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Commentary: Athletes of spring start next week
Another season closes, another opens up. It will be less than one week, six days to be exact, until the spring sports at Watauga will begin after the final winter sport is over. The boys’ golf team starts it all off Monday with a tournament at Oakwoods Golf Club in Wilkesboro. Watauga’s boys’ tennis team begins play March 3 at home against South Caldwell, then plays at McDowell on March 4 and at Freedom on March 5.
Rhein signs with ASU
Appalachian State volleyball coach Matt Ginipro announced the addition of sophomore outside hitter Kelly Rhein on Wednesday. She will join the team for the fall season after playing one season at Virginia.
Mountaineers host league champ Elon
Now that the two midweek games are out of the way, Appa-lachian State can turn its complete focus on one of the biggest three-game series of the young season.
ASU closes out regular season against Bulldogs
The question that may linger at the Southern Conference Tournament is: Is it better to earn a first-round bye and play just three days, or is it better to play the first night, get the opening-night jitters out of a team’s system, but risk playing on tired legs on that fourth day?
Mountaineers cruise past GW
BOILING SPRINGS - Appalachian State bounced back from its first loss of the year on Tuesday night to hammer Gardner-Webb 11-5 Wednesday afternoon at Masters Field.
February 25, 2009
UNCG buries App State
GREENSBORO - Appalachian State women’s basketball team was unable to keep pace with host UNC Greensboro and lost 74- 60 to the Spartans Monday.
Bullpen off to fast start
FOREST CITY - For a long time, Appalachian State has struggled with its relief pitching.
Mocs up next for ASU
Appalachian State men’s basketball coach Houston Fancher had a feeling that the North Division race would go down to the final week.
Around the area: Boyd, Stubbs earn SoCon honors
SPARTANBURG, S.C. - Appalachian State softball player Katie Boyd was named Southern Conference Player of the Week and Ashley Stubbs was named Pitcher of the week for their performances during the week of Feb. 16-22 the conference office announced Monday.
Liberty rallies past App 24-18
LYNCHBURG, Va. - Appalachian State won the first two matches of the night, but Liberty won six out of the last eight matches to pull away with a 24-18 win Monday night.
February 23, 2009
Pioneers take on Knights
It’s been a rough two weeks for Watauga’s boys’ basketball team.
Stubbs tosses no-hitter
CONWAY, S.C. - Appalachian State’s Ashley Stubbs threw a no-hitter and added two hits and three RBI’s to lead the Mountaineers to a 10-0 win over Western Carolina in the final game of the Kickin’ Chicken Classic this weekend at Coastal Carolina.
ASU sweeps Jacksonville
FOREST CITY - Appalachian State made itself right at home at McNair Field in Forest City.
Cougars pull away from Pioneers
Watauga had the momentum in the fourth quarter of its Northwestern 4-A Conference semifinal tournament game with Alexander Central.
Watauga girls take on Tabor
The road to a state championship will not be an easy one for Watauga’s girls’ basketball team.
Charleston sneaks away with win
CHARLESTON, S.C. - Appalachian State women’s basketball team had a two-point lead with 29.6 seconds to go, but College of Charleston’s Jade Hughes came down the court and drilled her second 3-pointer of the night and the Cougars walked away with a 57-55 win.
Boys basketball
Blowing Rock boys win middle school title
Girls soccer
Under-11 team wins in Matthews
Around the area: Blowing Rock, Hardin Park win titles
The Blowing Rock boys’ team won the middle school basketball championship with a 44-32 win over the Mabel Mustangs Wednesday. Blowing Rock (11-2) got 16 points from Rhyne Jones, while Mable (11-3) got 12 points from Ben Margolis.
ASU slips past Spartans
GREENSBORO - A.J. Highsmith nailed a 3-pointer from the left corner to give Appalachian State a 70-69 lead with 27 seconds left and the Mountaineers held on for the win as UNC Greensboro’s final shot fell short Thursday.
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