WHS girls finish with win over AC
It took a while for Watauga’s girls’ basketball team to find its offense. Once the Pioneers started scoring some points, it was more than Alexander Central could handle.

App State faces key SoCon games
For Appalachian State, the stretch drive to the end of the season begins Thursday at The Citadel.

ASU women bounce back, beat Wofford
It would have been easy for Appalachian State’s women’s basketball team to just fold up and not play well against Wofford.

Kosmala reaches state final
CHARLOTTE — Watauga’s boys swim team was 12th overall in the Western Regional Swim Meet held last weekend with a total of 45 points. Konrad Kosmala advanced to the state meet in the 100 freestyle by finishing 10th in the finals with a time of 50.74 seconds. Watauga’s 400 freestyle relay team of Alden Mast, William Tsang, Pamornchart Manomayangoon and Kosmala also reached the state meet by taking ninth in the regional final. They turned in a time of 3:38.31.

Watauga’s foul shooting stays foul ASHEVILLE - Watauga shot just well enough from the field to beat A.C. Reynolds. The Pioneers’ defense was just good enough to eek out a win, too. Their foul shooting wasn’t even close. Photo by Steve Behr

Reynolds rolls over WHS girls
ASHEVILLE - Another deep first-half hole dug by Watauga’s girls’ basketball team. Another Northwestern 4-A Conference loss as a result.

ASU takes to the road
To have any chance of winning the Southern Conference’s North Division, Appalachian State will have to win plenty of games on the road.

Elon surprises App women
BOONE - Appalachian State women’s basketball team trailed Elon the entire game and lost to the Phoenix 73-55 Monday night at the Holmes Center.

Around the area: Ashe County clips Pioneers 45-44
Watauga’s freshman boys basketball team closed out their regular season with a 45-44 loss to Ashe County Monday night.

February 9, 2009

Pioneers overtake Cavaliers in OT ICARD - In one of Watauga’s biggest games of the season, the Pioneers’ two biggest players turned in huge performances. Playing East Burke to stay in second place in the Northwestern 4-A Conference, Watauga got 33 points from Jeff Newell and 12 more from Will Koppenhaver and beat the Cavaliers 77-69 in overtime Friday night at East Burke’s gym. Photo by Steve Behr

Commentary: Second is OK forWatauga
In the Northwestern 4-A Conference boys’ basketball race, second place has become the new first place. Huh? Allow me to explain.

Slow start stumps WHS
ICARD - Watauga’s girls’ basketball team seems to be developing a bad habit of falling behind in the first half, making a nice rally in the second half, but still ending up on the short end of the final score.

Catamounts roll past App
CULLOWHEE - Appalachian State’s women’s basketball team was unable to rally a comeback after falling behind Saturday afternoon at the Ramsey Center as the Mountaineers fell to Southern Conference rival Western Carolina 75-50.

ASU dumps Phoenix 77-63
ELON - If Appalachian State wants to make a run at the Southern Conference’s North Division championship, the Mountaineers will have to win games like the one it did Saturday at Elon.

App State blanks Bobcats
Appalachian State men's tennis team beat Lees-McRae 7-0 in front of a large crowd at the Yonahlossee Raquet Club Sunday afternoon.