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Sports update: ASU heels Wofford 52-49 

SPARTANBURG, S.C. — At one point of its season, Appalachian State was nursing a three-game losing streak and faced five road games before returning to the friendly confines of the Holmes Center. One month later, the Mountaineers won four of those games on the road, including their 52-49 win over Wofford Thursday night in front of 1,342 at Benjamin Johnson Arena. The win was Appalachian State's third straight, all coming in South Carolina. Read more.
 

Pioneers fall twice to Titans Watauga had McDowell just where it wanted the Titans, at least in the first quarter. With Appalachian State signee Petey Hausley and point guard Brian Twitty both on the bench in early foul trouble, the Pioneers had an opportunity to take an early lead on the Titans, who are ranked No. 2 by the Associated Press in the 4-A poll. To read more, please click here. Photo by Mark Mitchell

Rough second quarter sinks pesky Watauga girls
The cure for McDowell’s slow start was Kurie Washington. The McDowell forward sparked a big second-quarter run and the Titans never looked back in their 64-49 victory over Watauga at Lentz-Eggers Gym Tuesday night. Read more.

Moore earns AFCA honor
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Appalachian State’s football team continued to make history Wednesday night when head coach Jerry Moore was named the Football Championship Subdivision Coach of the Year by the American Football Coaches Association Wednesday at the Anaheim Hilton. Read more.

Pioneers get final look at pool
VALDESE — Watauga swimming coach David Gragg knows that the Pioneers must swim at Valdese Aquatic Center in the Northwestern 4-A Conference meet next week. So, Gragg scheduled a final tune-up meet for the Pioneers against nearby East Burke at the VAC looking to get his swimmers acclimated to the pool. Read more.

Mountaineers host rival UNC Greensboro
It’s always argued that any Southern Conference game is a big one, even if there are 20 of them to play this year. But some are bigger than others. Appalachian State faces one of those Saturday when the Mountaineers host UNC Greensboro at 3 p.m. Read more.

Lees-McRae women trip Queens University
BANNER ELK — Senior forward Stephanie Mullinax scored a game-high 28 points to lead Lees-McRae to a 66-58 victory over visiting Queens University Conference Carolinas women’s basketball action Wednesday night in Williams Gymnasium. Read more.

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January 9, 2008

Western pushes past ASU Usually when a basketball team turns the ball over 28 times, winning the game is next to impossible. To read more, please click here. Photo by Bill Sheffield

Wofford showed interest during junior season
When it came down to making a decision, Eric Breitenstein could not pass up the school that has shown the most interest in him. Read more.

Pioneers see fast 3-A foes
HICKORY — Facing some good competition, Watauga’s boys’ swim team took third in a meet held at the Hickory YMCA last Thursday. Read more.

Mountaineers head back to S.C.
One of these days, Appalachian State is going to play a home game. Actually, that day is Saturday when the Mountaineers host Southern Conference North Division rival UNC Greensboro. Read more.

Around the area —Champions Day to be held Jan. 19
The Appalachian State athletics department will celebrate Champions Day Jan. 19 in recognition of its unprecedented third-straight NCAA Division I football national championship. Read more.

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January 7, 2008

Breitenstein chooses SoCon power In the end, the school that offered Watauga standout runner Eric Breitenstein a scholarship early in the recruiting process ended up getting him in the end. Breitenstein, Watauga’s record-breaking running back, verbally committed to play football at Wofford over the weekend. To read more, please click here. Photo by Kenneth Spivey

Mocs hold off App State
The Appalachian State women's basketball team flirted with an upset of the defending Southern Conference champion Chattanooga, but were unable to finish the game out and fell 68-55 Saturday at the Holmes Center. Read more.

ASU fills up TSN team
PHILADELPHIA — Three-time-defending national champion Appalachian State shattered The Sports Network’s all-time record by landing 11 players on TSN’s All-America teams, the news service announced Saturday. Read more.

Mountaineers push pass The Citadel
CHARLESTON, S.C. — The Citadel is undergoing a massive youth movement with its men’s basketball team. Read more.

Pioneers fall twice in weekend
The Watauga Pioneer boys basketball team dropped a pair of games over the weekend. Friday night the Pioneers fell in their Northwestern 4-A Conference home opener to Freedom 66-52. Saturday they fell 55-54 to Wilkes Central in a non-conference game. Read more.

WHS girls settle for split
The Watauga girls basketball team knew coming into Friday night’s Northwestern 4-A Conference opener against Freedom that they would have to stop one of the more prolific scorers in the league in Ali Ford. Read more.

Around the area: Rubinstein named All-American
TUCSON, Ariz. — After becoming Appalachian State University baseball’s first all-American in 19 years last season, junior outfielder David Rubinstein has been tabbed a Louisville Slugger preseason third-team all-American by Collegiate Baseball newspaper. Read more.

Mountaineers begin road trip with victory
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Facing three games in the state of South Carolina in one week, Appalachian State did not want to get off to a slow start. Read more.