May 10, 2006
Pioneers beat fog, Titans in 10 innings
When Watauga base runner Tanner Martin reached third base in the bottom of the 10th inning in Tuesday’s Northwestern 4-A Conference Tournament game against McDowell, he received strict instructions from Pioneers coach Pete Hardee.
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Watauga outlasts McDowell in nine
MARION — The third time was oh so charming for Watauga’s softball team Monday as it beat McDowell 3-2 in nine innings to advance to the Northwestern 4-A Conference semifinals.
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ASU begins softball tourney
Appalachian State’s softball team heads to Chattanooga for the Southern Conference Tournament as the No. 5 seed after its most successful season in school history. The three-day double elimination tournament opens Wednesday when Appalachian takes on host and No. 4-seeded Chattanooga at 10 a.m. and ends with the championship game Saturday.
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Pioneers like chances of landing state berths
Watauga will send eight girls to compete in eight events and eight boys to compete in six events at the Western Regional track and field meet Saturday in Charlotte.
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Pineda improves plenty in discus
One up and comer who may keep coming up at the Western Regional for Watauga’s track and field team is discus thrower Emily Pineda.
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May 8, 2006
Double-play duo
The Northwestern 4-A Conference learned what several Little League and AAU baseball teams already knew — if Devin Presnell is playing second base and Dalton Hardee is at shortstop, and if there is a runner on first base — don’t hit a ground ball up the middle of the infield.
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Track meet disallowed
 HUDSON — Nobody knew at the time, but a handful of Northwestern 4-A Conference athletes were involved in illegal activities Thursday at South Caldwell’s track. The shenanigans centered around a regular season competition after the conference meet.
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NCHSAA approves expanded playoff format
The big dance just got bigger for North Carolina high schools. Last week, the North Carolina High School Athletic Association voted to expand the playoff fields in volleyball, basketball, baseball and softball to 64 teams. Soccer will also be expanded in the classifications that warrant filling the bigger bracket.
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Marshall plan works after all
There were plenty of proud parents who attended Appalachian State’s graduating ceremonies this past weekend.
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Apps add guard
Appalachian State men’s basketball coach Houston Fancher likes the potential of his team’s front line. In D.J. Thompson, he feels he has one of the top point guards in the Southern Conference and his Mountaineers return all five starters from last year’s edition, which made it to the semifinals of the Southern Conference Tournament.
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WHS jayvee finish strong
TAYLORSVILLE — Trey Dunnigan pitched a complete game shutout, limiting Alexander Central to two hits while striking out nine, as the Watauga jayvee baseball team closed the season with a 1-0 win Tuesday.
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