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Moore huge accolades for ASU coach
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — For the second-straight season, Appalachian State University’s Jerry Moore has been named the American Football Coaches’ Association (AFCA) Division I-AA Coach of the Year. He was honored on Wednesday evening at the AFCA Coach of the Year Banquet in San Antonio. Read More

Watauga travels to Alexander Central
The Watauga High basketball teams will have a quick turnaround tonight when they travel to Taylorsville to face Northwestern 4A rival Alexander Central. The Pioneers will be coming off of Thursday night’s makeup games against East Burke. Check WataugaDemocrat.com for results Read More

JANUARY 10, 2007
Lady Catamounts claw Appalachian
CULLOWHEE — Four Lady Catamounts scored in double figures as Appalachian State University women's basketball dropped its fourth straight to Western Carolina with a 71-60 loss, Monday at the Ramsey Center. Read More

JANUARY 8, 2007
Pioneers roll over Reynolds
Four Pioneers scored in double figures to lead the Watauga boys basketball team to a 77-69 victory over visiting A.C. Reynolds Friday night at Lentz-Eggers Gym. Moore led Watauga (9-5, 3-1) with 20 points while J.R. Archer and Zach Greene added 19. Mitchell Harris had 12 points, eight of them coming in the fourth quarter. Read More


ACR overcomes WHS girls
The A.C. Reynolds girls’ basketball team staved off a furious Pioneer comeback to defeat Watauga 84-71 Friday night at Lentz-Eggers Gym. Read More


Cranford serves up 30 in ASU win
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Appalachian State's Nathan Cranford dominated Chattanooga Saturday night scoring four 3-pointers in the first six-and-a-half minutes and giving his team a lead they would hold all night. Read More

ASU women fall to Lady Mocs
Appalachian State University women’s basketball cut a 20-point first half Chattanooga lead to four late in the second half, but it wasn’t enough as the Mountaineers fell to the Lady Mocs, 84-74, in Southern Conference play Saturday at the Holmes Center. Appalachian fell to 8-7 overall and 2-2 in league play with the loss. Chattanooga, which had its 33-game SoCon regular season winning streak snapped Tuesday, improved to 10-5 on the season and 3-1 in the league. The Mountaineers have now lost 17-straight games to the Lady Mocs as their last win in the series came during the 1998-99 season.

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Injuries don’t hamper Pioneers
FAIRVIEW – The new year has brought a new beginning for Watauga wrestling squad.
After picking up just four wins before the winter break, the Pioneers rolled to their second win of the week, topping A.C. Reynolds 48-25 Friday night in Fairview. Read More