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The Appalachian

Chaser and captain Benjamin Strauss runs across the field during the game against the Silicon Valley Vipers

Apparators struggle in ninth US Quidditch Cup

Aleah Warner April 22, 2016

Quidditch has escaped the realm of Harry Potter to become its own recognized sport, with teams from across the nation coming together each year to compete in the U.S. Quidditch Cup. This year was the...

Participants of the SRC X Games play bubble soccer on Monday night.

Happy Birthday!

Nick Joyner April 20, 2016

App State's Student Recreation Center is celebrating its 10 year anniversary this week. The SRC is a 120,000 square foot facility with basketball courts, a climbing wall, an Olympic sized swimming pool...

Patrick Moriarty strikes an iron shot during the Irish Creek Intercollegiate. Photo courtesy of Tim Cowie.

All systems go

Angelo Errico April 20, 2016

Appalachian State University men's golf had an eventful start to their weekend after finishing 13th in the Irish Creek Collegiate on Sunday and tying for 10th place in the Coca-Cola Wofford Intercollegiate...

Senior Caleb Keck lines up an approach shot during the Irish Creek Intercollegiate. Photo courtesy of Tim Cowie.

Still Grinding

Lee Sanderlin April 20, 2016

Consistent and even-keeled are the best ways to describe Caleb Keck, a senior and captain of the men's golf team. He has spent the past four years showcasing his abilities while representing the Mountaineers....

Freshman left-handed pitcher Bobby Hampton celebrates a successful defensive inning with his teamates during last weekend’s series against South Alabama.  Photo courtesy of DC Mayo/App State Athletics.

Mountaineers win the weekend

Bryant Barbery April 19, 2016

Game 1 App State baseball (9-25, 4-12) hosted a nationally ranked team for the first time since 2013, when Sun Belt Conference foe South Alabama visited Boone for a three game weekend series. South Alabama...

Senior Jan-Willem Kleynhans. Photo courtesy of DC Mayo/App State Athletics.

The last match point at ASU

Monica Crawford April 14, 2016

Seniors Zach Bost, Oliver Casey, Jan-Willem Kleynhans and Steve Lake have spent their careers on App State men’s tennis team rebuilding the team from the top down, according to head coach Bob Lake. Bost,...

Photo Courtesy of Dan Butler App State Athletics

End of the road

Lee Sanderlin April 13, 2016

As a freshman, Madalyn Davis probably didn't envision herself as a future co-captain on the golf team. At the time, she didn't even know if she would be on the team, as she wasn't recruited in high school...

Senior Clare Cox during the first round of the Sun Belt Tennis Tournament at the City Park Tennis Center on Thursday, April 16th, 2015. Photo by Derick E. Hingle/Sun Belt.

Seniors Leaving Their Mark

Jason Huber April 13, 2016

Seniors Clare Cox, Mackenzie LaSure and Brianna Armellino’s hard work paid off Saturday with their biggest win of the season, defeating rival Georgia Southern 4-2. Last season as juniors, Cox, LaSure...

Stinson watches her shot during tournament play. Photo courtesy App State Athletics.

Women’s golf riding high

Monica Crawford April 13, 2016

Coming from behind to win the Mimosa Hills Intercollegiate tournament was a tall task, according to Mountaineers' head coach Heather Brown. “I knew we could jump up and get second or third if we played...

Freshman outfielder Tanner Mann-Fix completes his swing followed by a slide to third base on February 28 against Quinnipiac. Photo by Dallas Linger.

Mann-Fix Learning One Step At a Time

Jason Huber April 12, 2016

For freshman center-fielder Tanner Mann-Fix and Appalachian State, it was love at first sight. Mann-Fix visited the campus for the first time in his freshman year of high school during a baseball showcase...

Photo courtesy Dave Mayo.

Individual Sport, Team Effort

Noah Gerringer April 12, 2016

With the exception of the occasional relay, track and field is mostly an individual sport. There are no timeouts to get advice from the coach, no trick plays can be drawn up and no, you certainly can’t...

Photo courtesy Sweetberry Pics.

Speedway revival

Kayla May April 8, 2016

On any given Saturday afternoon from April through October, a steady hum pulses in and out of Mountain View Speedway. Fans work their way through the crowd and the stands, and clay dust breathes off the...

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