite ready to allow an upstart team take over the Southern Conference. The Cougars got solid pitching throughout the weekend and swept Appalachian State in a three-game series at Red Lackey Field over the weekend.

WHS netters trip Reynolds
ASHEVILLE — After rolling across the mountain on a long roadtrip to play A.C. Reynolds Thursday, Watauga’s boys’ tennis team continued to roll through the Northwestern 4-A Conference with a 6-3 win.

Golf team gets look at rest of competition
ANDERSON CREEK — Getting an early-season look at some of the top golf teams in the state, Watauga’s boys’ golf team travelled to the High School Elite tournament at Anderson Creek Friday and finished 12th. Jacob Eggers finished in a tie for 12th individually in a field of over 90 players.

Freedom pitcher no-hits WHS
Watauga softball coach Brian Vannoy fully believes his players can hit against the top pitching in the Northwestern 4-A Conference. Yet Freedom proved that the Pioneers’ offense can be silenced on any given day. That was the case Friday afternoon when Freedom’s Ashley Hasson tossed a no-hitter at the Pioneers in a 2-0 Patriots victory at the Carroll Complex.

WHS wins one, loses one
CHARLOTTE — Watauga’s girls’ club lacrosse team turned in another split Saturday as the Pioneers dropped an 11-5 decision to host-team Charlotte Catholic and beat Freedom 12-6.

ASU seniors hold NFL dream
For five Appalachian State seniors, Thursday’s workout for Carolina Panthers scout Khary Darlington was a job interview.

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