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My Last Word: 8/23/19

My Last Word: 8/23/19

Brooks Maynard, Reporter August 23, 2019

With football season less than two weeks away, App State fans are buzzing at the possibilities with good reason. The team is fresh off its third straight Sun Belt conference title and returns most of the...

Freshman midfielder Hayley Boyles makes a play in the Mountaineers exhibition game against East Tennessee State on August 16. Photo by Lynette Files

Women’s soccer set for 2019 campaign

Zack Antrum, Senior Reporter August 20, 2019

With eight of 11 starters returning, and eight of its nine leading scorers returning, the Mountaineer women’s soccer team is poised to compete for a Sun Belt Championship this fall.  The team posted...

Sophomore midfielder Alex Hernandez in action in App State's opening scrimmage of the season on August 16. Hernandez scored three goals for the Mountaineers a season ago.

Men’s soccer returns deep lineup for 2019

Zack Antrum, Senior Reporter August 20, 2019

After a strong 2018 campaign, the App State men’s soccer team has no plans of slowing down and wants to use last season as a stepping stone to greater success. The team finished the season 8-6-3,...

Jacob Brown poses with men's soccer head coach Jason O'Keefe after signing with the Mountaineers on August 15. Photo courtesy of App State Athletics

12-year-old signs with App State men’s soccer team

Silas Albright, Reporter August 19, 2019

The App State men’s soccer team signed a new star recruit: 12-year-old Jacob Brown. Brown officially signed his letter of intent to join the Mountaineers last week at the Mark E. Ricks athletics complex...

Tae Hayes interception in the third quarter with a 27-yard return.

Former Mountaineers make their NFL debuts

Silas Albright, Reporter August 9, 2019

Former App State football players Tae Hayes, Clifton Duck and Austin Exford made their NFL preseason debut Thursday night.  Jacksonville Jaguar cornerback Hayes picked off former Penn State quarterback...

Board of trustees approves resolution seeking alcohol sales permit for athletic facilities

Board of trustees approves resolution seeking alcohol sales permit for athletic facilities

Moss Brennan, Reporter July 25, 2019

App State’s Board of Trustees has approved a resolution allowing the university to seek permits to sell alcohol at athletics facilities, according to a release from the school.  The motion approves...

NBA draft hopeful Ronshad Shabazz brings the ball up the floor during a Mountaineer home game. Shabazz finished his career ranked first in App State history with 712 field goals made and second in points with 2,067.

The Journey of Ronshad Shabazz

Kaiden Smith, Senior Reporter June 3, 2019

Before Ronshad Shabazz became one of the most decorated basketball players in App State history, he was a kid worried for his life, moving back-and-forth from South Bend, Indiana, and Chicago Heights,...

Running back Jalin Moore was one of five former App State players to sign contracts with NFL teams on Saturday. Photo by Megan McCulloh

Five Mountaineers sign with NFL teams after conclusion of draft

Silas Albright, Reporter April 27, 2019

Although none of the App State NFL prospects heard their name called in the draft, five signed free agent contracts with NFL teams after the conclusion of the draft on Saturday. Running back Jalin Moore,...

Senior Heidi Swope finished the regular season with a 12-3 record and a 4-1 Sun Belt record.

Swope’s consistency helps App State women’s tennis to regular season Sun Belt Title

Zack Antrum, Senior Reporter April 19, 2019

Tennis may be an individual sport at times, but a successful team needs players who will step up and get the job done. The App State women’s tennis team has that in Heidi Swope. The senior from Weddington...

Head coach Shelly Hoerner being introduced as the App State softball coach in June. Hoerner has led the Mountaineers to a 27-14 record so far in 2019.

Hoerner leads turnaround for App State softball

Silas Albright, Reporter April 17, 2019

With just 10 regular season games remaining in 2019, the App State softball team already surpassed its win total for each of the past six seasons. “It was a buy-in from the players. From day one, they...

App State women's basketball head coach Angel Elderkin embraces redshirt senior guard Madi Story after the team won the WBI Championship on April 3. Elderkin signed a four-year contract extension on April 8.

Elderkin signs four-year contract extension

Brooks Maynard, Reporter April 16, 2019

After leading the women’s basketball team to a 22-win season in 2018-19 from only eight wins in 2017-18, head coach Angel Elderkin has accepted a four-year contract extension. Athletic director Doug...

Head coach Blake Mosely with team. The Mountaineers clinched their first regular season Sun Belt title on April 14 with a 4-1 win over Texas State.

App State women’s tennis wins regular season Sun Belt Championship

Brooks Maynard, Reporter April 15, 2019

For the first time in program history, the App State women’s tennis team won the Sun Belt Conference regular season championship, securing the title with a 4-1 victory over Texas State on April 14. With...

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