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The Appalachian

Junior wide receiver Shaedon Meadors.

Vandals Vandalized

Brooks Maynard, Reporter October 22, 2016

App State football returned home to The Rock this weekend to defeat the Idaho Vandals (4-4, 2-2 Sun Belt) 37-19 in their annual Homecoming matchup moving to 40-13-2 on Homecoming weekend. Coming off...

Junior quarterback Taylor Lamb hands the ball off to Sophomore running back Jalin Moore.

Rapid Reaction: App State vs. Idaho

Jason Huber October 22, 2016

After a defensive first half, App State (5-2, 3-0 Sun Belt) stayed undefeated in Sun Belt conference play pulling away in the second half to defeat Idaho (4-4, 2-2 Sun Belt) 37-19.  App State continues...

Senior Jane Cline drives the ball past a ULL defender during Friday night's win. Photo Courtesy: App State Athletics/Dave Mayo

Women’s soccer keep tourney hopes alive

Jason Huber October 21, 2016

Kicking off the Homecoming weekend, App State women’s soccer dominated UL Lafayette (8-8-1, 4-4-1 Sun Belt) in a must-win game keeping their Sun Belt tournament hopes alive with a 2-0 win. Outshooting...

App State's John Walrath drives with the ball during Wednesday's game.
Photo Courtesy: App State Athletics

Men’s soccer unbeaten streak ends in overtime

Tyler Hotz October 20, 2016

Beginning the night with an undefeated record at home, but after a back and forth game, the Apps could not find a way to pull out yet another impressive result. After an early goal by Jair Espinoza,...

Mountaineers blaze new trails in Europe

Mountaineers blaze new trails in Europe

Tyler Hotz October 20, 2016

When App State basketball head coach Jim Fox took over the program in 2014, he was looking to change the image of the App State basketball program in more ways than one. Coming from Davidson College,...

Andrew Vandenberg running in a meet this season. Courtesy: App State Athletics

Running with purpose

Jason Huber October 20, 2016

When App State senior cross-country runner and Boone native Andrew Vandenberg was named Sun Belt Conference Runner of the Week on Sept. 28, not only was he recognized for having a strong race at the Panorama...

Quarterback Taylor Lamb looks to pass the ball in their game at Tennessee.
Photo By: Dallas Linger, Photo Editor

Becoming Predictable

Matt Krombach October 12, 2016

Doing something repetitive, it becomes predictable to others. It’s like living with someone. If you’re with them enough, you begin to figure out their habits. If you're watching an App State football...

Forward Daniel Avila drives with the ball during App's game against Presbyterian on Tuesday.
Courtesy of Appalachian State Athletics/Rob Moore

Two shutout week for men’s soccer

Jason Huber October 9, 2016

App State men's soccer finished off their two game homestand this week with a scoreless draw and an intense 2-0 win for in their first Sun Belt game of the season. Game One vs. Presbyterian (Tuesday...

Courtesy of Appalachian State Athletics/Dave Mayo

Women’s soccer fall in 2OT

Noah Gerringer October 8, 2016

Despite heading into halftime with a 2-1 lead, Appalachian State (6-7-2, 1-4-2 Sun Belt) fell to the Little Rock Trojans (8-6, 3-3 Sun Belt) 3-2 Friday night in double overtime, putting their Sun Belt...

Freshman outside hitter Emma Longley prepares to serve the ball in a game against Ohio on Sept. 3. App lost 3-0.

Longley quick to make her mark

Brooks Maynard, Reporter October 4, 2016

After the loss of high-impact seniors Emily Corrigan and Jess Keller from last season, it was easy to tab outside hitter as a problem position for the Mountaineers volleyball this season. While head coach...

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