App State football will travel down south to Atlanta, Georgia to face off against the Georgia State University Panthers for their sixth game of the season.  If the Mountaineers want another locker room celebration like last week’s against Oregon State University, they will have to step it up on both offense and defense. The defensive side of the ball shows more promise than in previous years....

The Mountaineers tied for fifth in the Pirate Collegiate Classic in Greenville, North Carolina Monday and Tuesday. The Black and Gold were in the race for the top five for the duration of the tournament, having consistent rounds going 7, 7 and 6 over par. This consistency was led by freshman Alisa Pressley, who shot 3 under par in her first round and finished at 2 under par. Other notable performances...

It was a bone-chilling 18 degrees outside with snow on the ground and a freezing wind in the air. App State’s special teams coordinator, Jeff Crosby, made the long trip to NorthWood High School in Nappanee, Indiana.  “He went 14 of 15 field goals, and I knew right then, he was the guy,” Crosby said.  Freshman kicker Dominic De Freitas was the player of interest.  “I love it here;...

App State’s athletics program features numerous international athletes who, despite hailing from different countries, made the trek to the High Country.  From Winterthur, Switzerland, redshirt freshman forward Andrin Njock considers sports his greatest love. He played soccer until he was 12 years old, and later, when he felt that his 6-foot-6-inch frame was too tall for the sport, he made the...

It’s a crisp, fall morning as App State field hockey takes the field at Brandon & Erica M. Adcock Field Hockey Complex. Senior midfielder Lise Boekaar fires shots into the top left corner that onlookers can hear hit the net. What they also hear from the sidelines is the praise she gets from head coach Emily Dinsmore on her growth as a competitor. “Once she gets on the field, she’s locked...

App State volleyball traveled to the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and went 1-1. In conference they are now 2-2. They started with a 1-3 loss Friday but came back with a 3-1 win against the Ragin’ Cajuns Saturday. In the opening match of the weekend, sophomore middle blocker Lou Johnson rallied five kills in the first set. Despite a 22-all closing set, the Cajuns took the win with a...