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The Appalachian
The Student News Site of Appalachian State University

The Appalachian

Graduate transfer tennis player settles into new home at App State

Franklin Bogle, Sports Reporter • April 12, 2019

Jeannez Daniel started her collegiate tennis career at the University of Texas-El Paso in 2015. She transferred to the University of Colorado Boulder as a sophomore where, in three seasons as a Buffalo,...

Sophomore guard Pre Stanley finished the WBI championship with 19 points and was named tournament MVP.

Stanley improves on the court and in the classroom

Zack Antrum, Senior Reporter • April 11, 2019

Since arriving at App State, Lapresha Stanley has been rock solid for the women’s basketball team. Head coach Angel Elderkin has continued to see her program grow over the past few years, and said Stanley...

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 leads turnaround season for App State women’s basketball

Silas Albright, Reporter • April 9, 2019

On April 3, the App State women’s basketball team defeated North Texas 76-59 in the Women’s Basketball Invitational Tournament championship for its 22nd win of the year and its eighth win of the last...

Junior cornerback Clifton Duck performs agility drills at App State Pro Day.

Football hosts 2019 Pro Day, 23 NFL teams attend

Brooks Maynard, Reporter • April 5, 2019

Eight NFL hopefuls showcased their skills at App State’s Pro Day on April 4 at the Sofield Indoor Practice Facility. Scouts and coaches from over 20 NFL teams came to watch the event, including the Houston...

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Volleyball adds two new coaches to staff

Garrett Wold, Sports Reporter • April 5, 2019

After the departure of former App State volleyball associate head coach Chad Willis, who is now the head coach at Georgia Southern University, two members have been added to the volleyball staff by head...

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.

Mountaineers claim 2nd WBI championship

Silas Albright, Reporter • April 4, 2019

After junior point guard Ashley Polacek hit back-to-back threes late in the fourth quarter to extend the App State lead to 23 points, the Mountaineer fans inside Holmes Convocation Center realized what...

Junior pitcher Kenzie Longanecker is 13-1 so far on the season and has the lowest ERA on the team of all players with more than 8 appearances.

Longanecker continues excellence, 13-1 season record

April 2, 2019

Quality pitching is one of the most important building blocks of a successful softball team, and junior Kenzie Longanecker provides that for the App State softball team. The Mountaineers are off to their...

Mountaineer Day gives fans first experience of Drinkwitz era

Mountaineer Day gives fans first experience of Drinkwitz era

Brooks Maynard, Reporter • April 2, 2019

Fans got their first taste of what App State football will look like under new head coach Eliah Drinkwitz during an open scrimmage at Kidd Brewer Stadium on March 30. A few hundred dedicated fans and...

The football team rushes Clayton Howell to celebrate his scholarship with him.

Howell awarded scholarship on Mountaineer Day

Brooks Maynard, Reporter • March 31, 2019

Fans thought they were just watching a football scrimmage on March 30 during Mountaineer Day, when suddenly the field was rushed from both sides. Water was thrown through the air and every member of the...

App State records 12 hits and four runs but comes up short against Texas State on Saturday, 5-4.

Mountaineers drop tight game against Texas State

Silas Albright, Reporter • March 31, 2019

App State (10-15, 3-5 Sun Belt) dropped a tight game to Texas State (18-9, 6-2 Sun Belt) on Saturday afternoon at Smith Stadium in Boone. The Mountaineers notched 12 hits on the afternoon but ultimately...

New head basketball coach Dustin Kerns pictured with his wife Brittany, daughter Emory and son Riggs.

Dustin Kerns named head basketball coach, introduced at press conference Friday

March 29, 2019

Former Presbyterian College basketball coach Dustin Kerns is the new head coach of men’s basketball, App State Athletics announced on March 28. A press release from athletic director Doug Gillin...

Club Ice Hockey sets sights on harder competition

Mariah Reneau, A&C Editor • March 29, 2019

On any given Wednesday during the cold winter months of Boone, sophomore accounting major Karst Bouma gets to campus at 10 a.m., attends classes all day and then goes to his fraternity meeting from 6-7...

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