
November 3 , 2006
ASU can’t afford let up vs. The Citadel
Appalachian State head coach Jerry Moore is not buying the idea that the tough part of the Mountaineers’ schedule is over. No. 1-ranked Appalachian State hosts The Citadel at Kidd Brewer Stadium Saturday at 3:30 p.m., looking to extend its winning streak to nine games. The Mountaineers (8-1, 5-0 Southern Conference) have not lost sight of their goal to repeat as Southern Conference champions.
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South Mecklenburg rolls past Watauga
CHARLOTTE — Watauga soccer coach Doug Kidd knew his Pioneers would face a hornet’s nest when they went down to South Mecklenburg Wednesday night.
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ASU picked to finish second in North
GREENVILLE, S.C. — A full house does not beat two-of-a-kind when it comes to predicting how the North Division of the Southern Conference will turn out.
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App women slated to take eighth
GREENVILLE, S.C. — Change may be in the air, if the Southern Conference women’s basketball coaches are correct.
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Pioneers prepared for Tanglewood
Watauga's boys’ cross country team is back in familiar territory — in the hunt for a state 4-A championship.
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Paladins dump Appalachian
GREENVILLE, S.C. — Furman scored in each half of Tuesday’s SoCon Tournament first-round match to defeat visiting Appalachian State 4-0.
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November 1 , 2006
Blocked FG, botched kickoff spark ASU
If there are truly three phases of a football game, Appalachian State won them all in its 40-7 win over Furman Saturday at Kidd Brewer Stadium.
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Two wins should give ASU the No. 1 seed
If there is one statement game that is remembered from the 2006 regular season, it was Appalachian State’s 40-7 win over Furman Saturday. The Mountaineers, who have posted at least 41 points in four early-season victories, had struggled, particularly with turnovers, in a 14-7 home win over Wofford and a 27-20 double-overtime win over Georgia Southern in Statesboro, Ga.
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Duo earns honor
On the strength of 173 yards and four touchdowns in Saturdayís 40-7 romp over No. 8 Furman, Appalachian State running back Kevin Richardson has earned both Southern Conference and national Offensive Player of the Week accolades, the league office and The Sports Network announced, respectively, Monday.
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Early injuries don’t stop former Pioneer
CHARLOTTE — It has been said that sports doesn’t necessarily build character but it reveals it. Nothing can be more revealing about one’s character than overcoming two season-ending knee injuries to not only return to action but to become a team captain on one of the top women’s soccer programs in the Atlantic 10 and the Southeast Region. This is the story of fifth-year junior tri-captain midfielder Ashley Rex of the Charlotte 49ers women’s soccer team.
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ASU dumps Cougars
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Fifth-seeded Appalachian State opened up Southern Conference Men’s Soccer Tournament play with a 4-1 victory over fourth-seeded College of Charleston Sunday afternoon.
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Furman hosts App in first round
Appalachian State’s women’s soccer team faced Furman on the Paladins’ home pitch in the opening round of the Southern Conference Tournament Tuesday in Greenville, S.C.
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October 30, 2006

Message sent
Appalachian State’s Corey Lynch (47), flanked by Jerome Touchstone (6) and Marques Murrell (44), returns a field goal he blocked 79 yards for a touchdown during Saturday’s home game against Furman. The No. 1 Mountaineers buried No. 8 Furman 40-7. For more on the story, please link with the article below. Photo by Marie Freeman |
ASU blocks Furman’s upset bid 40-7
It would not take any last-second Appalachian State heroics to beat Furman at Kidd Brewer Stadium Saturday. Instead, good old-fashioned football proved to be more than enough for the No. 1 Mountaineers to bury No. 8 Furman 40-7 in front of 24,447 fans who braved a 42-degree kickoff.
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ASU men capture SoCon victory
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Led by redshirt freshman Phil Mitchell, Appalachian State’s men’s cross country team took the Southern Conference team title for the second-straight year at the SoCon Championships Saturday.
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Cougars bully Pioneers into 34-3 loss
TAYLORSVILLE — Alexander Central has struggled with turnovers this year, which have cost the Cougars some victories. The Cougars had no trouble with self-inflicted wounds or any wounds Watauga tried to inflict on them Saturday night. Alexander Central bullied the Pioneers all over the field and rolled to a 34-3 victory.
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WHS draws Sabres
It was theirs for the taking. Just beat Freedom and Watauga’s soccer team would earn the second seed of the Northwestern 4-A Conference and insure themselves a home game in the first round of the 4-A state playoffs.
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Pioneers fall to Providence in fourth round
The Watauga Pioneers volleyball’s storybook season came to an end Saturday night with a 3-0 loss to two-time defending state champion Providence.
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Watauga boys second in region
CHARLOTTE — Watauga’s boys cross country team finished second overall in the Western Regional meet held at McAlpine Park in Charlotte Saturday.
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Jayvees get first win of season
The Watauga jayvee football team pulled out a win in the final game of the season with a 21-19 victory over Alexander Central Thursday night at Jack Groce Stadium.
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ASU sweeps past Elon, UNCG
Appalachian State, led by 18 kills from Dianna Thomas, buried Elon 3-1 Friday at the Holmes Center. The Mountaineers beat the Phoenix 30-24, 28-30, 30-13 and 30-25.
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