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Rivals battle for Jug ASU at Western Carolina: Saturday, 3 p.m. Western Carolina coach Dennis Wagner has plenty on his plate this year. The first-year coach had to take his team to Florida State, was dealing with a 20-game losing streak in the Southern Conference, and is in the process of rebuilding a program that has not made the Division I-AA/Football Championship Subdivision playoffs since the Ronald Reagan years (1983). Now his Catamounts face the four-year Southern Conference, and three-year national champions. Photo by Mark Mitchell

Pioneers sweep Mountain Heritage
BURNSVILLE — Watauga girls basketball coach Klay Anderson sensed that his team was a little nervous going into their game at Mountain Heritage Wednesday night.

Mountaineers need two OTs to win
Eventually, Appalachian State is going to play a basketball game that ends in regulation time.

Appalachian faces Niagara in rematch
It was one of the hardest defeats for Appalachian State to take last season.

ECU outlasts ASU
GREENVILLE — Appalachian State’s women’s basketball team opened the season with a second-straight close game that ended in a hard-fought loss.

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November 19, 2008

ASU at Western Carolina: Whitmier Stadium, 3 p.m. Edwards questionable for game Appalachian State quarterback Armanti Edwards was listed as questionable for the Mountaineers’ game at Western Carolina this Saturday. Photo by Mark Mitchell

Mountaineers host 49ers after tough loss
Appalachian State and Charlotte have one thing in common when they clash Wednesday night at the Holmes Center.

Pioneers anxious to begin
Watauga girls basketball coach Klay Anderson has a feeling about the 2008-09 Watauga Pioneers.

Spagnolo inks letter at Radford
Ashe County basketball standout Tommy Spagnolo signed a letter of intent to play next fall at Radford University.

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November 17, 2008

Four in a row ASU captures another SoCon title Neither gusty winds, freezing rain, an injured quarterback or the No. 11 Elon Phoenix were going to keep No. 2 Appalachian State from its appointed rounds — a Southern Conference championship. Photo by Mark Mitchell

Pioneers start on Tuesday
When Watauga lines up Tuesday to face Mountain Heritage, it’s unclear just who will be in the Pioneers’ lineup.

‘Hawks shock App State
WILMINGTON — Appalachian State had UNC Wilmington exactly where it wanted the Seahawks — way behind with time running out.

Chargers pull away from Pioneers
BOILING SPRINGS — Expectations may not have been terribly high when Watauga traveled down to Crest for their state 4-A playoff showdown. Watauga was coming off a 49-point loss to A.C. Reynolds the week before and Crest is a program Watauga has never beaten.

Marshall rallies past Appalachian State
With 10 new players on the roster, Appalachian State’s women’s basketball coach Darcie Vincent knew it would take time for her team to gel.

ASU closes out year with loss to Cougars
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Appalachian State fell in three sets against College of Charleston in the regular season finale, 25-18, 25-19 and 25-21 Sunday afternoon.