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Junior third baseman Tiffany Taynor and head coach Janice Savage during a 2016 game
Photo Credit: Lee Sanderlin

Savage will not return as App State softball coach

Jason Huber May 9, 2017

Appalachian State University announced on Tuesday that they have decided not to renew the contract of softball head coach Janice Savage after her three seasons at the helm. Savage was hired on July...

Senior guard Joi Jones dribbles the ball on offense around Coastal Carolina player during a home game this past season.

Along for the ride

Tyler Hotz April 27, 2017

As the final game of each season concludes, the stat sheet can reveal why a team meets or falls short of expectations. However, most will overlook a stat that is unmeasurable: the leadership that brings...

Senior Will Buckley waits for the signal to start the race during an indoor track meet.

Buckley gaining speed

Jay Boyd April 26, 2017

Note from the editor: A previous version of this story listed times as minutes instead of seconds. The mistake has been corrected to the proper time and format Two years ago, during App State track and...

Senior distance runner Tristin Van Ord was recently awarded Sun Belt Track Athlete of the Week.
Photo courtesy: App State Athletics

Van Ord, in record time

Noah Gerringer April 24, 2017

Tristin Van Ord knows what it feels like to have her own personal records broken right in front of her eyes. She knows what it feels like to lose the top spot that she worked so hard for. She’s seen...

Matt Vernon hitting against Texas State. The Mountaineers lost in all three games to Texas State with the final scores being 3-6, 4-7, and 0-2.

Vernon dominates for the Mountaineers

Brooks Maynard, Reporter April 12, 2017

When App State baseball infielder Matt Vernon was in high school, he had all the accolades a big-time college recruit could receive. A four-year letterman at Davie County High School in Advance, North...

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

Battling back to the mound

Jason Huber April 12, 2017

Tommy John Surgery is the most common and one of the most strenuous operations to go through as a baseball player. For App State redshirt junior Matt Brill, a game against Arkansas-Little Rock on March...

The Grizzlies fell to the Sharks 68-21 on Sunday afternoon

Grizzlies dominated by undefeated Sharks

Jason Huber April 9, 2017

In what was supposed to be one of the more intriguing games of the season with the High Country Grizzlies (2-2) facing the undefeated Jacksonville Sharks (4-0), the Grizzlies were unable to get any offense...

Grizzly Reaction: Grizzlies vs. Sharks

Grizzly Reaction: Grizzlies vs. Sharks

Ian Taylor April 9, 2017

The High Country Grizzlies (2-2) came into the game against the Jacksonville Sharks (4-0) riding high after a dominating outing against the Dayton Wolfpack, and hoped to string together some momentum-starting...

Brian Bauk went 4/4 during Saturday's game against UTA
Photo Courtesy: App State Athletics

Baseball swept by Mavericks during three game weekend series

Adam Hothersall April 9, 2017

Game Two: Saturday at 2 p.m.  After falling hard to the Mavericks on Friday 18-1, the Mountaineers (12-19, 3-8 Sun Belt) came into Saturday’s game hoping for a new result before losing 5-2 to UT...

Freshman Kenzie Longanecker begins her wind up to pitch the ball during the double header game against UNCG.

Longanecker Off to a Quick Start

Colt Jensen April 6, 2017

The Appalachian State softball team still has under half a season to play, but they have already won more games than they did in all of last year. Despite recent struggles against Sun Belt teams, a large...

Senior Jack Maddocks hitting the tennis ball to Georgia Southern's Eddie Landin.

A world apart, a game in common

Tyler Hotz April 6, 2017

When App State men’s tennis head coach Bob Lake moved into his office at Appalachian State, an ultimatum confronted him from the start. Face to face with the athletics director at the time, a simple...

Junior Tyler Stroup swings the bat during the home game against Wake Forest. The Mountaineers lost to Wake Forest with the final score being 4-5.

Cold Weather, Hot Bat

Taylor Story April 6, 2017

Coming to the end of a cold Boone winter, App State baseball junior left fielder Tyler Stroup was able to catch fire, having a career season this year putting up big numbers. At the surface, Stroup is...

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