No football coach likes to miss out on practices of any kind. App State head coach Shawn Clark is no exception.

BOONE — There isn’t a lot that Watauga track and field coach Randy McDonough can do for his pole-vaulters, long jumpers and triple jumpers in the next two weeks.

BOONE — Appalachian State head football coach Shawn Clark takes what he does for a living seriously.

ATLANTA — App State women’s basketball assistant coach Cristina Centeno was named to the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association Thirty Under 30 presented by Marriott Bonvoy and Morgan Stanley Global Sports & Entertainment honorees for the 2019-20 season.

SAN FRANCISCO — Former Appalachian State defensive end Ronald Blair signed a deal with the San Francisco 49ers, according to Ian Rapoport.

NEW ORLEANS — On March 16, the Sun Belt Conference announced that the league is canceling all organized athletics-related activities, including regular-season competitions, conference championships and practices, through the remainder of the 2019-20 academic year.

NEW ORLEANS — The Sun Belt Conference announced it will suspend all regular-season and conference championships indefinitely.

NEW ORLEANS — The Sun Belt Conference fell in line with other Division I conferences and canceled the remainder of its conference tournament.

SAN MARCOS, Texax – Sixth seeded App State men's basketball fell to third seed Texas State in the Sun Belt Tournament Quarterfinals by a 85-68 score on March 11

LAFAYETTE, La. – App State women’s basketball team suffered a 48-47 heartbreaking loss to No. 5 seed Little Rock on March 11 in the first round of the Sun Belt Tournament.

BOONE — App State Wrestling has set a program record with six entries for the 2020 NCAA Championships, as Codi Russell received an at-large berth March 10.

BOONE — The Appalachian State men’s basketball team overcame a 15-point halftime deficit in a 70-65 win over 10th seed Coastal Carolina on March 9.

NEW ORLEANS — App State women’s basketball junior guard Pre Stanley was named to the All-Sun Belt third team.

BOONE — The Appalachian State wrestling team had two basic goals going into the Southern Conference Wrestling Championships on March 8.

BOONE — The Appalachian State men’s basketball team will host Coastal Carolina in the second round of the Sun Belt Conference Tournament at the Holmes Center at 7 p.m. on March 9.

BOONE — The App State women’s basketball team will head into the Sun Belt Tournament as the eighth seed, and will face fifth-seeded Little Rock at 4 p.m. on March 10.

When Dustin Kerns took over the Appalachian State men’s basketball program, he wanted to implement at least two concepts to the Mountaineers.

BOONE — Once again, Appalachian State’s basketball teams will try to bring March Madness back to Boone.

BOONE — A successful first round left App State with several wrestlers in the semifinals of their divisions. More App State wins left more Mountaineers competing in the finals.

BOONE — The Appalachian State men’s basketball team will host Coastal Carolina in the second round of the Sun Belt Conference Tournament at the Holmes Center at 7 p.m. on March 9 at the Holmes Center.

BOONE — App State women's basketball will head into the Sun Belt Tournament as the eighth seed, and will face fifth-seeded Little Rock at 4 p.m. on March 10.

BOONE — When the Southern Conference Wrestling Tournament reaches the Holmes Center at 10 a.m. on March 8, Appalachian State wrestlers will face their share of rivals.

CULLOWHEE — Six App State pitchers combined on a six-hit shutout as the Mountaineers won 2-0 at Western Carolina on March 4.

NEW ORLEANS, La. — App State men’s basketball junior guard Justin Forrest has been named First Team All-Sun Belt, the conference announced March 5.

NEW ORLEANS, La. – App State men's basketball is seeded sixth in the upcoming Sun Belt Men's Basketball Tournament.

MONROE, La. — App State men's basketball closed out the regular season with a 61-57 road victory at ULM on March 3.

INDIANAPOLIS — The two Appalachian State players participating in the NFL Scouting Combine had starkly different results in the event, which ended March 1.

