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Football team meets Easley
A visit with Gov. Mike Easley and the passage of a joint resolution by the N.C. General Assembly honoring Appalachian State’s second-straight NCAA Division I football national championship highlighted Appalachian’s trip to the state’s capital city Tuesday. While the ASU contingent of players, coaches, faculty, staff and distinguished guests was at the Governor’s Mansion, Easley proclaimed Tuesday to be “Mountaineer Day” in the state of North Carolina. The governor also bestowed each of the Appalachian coaches and players with a Laurel Wreath Award, the state’s top honor for athletes. Following the visit at the Governorís Mansion, the Black and Gold contingent moved across the street to the state Legislative Building, where first, the N.C. House of Representatives, and then the Senate passed a joint resolution honoring the Mountaineers for winning the 2006 NCAA Division I national title. ASU chancellor Dr. Kenneth E. Peacock and head coach Jerry Moore both spoke in each chamber and the resolution was passed unanimously, 114-0 in the House. Photo by Gerry Broome/Associated Press |
Pioneers to face Cougars in tournament
Watauga got a look into the future Tuesday night and found out that being the No. 2 seed in the Northwestern 4-A Conference Tournament may be more difficult than usual this year. Read more.
ASU slips by ’Cats
DAVIDSON — Appalachian State’s wrestling team had another close call in a Southern Conference match, but found themselves on the winning side of a 22-21 win over Davidson Wednesday night. Read more.
ASU recruits defense
Appalachian State, facing holes at linebacker and defensive line, leaned toward recruiting defensive players this winter. Read more.
Pioneers close season with loss to Cougars
Watauga’s girls’ basketball team closed out the regular season with a 66-62 loss to Alexander Central Tuesday at Lentz-Eggers Gym. Read more.
Mountaineers can’t take Terriers lightly
Appalachian State coach Houston Fancher made sure to call Wofford coach Mike Young after the Mountaineers had just beaten Georgia Southern last Saturday. “I told him not to ruin what we just did,” Fancher said. Read more.
February 7, 2007
ASU falls behind early in loss to Cats
Western Carolina women’s basketball team entered the Holmes Center Monday primed to be upset. The Catamounts went into the weekend in a three-way tie for first place in the Southern Conference with Davidson and Chattanooga. They beat Davidson last Saturday and face Chattanooga this weekend.
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ASU dumps Eagles
STATESBORO, Ga. — D.J. Thompson continued his mastery over Georgia Southern with 24 points in a 77-55 rout of the Eagles in Hanner Fieldhouse Monday night. Read more.
Pioneers close out with games vs. Alexander Central
The Pioneers hosted Alexander Central Tuesday night, but results were not available at press time. Watauga’s teams begin the Northwestern 4-A Conference Tournament Feb. 12 against teams that have yet to be determined. To see more.
ASU softball team picked to finish fifth
SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Appalachian State’s softball team was projected to finish fifth in the Southern Conference as voted on by the league’s coaches in the annual preseason poll. Four Mountaineers also earned preseason all-conference honors. Read more.
February 5, 2007
ASU blows late lead, loses in overtime
GREENVILLE, S.C. — In an earlier matchup with Furman this season, Appalachian State used an 18-0 run to bury the Paladins back at the Holmes Center. At Timmons Arena Saturday in front of a near packed house of 3,467 fans, Furman went the opposite direction, eliminating an 11-point ASU lead and claiming a 76-72 overtime victory.
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Gaddy leads ASU
AKRON, Ohio — Joel Gaddy recorded two top-four performances in Gold Division events on Saturday to help lead the Appalachian State men’s indoor track and field team at the Akron Open at the Athletics Field House. Read more.
WHS relay teams qualify
HUNTERSVILLE — Watauga’s boys 200 and 400-relay teams qualified for the state meet during the NCHSAA Western 4-A Regional meet held in Huntersville Saturday. Read more.
Pioneers avenge earlier loss
CONNELLY SPRINGS — Once Watauga took a lead, the Pioneers were not about to give it back to East Burke. The Pioneers, who suffered a heartbreaking, one-point loss to East Burke earlier in the season, grabbed the lead in the second quarter and never gave it up in their 62-57 victory over the Cavaliers in a key Northwestern 4-A Conference showdown. Read more.
East Burke pulls away from WHS
CONNELLY SPRINGS — There have been times during the 2006-07 season when Watauga’s girls’ basketball team has been able to find plenty of offensive firepower to win games. Read more.
Chattanooga rallies past ASU
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Appalachian State’s women’s basketball team couldn’t hold on to a late first-half lead and fell to league-leading Chattanooga 76-58 in Southern Conference play Thursday at The McKenzie Arena. Read more.
Diagne not first option on play
GREENVILLE, S.C. — It’s a situation that Appalachian State had been in before.
The Mountaineers, holding an 11 points lead, saw it evaporate into an overtime period and eventual 76-72 loss to Furman Saturday at Timmons Arena. The Paladins used several weapons against the Mountaineers. None were more effective than 6-foot-8 senior center Moussa Diagne. Read more.
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