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Sophomore  Bennett Holley fights for the ball with a Duke defender. App fell 93-58

Blue Devils too much to handle for Mountaineers

Jason Huber November 26, 2016

Thirty-five years since App State men’s basketball upset the Duke Blue Devils 75-70 at Cameron Indoor Stadium and 29 years since the two teams have faced each other, the Mountaineers (2-3) were no match...

Dukes Grayson Allen looks to drive past redshirt sophomore Jake Wilson

Rapid Reaction: App State vs. No.6 Duke

Colin Tate November 26, 2016

  The Appalachian State Mountaineers men’s basketball team (2-3) fell to sixth-ranked Duke Blue Devils (6-1) Saturday afternoon 93-58. This was the first time that App State has faced Duke since...

Senior Emily Stinson
Photo courtesy: Sun Belt Conference/App State Athletics

Focus shifts to spring for women’s golf

Taylor Story November 25, 2016

Coming off a strong finish to their fall tournaments, the App State women’s golf team looks to keep their momentum heading into the winter, and towards the spring. The season started off with a big...

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App State penalized for NCAA violation

Staff Reports November 23, 2016

Appalachian State University announced on Wednesday that the school has been fined $5,000 in penalties for a rule violation in 2012-13. App State accepted the penalties this month after the NCAA initiated...

Senior Outside Linebacker, Dezmin Reed, running to attempt to stop the play on defense with a tackle during the game against UL Monroe.

Opportunity seized for Reed

Braxton Critcher November 21, 2016

On September 10th in Boone, North Carolina and the Appalachian State football team has just wrapped up their first victory of the 2016 season in their home opener against Old Dominion. The 31-7 win in...

Senior Running Back, Marcus Cox, scores a touchdown during the game against Monroe. He is now Appalachian States all time leading rusher.

Cox’s record breaking day highlights Senior Day victory

Jason Huber November 19, 2016

In the coldest game of the season for App State football, senior running back Marcus Cox chose Senior Day and the last home game of the season to officially become App State’s all-time leading rusher...

Senior Inside Linebacker, John Law, during the game against UL Monroe. The Mountaineers defeated UL Monroe with the final score being 42-17.

Rapid Reaction: App vs. UL Monroe

Ian Taylor November 19, 2016

It was a Senior Night to remember for the Mountaineers (8-3, 6-1 Sun Belt) as running back Marcus Cox became the school’s all-time leading rusher in a 42-17 win over UL Monroe(4-7, 3-4 Sun Belt) whose...

Freshman Patrick Good finished the night with 16 points. Photo courtesy: App State Athletics/ Dave Mayo

Unselfishness key in Mountaineer’s win

Adam Hothersall November 18, 2016

After two tough losses in a row to Davidson and Tennessee to start the 2016-17 season, the Mountaineers men’s basketball team picked up their their first win of the season in a 119-51 route over Warren...

Freshman forward Isaac Johnson guards the ball against Methodist. 
Photo by: Braxton Critcher, Photographer

Rapid Reaction: App State vs. Warren Wilson

Colin Tate November 18, 2016

App State (1-2) earned their first victory of the season as they defeated the Warren Wilson Owls (3-2) by a score of 119-51. This was the largest victory margin in school history and the second-highest...

Senior Patrick Moriarty

Men’s golf preps for spring

Ian Taylor November 16, 2016

With fall semester tournaments in the books, the Appalachian State men’s golf team is ready to gear up for the spring’s challenges that await them. The Mountaineers had four tournaments in the fall,...

Denzel Dejournette wins by forfeit against Belmont Abbey

From walk-on to standout

John Robertson November 16, 2016

From being a walk-on freshman to a senior All-American, Denzel Dejournette is in the midst of his final season as an App State wrestler. Persistent and hardworking are simple attributes to describe Dejournette...

Junior wide receiver Shaedon Meadors.

Creating a legacy

Colin Tate November 16, 2016

It was a Thursday night, the lights were on and the Mountaineers were on the road at Georgia Southern for their biggest rivalry game of the year. The Eagles jumped out to an early 10-point lead and midway...

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