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Classic returns to Boone
With a 37-1 record, Oak Hill Academy has shown no sign of slowing down as one of the nation’s premier high school basketball teams. Read more.

Kostis confident he can win title
Watauga’s Savva Kostis has faced pressure situations before. As Watauga’s place kicker, his 20-yard field goal with 10.5 seconds left in the game gave the Pioneers a 20-19 state 4-A playoff win over North Forsyth, Watauga’s first victory in the playoffs since 1978. Read more.

App State smacks Camels
On Senior Night in Varsity Gym, Appalachian State fell behind early, but roared back with 36 straight points to defeat visiting Campbell 36-12. Read more.

Davidson rallies past ASU
Appalachian State’s game with Davidson got off to a terrible start. The ending proved to be much more interesting. Shaking off 27 turnovers, 18 of them in the first half, Davidson overcame a late, three-point deficit to beat the Mountaineers 68-64 Tuesday night at the Holmes Center. The loss left the Mountaineers (11-17, 5-12 SoCon) in the bottom half of the Southern Conference, meaning they’ll have to play Tuesday night in the first round of the SoCon Tournament, which is in Charleston, S.C., instead of getting a bye the first night. Read more.

App shocks Deacons
WINSTON-SALEM — Appalachian State erased a 7-0 second-inning deficit with three runs in the third and seven in the fourth and held on for a 10-9 win over Wake Forest on Tuesday at Hooks Stadium.

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Around the area: Fancher a finalist for award
Appalachian State head men’s basketball coach Houston Fancher has been named a finalist for the 2007 Hugh Durham Mid-Major Coach of the Year award. Read more.

February 21, 2007
Mustangs run to victory
Myers Park’s beginning proved to be better than Watauga’s finish. Myers Park, the No. 3 seed from the Southwestern 4-A Conference, rang up a 23-point lead, which was too much for the Pioneers to overcome. Though Watauga outscored the Mustangs the rest of the game, it was not enough as Myers Park claimed an 85-76 victory in the first round of the NCHSAA state 4-A basketball playoffs. Read more.

Appalachian rolls past Catamounts
CULLOWHEE — Appalachian State jumped out to a 15-point halftime lead and rebuffed a second-half Western Carolina surge to defeat the Catamounts 76-65. Read more.

Commentary: Graduation best way to celebrate App seniors
Before we begin, let me make it known that I have absolutely nothing against Senior Night. Appalachian State’s basketball teams will be hosting their Senior Night’s this week. The women’s team had its night Tuesday when they hosted Davidson. The men’s team hosts UNC Greensboro Thursday night and will honor its five seniors. Read more.

Sherrill earns league honor
SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Appalachian State right-hander Garrett Sherrill has been named the Southern Conference Pitcher of the Week, the league office announced on Monday. Read more.

February 19, 2007
Appalachian knocks off Wichita State
WICHITA, Kan. — Appalachian State coach Houston Fancher has no problem being a thief, at least when it comes to stealing plays from other programs. Fancher was up late Friday night/Saturday morning watching film of the Mountaineers’ BracketBuster opponent, Wichita State, when he saw a play Drake ran against the Shockers. Read more.


Commentary: Koch crowd gives game NCAA feel
WICHITA, Kan. — At first glance, the 10,478 at the Koch Arena made Appalachian State coach Houston Fancher feel like he was back in Boone. “I appreciate that everybody dressed in black and gold today,” Fancher joked. “I thought that was nice of everybody to do that.” Read more.

ASU crushes Coppin
KANNAPOLIS — The Mountaineers shook off an opening season loss at Gardner-Webb last Tuesday by sweeping Coppin State in a three-game series Saturday and Sunday at Fieldcrest-Cannon Stadium, home of the Chicago White Sox single-A affiliate, the Kannapolis Intimidators. Read more.

Titans turn back Pioneers
MARION — The Watauga Pioneers saw four McDowell players score in double figures and lead the Titans to a 68-58 win in the Northwestern 4A Conference Tournament championship game Friday night in front of a packed house in Marion. Read more.


Mountaineers complete sweep
CLEMSON, S.C. — After trailing by as many as 23 1/2points through 12 events, Appalachian State’s women’s indoor track and field came back to edge out Western Carolina by 1 1/2 points and earn its seventh-straight Southern Conference Championship, Sunday at the two-day championship meet at the Clemson Indoor Track facility. Read more.

Watauga sends four to state tournament
CHARLOTTE — Watauga’s wrestling team is sending four wrestlers to the state finals.
Two — Travis Coffey and Savva Kostis, won regional championships in their respective weight classes Saturday. Two others — Michael Townsend and Cody McGuire — finished fourth. Read more.

Payne checks in on alma mater
WICHITA, Kan.— Most Division I basketball programs have produced players who have played professionally and Appalachian State is no different. However, few basketball programs have produced pro football players. In that case, Appalachian State is the exception to the rule. On Saturday, that Mountaineer got to see his old basketball team play in his hometown. Read more.