Every year, the App State community rallies around Mountaineer football. With new coaching staff and key transfers, The Appalachian Sports Desk makes their predictions on if the Mountaineers will rise to the top of the mountain or fall.   Max Schwanz, Sports Editor App State football starts a transition period with head coach Dowell Loggains steering the ship. The Mountaineers have a...

As the leaves start to change color and summer fades to fall, App State’s Fly-Fishing Club’s season is just beginning.  After the COVID-19 pandemic caused activity to dwindle, the FlyFishing Club saw a resurgence in 2022.  Graem Hargrove, a senior from Greensboro, serves as the club’s honorary president. Hargrove is a biology major with a concentration in ecology, evolution and environmental...

Often in sports, highly talented young athletes are labeled as “superstars.” Ellie Garrison has left no doubt she is deserving of such praise, while remaining true to herself along the way.  A sophomore forward and midfielder for App State women’s soccer, Garrison has had a passion for the game since she was just 5 years old. Soccer runs in her family, and she grew up playing with her siblings...

It was always CJ Huntley’s dream to play Division I basketball and make it to the NBA. This dream is finally a reality.  On June 25, Huntley received the life changing call from the Phoenix Suns, and later signed a two-way contract with the organization as a forward.  “Being around my family and friends and receiving that call just meant the world to me,” Huntley said.  Before the...

App State football is 2-0 for the first time in six years after a close 20-13 victory over the Lindenwood Lions.   With two straight wins to start the season, head coach Dowell Loggains knows that the team is not where it needs to be heading into Sun Belt Conference play. “Excited to be 2-0, but we acknowledge the urgency that we need to clean up a lot of the things from the previous game....

App State field hockey defeated Queens University of Charlotte 6-0 Tuesday, to improve  to a perfect 4-0 record on the season. Senior forward Hadley Kuzmicky was the first to score for the Mountaineers just over a minute into the match, finishing a setup from senior midfielder Lise Boekaar. This was the first of Boekaar’s three assists of the match. Sophomore midfielder Baylie Phillips doubled...