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May 26, 2006

ASU intern improves Pioneers’ conditioning

There’s no shame in getting a butt-whooping from a 5-foot-7, 130-pound woman. Not if it makes for better football players when the fall rolls around. That’s the prevailing attitude at Watauga High School these days. Second-year grad student Katie Sanders is interning as a strength and conditioning coach with the Pioneers until August and helping to whip them into shape.

Elon clips ASU in ninth

CHARLESTON, S.C. – A costly error in the bottom of the ninth inning led to the deciding run in Appalachian State’s heartbreaking 4-3 loss to top-seeded Elon in game five of the 2006 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament Wednesday at Riley Park.

Greene extends hit streak to 10

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Sixth-seeded Western Carolina amassed 15 hits en route to a 14-1 victory over third-seeded Furman on Wednesday morning.

ASU wins opener, beats ‘Cats

CHARLESTON, S.C. – Jason Rook’s RBI double broke a 4-4 tie in the bottom of the seventh inning and gave Appalachian State a 5-4 win over Davidson in the opening round of the 2006 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament on Tuesday at Riley Park.

May 24, 2006

Butler, Robinson provide leadership at ASU

Kevin Butler and Joey Robinson have seen the downside of a college baseball program. They’ve also seen the rejuvenation of one.

Mountaineers open vs. Wildcats

Appalachian State coach Chris Pollard usually saves ace Garrett Sherrill for the third game of every Southern Conference series.

WHS runner joins Flynn at SoCon school

One year after Watauga’s Anna Mae Flynn exploded onto the Southern Conference cross country scene, another Pioneer, Meaghan Dolan, will be joining her at Elon.

May 22, 2006

Tough act to follow
GREENSBORO — In an unusual end to the season, Watauga sent a limited contingent to the state meet, but every Pioneer athlete that competed, scored. Four Watauga athletes traveled to the NCHSAA 4-A Track and Field Championships Saturday at North Carolina A&T and all four placed. Among them, Sallie Gurganus took her usual spot at the top, winning a third outdoor pole vault championship, fifth overall (including two indoor titles) and setting a new state record.

Championship caps remarkable prep experience
GREENSBORO — She made it look easy all day. Saturday’s NCHSAA 4-A Track and Field Championships were highlighted by many outstanding performances, but the ease with which Sallie Gurganus climbed to the top of the awards podium for the fifth time in her high school career was one of the best.

Remarkable run ends
Providence girls’ soccer coach Jeff Mercado may have had an unfair advantage when it came to receiving a scouting report on Watauga. Myers Park coach Bucky McCarley, whose team lost to Watauga in the second round of the NCHSAA 4-A playoffs, is Mercado’s roommate in Charlotte.

ASU ready for ‘Cats
It may not seem like much to some, but it is a big deal to Appalachian State’s baseball team. Appalachian State needed to win just one game to assure itself an eighth-place finish out of 11 teams in the Southern Conference this year. The Mountaineers achieved that by winning two games Saturday.

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