October 20, 2006
Georgia Southern ditches option
Appalachian State head coach Jerry Moore is not buying into the idea that Georgia Southern is vunerable this year. Even though the Eagles have struggled to a 3-3 overall record, 2-1 in the Southern Conference, Moore still feels his Mountaineers will face a very dangerous team when they play at Paulson Stadium at noon Saturday. It’s not the fact that Appalachian State has not won in Statesboro, Ga., since 1996, when Georgia Southern went 4-7.
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Commentary: Williams should start Saturday
An open letter to Hamilton Tiger-Cats coach Ron Lancaster and general manager Marcel Desjardins. Dear gentlemen: I know things have not gone well in Hamilton this year. Things are never well when a team is 4-13.
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South Caldwell girls, WHS boys capture victories
MORGANTON — Watauga’s boys cross country team won another Northwestern 4-A Conference championship Wednesday at Freedom. Pioneers, led by Luke Nelson’s second place finish, scored 36 points. Freedom was second with 65 points followed by South Caldwell with 83 and A.C. Reynolds with 96.
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Weddington blanks WHS
Watauga’s tennis team found out Wednesday afternoon that a second-seeded team from the Charlotte area can be pretty good.
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Pioneers on the rebound
Even with its 31-6 loss to A.C. Reynolds last Friday, one thing still rings true for Watauga — the Pioneers are still off to one of their best starts in school history. Friday was the first hiccup in the Pioneers’ 8-1 overall record. Their 3-1 mark leaves them in second place in the Northwestern 4-A Conference.
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October 16 & 18, 2006
Freshman leads App to five wins as starter
It would be easy to think that Armanti Edwards would be the toast of the Appalachian State campus. The Greenwood, S.C. native took control of the defending I-AA champion Mountaineers offense when he was named the team’s starting quarterback against Mars Hill five weeks ago.
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ASU returns to No. 1, Lynch earns honor
After spending four weeks at No. 2, Appalachian State returned to the top of The Sports Network’s top 25 poll.
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Around the area: High Country soccer
HICKORY — The 89 Lady Avalanche ran its unbeaten streak to three consecutive weeks with a 5-0 win against the CVYSA Blast, despite missing three starters. Cailan Calloway faced one shot in goal for the Lady Avalanche in getting her second straight shutout.
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ACR clinches soccer title
ASHEVILLE — It’s official: Watauga’s boys’ soccer team is playing for second place. A.C. Reynolds scored two goals to break a second-half tie and beat visiting Watauga 4-2 Monday night.
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Pioneers take aim at South Caldwell, NWC
Watauga’s cross country teams have a good idea of which runners will give them the most trouble when they run in the Northwestern 4-A Conference finals, which are Wednesday at Freedom.
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Oct. 16, 2006
Rockets deny WHS
ASHEVILLE — In a clash of unbeaten Northwestern 4-A Conference teams, A.C. Reynolds was not yet ready to give up the stranglehold it has had on the league to Watauga just yet. Reynolds took advantage of several Watauga mistakes and claimed a 31-6 victory over the Pioneers in front of a homecoming crowd at A.C. Reynolds. The No. 4 Rockets stayed undefeated at 9-0 overall, 4-0 in the NWC ,and needs just two more wins to capture another league championship.
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Things still good with Pioneers
ASHEVILLE — It looks like the king of the Northwestern 4-A Conference is not ready to be toppled. Long live King Asheville Reynolds, at least this season.
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Center commits to ASU
Appalachian State made a big addition to its front line, literally, when it received a verbal commitment from center Isaac Butts.
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Flair shows ASU his own Madness
Hosting a Midnight Madness event is supposed to create hype. Appalachian State added a different twist to its Mountaineer Madness by asking one of the school’s parents to address the crowd of about 3,000 who were at the Holmes Center Friday night and Saturday morning.
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Mountaineers ground Eagles
Senior middle blocker Amy Lewis had a career high in total and assisted blocks as the Mountaineers beat Georgia Southern 3-1 in the last of a five match homestand Saturday night at the Holmes Center.
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Appalachian takes early lead, holds on
After four straight blowouts, Appalachian State eventually had to play a close game. And though Wofford gave the Mountaineers fits at times, the Terriers could not overcome a two-touchdown deficit in the first quarter and lost to Appalachian State 14-7.
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