ATLANTA — Four years ago, Tyler Pennel of ZAP Endurance nearly made the 2016 Olympic marathon team.

Most Senior Days are pretty predictable with athletic teams.

BOONE — Appalachian State Director of Athletics Doug Gillin has been named a national Under Armour Athletics Director of the Year for 2019-20, announced March 3 by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics.

PENSACOLA, Fla. – The Sun Belt Conference announced March 3 that Pensacola, Fla., has been selected to host the 2021-25 Sun Belt Men's and Women's Basketball Championships as a part of the league's partnership with Pensacola Sports.
 


BOONE — Two matchups against Power Five Conference opponents with 2019 bowl appearances and a pair of nationally televised Sun Belt Conference games separated by seven days are among the highlights on a 2020 football schedule that includes two home games apiece for App State in September, Oc…

Numerous media reports have said former App State linebacker Akeem Davis-Gaither will undergo surgery to repair a partial stress fracture in his right foot.

GREENSBORO – The Appalachian State baseball team dropped a 15-inning heartbreaker in its second straight Sunday matchup, falling 8-7 to UNCG in the series finale on March 1.

BOONE — The Appalachian State women’s basketball team got off to a good start against visiting Louisiana-Monroe on Feb. 27. That includes how the Mountaineers honored their seniors — one in particular.

BOONE — Once Coastal took a second-half lead on Appalachian State, the Chanticleers never gave it back.

BOONE – The Appalachian State women’s basketball team suffered a 57-51 decision to Louisiana on Feb. 27 at the Holmes Center.

WINSTON-SALEM – Andrew Greckel’s two-run home run in the top of the ninth inning Feb. 26 propelled App State’s baseball team to its first win over No. 24 Wake Forest since 2015. The Mountaineers scored three runs in the ninth to turn a 9-8 deficit into an eventual 11-9 victory at David F. Co…

DALLAS — Former Appalachian State quarterback Armanti Edwards has returned to play professional football in America.

BOONE — Appalachian State defensive coordinator Dale Jones is no stranger to major college football.

BOONE — The Mountaineers continue their season-opening, 15-game road stretch with a midweek matchup at Wake Forest on Feb. 26. First pitch at David F. Couch Ballpark is set for 5 p.m. in Winston-Salem.

LEXINGTON, Ky. – App State dropped a 15-inning heartbreaker to Kentucky 8-7 on Feb. 23 with two outs in the bottom of the 15th inning. Kentucky's Oraj Anu picked up the game-winning RBI on a bases-loaded walk, scoring Matt Golda from third base.

BOONE – The Appalachian State wrestling team has dominated its share of teams during the regular season this year. The Mountaineers did the same thing to visiting VMI by taking a 43-0 dual-match victory at Varsity Gym on Feb. 22.

When Shawn Clark was the Appalachian State offensive line coach, most of the football decisions he had to make dealt with making those players capable of opening up gaping running lanes and keeping quarterbacks from getting clobbered by onrushing defensive ends and linebackers.

BOONE — The App State men’s basketball team outscored Troy 41-27 in the second half en route to a 68-59 victory on Feb. 22 on Alumni Day.

STATESBORO, Ga. — The Appalachian State women’s basketball team suffered a 78-70 loss to Georgia Southern in Hanner Fieldhouse on Feb. 22.

ATLANTA — Led by two standout performances from Lainey Gosnell and Bayley Plummer, App State women’s basketball team edged Georgia State 64-59 in overtime at the GSU Sports Arena on Feb. 20.

CHARLOTTE — The Charlotte Sports Foundation announced Wednesday afternoon that the 2021 football game between App State and East Carolina, originally scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 4, would be moved to Thursday, Sept. 2. The game will be played at Bank of America Stadium, home of the NFL’s Ca…

BOONE — When Shawn Clark leads the Appalachian State Mountaineers into their upcoming spring practice schedule it will be as the team’s head coach.