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ASU softball team finally gets to play at home
For their first six seasons, including the first 30 games of 2007, Appalachian State’s softball team’s motto could have been “Have team, will travel.” That’s because so far this year, the Mountaineers have not played a home game. But that will change this weekend when they host College of Charleston at Appalachian State’s new home. To read more, click here.
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Mountaineers rally past Bucs 5-4
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. — Isaac Harrow made sure Appalachian State wouldn’t have to try its luck in extra innings for the third time this season against East Tennessee State. Read more.
Late home run buries Pioneers
TAYLORSVILLE — Even in a close game against a solid opponent such as Alexander Central, things looked good for Watauga. Read more.
Dixon resigns as coach
Todd Dixon has resigned his post as head girls basketball coach at Watauga High School, the school officially announced Thursday morning. Read more.
March 28, 2007
Kidd-Brewer: Out with the old ... in with the new
Demolition continues on the press box at Appalachian State University’s Kidd Brewer Stadium, with only half of the original structure remaining. (Above right) An artist’s rendering of the proposed new complex. Left photo by Marie Freeman
Harris inks letter with SAC power; WHS announces 2007 calendar
Mitchell Harris signed a letter of intent last week to play football at Catawba College. Harris, a 6-foot-4, 240-pound defensive end, will play tight end for Catawba. He also played tight end for the Pioneers, catching two passes for 50 yards. However, he was mostly used as a defensive end at Watauga, making 86 total tackles. He had eight and-a-half sacks for 47 yards in losses and one interception. Read more.
ASU slips by G-Webb
Appalachian State won the first four points of the match Monday to handle Gardner-Webb 4-3. Dimitar Dimitrov continued his perfect week of tennis by dispatching Kim Ellis 6-1, 6-2 at No. 3 and earned ASU’s first singles point. Dimitrov was 8-0 in combined singles and doubles competition this week. Read more.
Consistency keeps ASU longsnapper on the field
Most football fans feel the most anonymous position in the game is anywhere on the offensive line. They’re only half right. The most anonymous position is longsnapper. Read more.
Mountaineers’ offense sharp in final scrimmage
Appalachian State running back Josh Jackson may not get a lot of playing time this fall.
Jackson is fourth on the Appalachian State depth chart, trailing Kevin Richardson, Devin Moore and Robert Welton. Since Richardson rewrote the Appalachian rushing record book last year for yards gained (1,660) and touchdowns (30), it’s unlikely that Moore or Welton will see much time in the Mountaineers’ backfield.
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Lady Avalanche battle heat, Force
LENOIR — The heat, not the Force, was the Lady Avalanche’s primary opponent Sunday afternoon. The Avalanche were not able to get much going in the first half offensively, while defensively, the Avs gave up two goals. Read more.
March 26, 2007
Final workout
CoCo Hillary runs with the ball after a catch during ASU’s final spring practice.
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Dicus tosses four strong innings in win
For most 17-year olds, it would have been just another pitch to start another game. For Will Dicus, pitching Saturday against West Forsyth meant much more. Dicus, who has been battling Ewings Sarcoma (a bone cancer that primary affects teenagers) since he was 13-years old, proved Saturday at Watauga’s field that he could reach his goal of not only putting on a Watauga uniform, but contributing on the field. Read more.
Pioneers start slow, finish fast over Cavs
The weather wasn’t the only thing that heated up in Boone this past weekend – the Watauga girls’ soccer team recorded its first Northwestern 4-A Conference win at home Friday night at Jack Groce Stadium.
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Watauga breaks TCR with dramatic ending
Watauga boys’ tennis coach Lyle Stevens knew that his team would have its hands full playing four matches in four days. Some turned out to be easy Watauga victories. The Pioneers’ 5-4 victory over T.C. Roberson Friday was not one of them. Read more.
Watauga track teams take second in relays
ASHEVILLE — Watauga’s boys’ and girls’ track teams each finished second in the Northwestern 4-A Conference Relays held at A.C. Reynolds Friday. South Caldwell won the girls’ meet with 120 points, followed by Watauga with 114. A.C. Reynolds won the boys’ meet with 109 points, followed by Watauga and Freedom, which each scored 84. Read more.
WHS settles for split
Of the two games Watauga played Friday and Saturday, the Pioneers won the key one.
Watauga, fighting for a playoff berth, rallied past East Burke to take a 6-3 victory Friday night. Fourteen hours later, the Pioneers fell to No. 2-ranked (impactbaseball.com poll) West Forsyth 10-7 after trailing 9-0. Read more.
Terriers ‘Rooked’ by ASU
HICKORY — Appalachian State got plenty of chances to prove itself after falling behind. In fact, Wofford gave them three chances. Well, make that four chances. Read more.
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