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The Appalachian

App State softball struggles in season-opening Tiger Invitational

Dylan Shepherd, Reporter | February 12, 2025

App State softball kicked off their 2025 campaign on the road at Auburn for the Tiger Invitational over the weekend. The Mountaineers played five games in three days against three different programs, winning just one of those games to begin the season with a 1-4 record. The Mountaineers faced off against the Southern Illinois Salukis in their first game of the invitational early Friday, defeating...

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App State wrestling stays undefeated in conference with 24-17 comeback win over Mocs

Trey Blake, Reporter | February 12, 2025

App State wrestling went back on the mat Sunday as they defeated the Chattanooga Mocs 24-17 in a comeback victory capped off by a 9-1 major decision by freshman heavyweight Stephan Monchery. Five other Mountaineers got their hands raised at the end of the match, as the team tallied 3 major decisions, two decisions and one pin.  App State went into intermission trailing 12-7 after allowing Chattanooga...

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Women’s basketball falls to Northern Illinois in MAC-Sun Belt tie

Parker Egeland, Reporter | February 10, 2025

App State lost to Northern Illinois by a score of 75-62 on Saturday. It was the second game of the MAC-Sun Belt challenge for the Mountaineers, having already played Miami (OH) in November. Senior guards Emily Carver, Zada Porter and Eleyana Tafisi, junior guard Emily Hege and junior forward Elena Pericic started the game for the Mountaineers. NIU scored the first 5 points of the game, but Carver...

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App State men’s basketball take down Ohio for third consecutive win

Fran Murphy, Reporter | February 10, 2025

App State took down Ohio 72-59 Saturday, landing the Mountaineers at 1-1 in MAC-SBC Challenges on the season after falling to Miami (Ohio) in the home opener.  After possessing a slim lead for the majority of the first half, the Black and Gold surrendered a 6-0 run to close out the first 20 minutes and went into the break trailing 34-28. The start of the second half saw the teams continue to...

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Women’s track continues to break records in Doc Hale Invitational

Davis Lemons, Reporter | February 10, 2025

The App State women’s track and field team wrapped up their fourth event of the season Saturday at the Doc Hale Invitational in Blacksburg, Virginia. Highlighting their efforts was a new program record in the women’s distance medley relay set by sophomore Jayla Adams, junior Addison Ollendick-Smith, senior Jasmine Donohue and senior Lauren Johnston. The team set a pace of 11:25.30 to finish...

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App State men’s basketball takes down Southern Miss on buzzer-beater dunk

Parker Egeland, Reporter | February 7, 2025

On Wednesday, App State defeated Southern Miss with a buzzer-beater by a score of 60-58. It was the two teams’ first and only matchup of the regular season. Junior guards Alonzo Dodd and Dior Conners, senior forward Jalil Beaubrun, redshirt senior guard Myles Tate and graduate student forward CJ Huntley started the game for the Mountaineers. The Golden Eagles scored the first 4 points, but...

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