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The Appalachian

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The Appalachian

Senior Caleb Keck tees off. Photo courtesy App State Athletics.

Finding the fairway

Angelo Errico March 31, 2016

For Appalachian State's men's golf team, finding consistency in their spring season is the team’s top priority amidst an up and down start to their 2016 campaign. Currently ranked eighth in the Sun Belt...

Back row: Emily Howard, Collin Sheppard, Austin Gregory, Suryaveer Singh, Grayson Russell. Front row: Sarah Bowden, Kathryn Pryor, Katie Zweig, Morgan Pilcher.

Club Crew rows their way to Appalachian State

Celia Calhoun March 25, 2016

The team moves in sync, working together to try and get through each meter and complete the distance. If they can get through one meter, then they can get through the next. Everyone knows that they are...

Karen Poteat assists Ava Trivette in the long jump during track and field practice. Photo by Lee Sanderlin.

Worth more than gold

Lee Sanderlin March 25, 2016

It's a warm, sunny afternoon at Kidd Brewer Stadium and the athletes are all training with a singular goal in mind. This is the scene at Track and Field practice for Watauga County Special Olympics. With...

Junior left-handed pitcher Dallas DeVrieze makes an out at first against UNC Asheville on Tuesday, March 22. The game resulted in a loss for App (3-8). Photo by Dallas Linger.

App State baseball falls 8-3

Angelo Errico March 24, 2016

Appalachian State University baseball looked to complete the two-game season sweep of University of North Carolina at Asheville on Tuesday after being swept by Texas State the past weekend. Senior right...

Freshman right-handed pitcher/infielder Breydan Gorham. Photo courtesy App State Athletics.

A fresh start

Bryant Barbery March 24, 2016

On a App State baseball team full of young players, freshman pitcher Breydan Gorham has taken the opportunity that was given to him and has made the best of a less than ideal situation. Coming to App...

Sophomore third baseman Tiffany Taynor and head coach Janice Savage conference before Taynor’s at bat against Morehead State on Tuesday, March 22. 0-7 (L). Photo by Lee Sanderlin.

From Delaware to Boone

Jason Huber March 24, 2016

Every college student remembers the stress of finding the right university to call home for the four years after high school graduation. Add in the commitment of joining an athletic team while searching...

Womens basketball Coach Angel bringing the team into a huddle during their final game of the season against ASU on March 5th. Photo by Lee Sanderlin.

Women’s basketball experiences growing pains

Colin Tate March 23, 2016

When the clock hit 00:00 on March 9 against Arkansas State, Appalachian State’s women's basketball season was officially over. With a record worse than last season’s by four games and a first round...

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Tourney Tracker: The first weekend

Nick Joyner March 22, 2016

Just when you think you’ve seen it all, March Madness finds a way to make you believe what you just saw didn’t actually happen. I had that moment on Thursday when the Sun Belt champion Arkansas Little-Rock...

Freshman catcher Jenny Dodd prepares for a play at home to prevent a run by Troy on March 18.

Softball gets swept

Lee Sanderlin March 22, 2016

Game 1 Friday's first game in the double header wasn't a pretty one for the Mountaineers. App fell behind early against the Troy Trojans and never came back, losing 11-1 in just five short innings. The...

Day one of the Sunbelt 2016 Indoor Track & Field Championship. Junior cross country Tristin Van Ord standing in first place. Photo courtesy Michael Wade/Sun Belt Conference.

Fast track to success

Monica Crawford March 18, 2016

The women’s track and field team at Appalachian State has been working hard all season long to build a legacy as a dominant team in the Sun Belt Conference. That hard work has finally paid off with the...

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Mountaineers split doubleheader with Campbell

Colin Tate March 17, 2016

Game 1 In the first game of Appalachian State’s Wednesday doubleheader against Campbell, the Mountaineers shut out the Camels by a score of 9-0 in five innings. Freshman outfielder Natalie Orcutt...

Taylor Bygrave, freshman, and her teammate Mackenzie LaSure, senior shake hands with the Emory Univeristy players after their doubles competition on Saturday, February 27th. The game resulted in App State loosing 7-2 in a tie breaker match. Photo by Halle Keighton.

Making America Home

Jason Huber March 17, 2016

Traveling 9,567 miles from her home in Queensland, Australia, to play college tennis at Appalachian State has been a whirlwind of change for App State freshman Taylor Bygrave. Bygrave joins three current...

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