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Pioneers hold off No. 1-seeded Cavaliers ICARD — Generally speaking, wildcard prep basketball teams aren’t supposed to beat No. 1 seeds. Apparently, somebody forgot to tell Watauga. To read more, please click here. Photo by Jamie Williams

App State clubs Camels
BUIES CREEK — It was a perfect night for Appalachian State’s wrestling team as the Mountaineers routed the Campbell 41-0. The Mountaineers used two pins, a tech fall, three major decisions and four decision victories to win the match and closes the regular season at 14-7 on the season. Campbell falls to 2-22-1 on the season. Read more.

ASU pounds Deacs
WINSTON-SALEM — Appalachian State scored six runs in the top of the first inning and never looked back Wednesday en route to an impressive 18-8 win at Wake Forest. Read more.

Davidson rolls by App State
DAVIDSON — Maybe Davidson doesn’t need Stephen Curry to score his season average to win games. Read more.

Changes in WHS events
The bad weather this week has forced some changes in the Watauga girs’ soccer schedule. The Pioneers had two games this week affected by the weather. Watauga’s season-opener against East Forsyth was reschedued for Friday night. Their game with R.J. Reynolds has been cancelled. The result of other events being postponed was unknown at press time.

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Newman's Corner Left field at Watauga High School’s field was renamed Newman’s Corner in honor of Drew Newell, who was killed in an auto accident in November. Newell, whose nickname was “Newman,” played left field for Watauga. The dedication took place Monday during Watauga High School’s baseball team’s season opener. Photo by Rob Moore

Watauga pounds West Wilkes
Watauga’s baseball team was able to channel an emotional season-opening night into a 17-1 thumping of West Wilkes Monday. Read more.

Curry tough to stop
The best way to beat Davidson is easy: Just stop Stephen Curry from scoring and take your chances with the rest of the Wildcats. Read more.

McDowell cruises by Pioneers in playoffs
MARION — It was a long shot at best. Yet it was a shot that Watauga coach Klay Anderson would take again in a second. Read more.

ASU women tame Wofford
SPARTANBURG, S.C. — The Appalachian State women's basketball team forced 28 turnovers and shot nearly 50 percent from the field in the second half to survive 17 lead changes and take a 74-69 decision at Wofford on Monday night. Read more.

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February 25, 2008

Purple pain Mountaineers fall to last-second shot Stanley Hodge was not supposed to end up with the basketball at the end of Appalachian State’s BracketBusters game with Niagara Saturday. Instead, with 4.2 seconds left in the game and with Appalachian State up by two, Niagara tried to get the ball to Charron Fisher, the leading scorer in the nation. To read more, please click here. Photo by Mark Mitchell

WHS pairings posted

Watauga's two varsity basketball teams get to play at least one more game in the 2007-08 season.
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Commentary: B-Busters games work for App State
Ñiagara’s 76-75 win over Appalachian State is exactly what ESPN had in mind when it started the BracketBusters series five years ago. Read more.

WHS eyes success
Pete Hardee knows that expectations are high for his Watauga baseball team. The Pioneers, who open their season Monday night at home against West Wilkes, don’t necessarily return a lot of players from last year’s varsity. In fact, several jayvee players will end up in the starting lineup Monday night. Read more.

Watauga wrestlers settle for second, third
WINSTON-SALEM — Watauga’s top three wrestlers all finished in the top three in their weight classes in the 2008 state 4-A wrestling championships at Lawrence Joel Coliseum Saturday. Read more.

Wolfpack takes two from ASU
RALEIGH — Appalachian State had to settle for one win in its three-game, season-opening series with N.C. State Saturday and Sunday. Read more.

Holmes to host Oak Hill in hoops tourney
Oak Hill Academy, which is one of the top high school basketball programs in the nation on a consistent basis, and undefeated Patterson Prep School, the No. 1 ranked postgraduate school in the country, will play in the Echota Mountain Madness Classic at the Holmes Center Monday night. Read more.

Mountaineers glide by Paladins
The gold uniforms. The return of injured center Ike Butts. The return to the friendly confines of the Holmes Center. Yes, Appalachian State needed a game like this. Read more.