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Redshirt sophomore Melissa McMath goes up for the kill against Missouri State. The Mountaineers lost the game with the final score being 2-3.

Volleyball opens up season with another five set loss, but show plenty of optimism

Grayson Rice August 25, 2017

App State volleyball began their season in a similar fashion to what the team had experienced last season in dropping the fourth and fifth sets as they fell 3-2 to Missouri State in their regular season...

Appalachian State volleyball team spikes against Southern Alabama during a 2016 home game. Their first home game of this season is Friday, August 25th at 12pm.

Volleyball looks toward bounce back season

Taylor Story August 23, 2017

After a rather disappointing 2016 (4-25) campaign, the App State volleyball team is looking for a bounce back season. So far, the start of 2017 season is looking bright. With the return of key players...

Freshman Reed Honnicutt doing a corner kick during the exhibition game on Wednesday, August 16th.

Road to the Sun Belt championship

Michael Pigg August 23, 2017

App State’s annual men’s Black and Gold soccer game took place Wednesday evening giving more momentum to the team’s regular-season beginning for a long journey to the Sun Belt playoffs. While attending...

Inside linebacker Eric Boggs takes a picture with a young fan at Fan Fest. Kidd Brewer Stadium  was open to the public on Saturday for fans to come and meet their favorite App State players.

App State Fan Fest kicks off season for fall sports

Noah Gerringer August 23, 2017

Appalachian State Athletics kicked off the 2017-2018 season with their annual fall Fan Fest at Kidd Brewer Stadium on Aug. 20. Members of the community, fresh new faces to the university and fans of all...

The Women's Soccer Team discussing the game plan before the game against High Point.

Captains bringing leadership and family mindset to App State women’s soccer

Jason Huber August 23, 2017

Coming off of back-to-back winning seasons and a Sun Belt postseason win before falling in the second round to South Alabama, the Mountaineers are entering the fall season with a new outlook that involves...

Senior tight end Bill Cecil surprised with football scholarship

Senior tight end Bill Cecil surprised with football scholarship

Jason Huber August 5, 2017

One of the traditions that App State football head coach Scott Satterfield holds is allowing senior players to address the team after practices about some of the struggles they have gone through to get...

Senior quarterback, Taylor Lamb warming up in a game against UL Monroe last season.

App State football media day brings excitement for the new season

Jason Huber August 5, 2017

With another summer gone by, a new season of football has begun. Appalachian State football held their annual Media Day on August 5 as they prepare for their fourth season in the Sun Belt conference and...

Senior Running Back, Marcus Cox, and freshman Wide Receiver, Mock Adams, celebrating the touchdown made by Cox at the game against Toledo at the Camellia Bowl in Montgomery, Alabama. The Mountaineers won the bowl game with the score being 31-28.  
Photo by: Halle Keighton

App State runs away with Sun Belt preseason poll

Jason Huber July 20, 2017

For the second straight season App State football is picked to finish first in the Sun Belt conference with 136 total points and seven out of 12 first place votes in the Sun Belt conference preseason poll...

App State athletics director Doug Gillin introduces new softball coach Shelly Hoerner

Hoerner named new Mountaineer softball coach

Brooks Maynard, Reporter June 23, 2017

App State Athletics hosted a press conference on Friday afternoon announcing their new addition to the Mountaineer coaching family with the hiring of new softball head coach Shelly Hoerner. The Mountaineers’...

Junior Matt Brill pitches the ball during a home game against Wake Forest on March 28

Two Mountaineers selected in MLB draft

Tyler Hotz June 14, 2017

Appalachian State baseball has thrived in recent years with preparing their players for the next level, and now, two more Mountaineers will start their road to a potential big league career. Redshirt...

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Two App State football players arrested

Jason Huber June 9, 2017

Boone Police Department announced on Friday that three more arrests, which include App State football players Ke’monte Tayvon (Tae) Hayes and Isaiah (Ike) Diontae Lewis, were made in connection the May...

Satterfield during National Signing Day in February 2017.
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App State announces five-year contract extension for Satterfield

Jason Huber May 19, 2017

Appalachian State football and head coach Scott Satterfield announced on Friday that the two have agreed to a five-year contract extension that runs through the 2021 season. Signing a new deal in 2015...

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