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Mountaineers go on 18-0 run to pull away from Furman
When Furman was hitting shots, the Paladins looked as tough as any team Appalachian State had played all season. When they went cold, they went as cold as the recent High County weather. Appalachian State point guard D.J. Thompson (above) scored 25 points in the Mountaineers’ win over Furman Wednesday at the Holmes Center. Read more.
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ASU women host Cougars
The Appalachian women’s basketball team has had a rocky start to the New Year. Though they finished out 2006 with a winning record, facing the meat of their conference schedule has proven challenging for the Mountaineers — they have won only two of the seven games they have played since 2007 began. Read more.
Ford drives FHS to win
If NASCAR ever gets a Ford that works as well as Freedom’s Ali Ford, Chevy fans will be severely disappointed. Read more.
Fantastic finish: Pioneers hold on to claim sweep of Freedom
Freedom boys basketball coach Casey Rogers looked like he felt it was just one foul too many. With his Patriots trailing Watauga, at Lentz-Eggers Gym Tuesday night by two, and with time running out of the fourth quarter, three Freedom players were able to get off shots in an attempt to tie the game. Read more.
JANUARY 24, 2007
Watauga Democrat has ticket for winter blahs
The Watauga Democrat is encouraging readers to catch the spirit of Appalachian State University basketball. In conjunction with the university, Watauga County’s newspaper of record is hosting Reader Appreciation Night with a salute to Newspapers in Education at ASU’s home game Monday, Jan. 29, against College of Charleston. Read more. Photo by Marie Freeman |
Patient Furman takes on Mountaineers
Appalachian State has seen its share of offenses this year. Wednesday night, the Mountaineers take on a Furman team that has a bit of Ivy League in it. The Paladins (10-9, 4-4 SoCon) will try to knock off the Mountaineers (15-4, 6-2 SoCon) by using their version of the “Princeton Offense,” which includes lots of patience and lots of 3-point shooting. The offense was put in by new coach Jeff Jackson, who replaced Larry Davis last April. Read more.
Watauga passes final test
Watauga’s swimming teams made the most of a meet they were able to fit in a meet before the Western Regional last Saturday. The Watauga girls got two victories each from Laurel Crepeau and Ayumi Tokushige in its team win over McDowell and the Highland School of Technology. Watauga won with 143 points followed by Northwestern 4-A Conference rival McDowell (58) and Highland Tech (45). Read more.
Fast start lifts Davidson
DAVIDSON — Appalachian State couldn’t recover from an early deficit as it fell to Davidson 75-62 in Southern Conference play Monday at Belk Arena. Read more.
Pioneers capture four titles in tournament
ROBBINSVILLE — Watauga’s wrestling team captured four first-place finishes at the Robbinsville Tournament held last Saturday. Read more.
JANUARY 22, 2007
Mountaineers claim key SoCon victory
DAVIDSON — It’s usually a bad idea for a Southern Conference team to recover from two losses in three games against Davidson, especially in front of a packed house at the Wildcats’ Belk Arena. Yet Appalachian State, which lost two of its previous three SoCon outings, managed to find its way back into the win column Saturday by beating the Wildcats 81-74 in front of 5,580 loud, but not a completely Davidson partisan, crowd. Read more
Grimes scores 33 in win
STATESBORO, Ga. — Maria Grimes scored a career-high 33 points on 6-of-7 from beyond the 3-point arc as Appalachian State beat Georgia Southern 85-68 in Southern Conference play Saturday at Hanner Fieldhouse. Read more
Slow start hurts WHS girls in loss
SAWMILLS — For the most part, Watauga’s girls’ basketball team stayed with South Caldwell during the second half of Friday’s game. The first half was a different story. Read more
Pioneers hold off Spartans
SAWMILLS — Watauga is getting the hang of winning close games. The Pioneers made South Caldwell their latest last-minute victim, taking a 61-54 victory in the Spartans’ very loud gym Friday night. Read more
S.C. Spartans pin Watauga
The Brittany Spears music that Watauga played as the South Caldwell wrestling team warmed up for Thursday nights match didn’t seem to deter the Spartans, who came away with a 58-15 victory in Pioneer country. Read more
Mountaineers fall to Hines, Spartans
GREENSBORO — Appalachian State did almost everything right to beat UNC Greensboro Thursday night. The Mountaineers shot 64.6 percent from the field in the game, including a sizzling 71.4 percent in the second half. Three Mountaineers scored in double figures, including Demetrius Scott, who hit eight of his 10 shots. And every time UNC Greensboro seemed to take a lead, Appalachian State seemed to take it back, as there were 18 lead changes in the game. Read more
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