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Sophomore guard O'Showen Williams checks with teammates before passing the ball during the game against Coastal Carolina on Saturday, March 3rd.

Men’s basketball benefits from transfers

Zackery Antrum March 14, 2018

Every offseason, transfers are becoming more and more common in college basketball. Players often attend a school right out of high school and quickly realize that they may not fit into a program, so they...

App State men's tennis coach Bob Lake announced his resignation from the post on Friday afternoon.

App State men’s tennis coach Bob Lake steps down

Brooks Maynard, Reporter March 10, 2018

On Friday afternoon, App State men’s tennis coach Bob Lake released a joint statement with athletic director Doug Gillin announcing Lake’s resignation from the position, effective immediately. “In...

Appalachian Roller Derby brings hard hits and open arms in season opener

Appalachian Roller Derby brings hard hits and open arms in season opener

Mack Foley, A&C Reporter March 7, 2018

The parking lot of the Youth Outreach Skating Rink in West Jefferson was entirely filled by 3:25 p.m. on Feb. 24, but cars kept pouring in, extending increasingly farther out into the field of grass and...

Junior Ally Walters gets out at second base during the double header against UNCG in 2017. Ally hit a grand slam during the second game giving the Mountaineers 4 runs in one inning.

A Fresh Start for Walters

Michael Pigg February 28, 2018

While Appalachian State’s softball team is   transitioning to a new coach this year, they are hoping one thing will stay the same: the productivity of junior utility player Ally Walters. Walters is...

Jason O'Keefe
2015 headshot
University of North Carolina Men's Soccer
Fetzer Field
Chapel Hill, NC
Monday, August 17, 2015

O’Keefe enjoys another strong recruiting period

Zackery Antrum February 27, 2018

Building a successful soccer program is like putting together a puzzle. But instead of being given the pieces in advance, a coach and his staff must search far wide to find players that fit the picture...

Sophomore Center Bailey Plummer puts up defense against the South Alabama Jaguars on Thursday.

Mountaineers defeat Jaguars in overtime

Garrett Wold, Sports Reporter February 16, 2018

App State (7-18, 5-9 Sun Belt) hosted the Jaguars of the University of South Alabama (15-9, 8-5 Sun Belt) at Holmes Convocation Center in an overtime thriller that gave the Mountaineers a much-needed win...

App State softball players keeping warm by running down the side of the field in the 2017 season. The first spring home is Saturday, March 3rd at 1 p.m.

New Coach, New Year

Chase Frick, Sports Reporter February 15, 2018

After a disappointing 2017 campaign resulting in a team record of 14-34, the App State softball team has decided to turn in a different direction. Heading into the 2018 season, the Mountaineers are giving...

Johnson Makes His Mark

Michael Pigg February 15, 2018

Sophomore Jordan Johnson will always be remembered for his single jump that landed him in the record books of App State. Johnson broke the school long jump record with a distance of 25-2.00. The previous...

Spencer Brown, Recently suspended Men's Tennis Team member.

App State Responds to Tennis Player’s Racist Comment

Aidan Moyer February 9, 2018

On Sunday, Jan. 28, Appalachian State suspended a men’s tennis team member for his derogatory comments made towards a North Carolina A&T State University tennis player John Wilson IV. Wilson...

Bayley Plummer looking for a teammate to catch the basketball. The Mountaineers lost against the Trojans 52 to 40.

Plummer Gains National Exposure for Dominating Performance

Silas Albright, Reporter February 8, 2018

Hard work, grit, hustle and blue-collar have been terms that have carried importance this season for the App State women’s basketball team. The player that has personified these terms almost precisely...

Senior Forrest Przybysz wins his macth in the 2017 season at home in Boone.

Forrest Przybysz Looks to Claim Southern Conference Title Before His Time is Up

Garrett Wold, Sports Reporter February 8, 2018

Forrest Przybysz is one of the few senior wrestlers on Head coach Johnmark Bentley’s team. Przybysz has been on the team for five years now after redshirting midway through his freshman year, amassing...

Senior pitcher Travis Holden wearing an ice pack on his injured shoulder.

Baseball Injuries Require Tough Rehab and Prevention

Moss Brennan, Reporter February 8, 2018

A strain in the elbow or shoulder may prompt some to stretch or ice the sore body part. But for baseball players, it can mean an end to their career. According to the Rothman Institute, two of the most...

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