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App State women's basketball hopes to claim the Sun Belt Tournament title

App State women’s basketball hopes to claim the Sun Belt Tournament title

Parker Egeland and Tess McNally March 5, 2025

The Mountaineers women’s basketball team is going into the Sun Belt Tournament with a record of 13-16. They are currently fifth in the conference having a 9-9 record.  The James Madison Dukes are...

App State men’s basketball prepares for Sun Belt Tournament

App State men’s basketball prepares for Sun Belt Tournament

Tess McNally and Parker Egeland March 5, 2025

The Men’s Sun Belt tournament starts on Tuesday in Pensacola, Florida, with a new bracket format. The top two ranked teams, or seeds, only have to play two games to win the championship, with each team...

Mountaineer softball goes 4-1 at Liberty Softball Invitational

Mountaineer softball goes 4-1 at Liberty Softball Invitational

Clay Durban, Sports Editor March 4, 2025

App State softball participated in the Liberty Softball Invitational Friday through Sunday, going 4-1 on the weekend. The Mountaineers first took on Lehigh in a doubleheader on Friday, winning both. In...

Mountaineer Baseball takes wins in both home stadiums against Gardner-Webb

Mountaineer Baseball takes wins in both home stadiums against Gardner-Webb

Clay Durban, Sports Editor March 4, 2025

Mountaineer baseball took the series win 2-1 over the Gardner-Webb Runnin’ Bulldogs this weekend. The series was the first to be played in Boone this season, but the final game had to be moved to Hickory...

Mountaineers fall to Thundering Herd in final game of regular season

Mountaineers fall to Thundering Herd in final game of regular season

Fran Murphy, Reporter March 3, 2025

App State men’s basketball concluded their regular season Friday with a 75-57 road loss against the Marshall Thundering Herd. The teams came in on opposing trajectories with the Thundering Herd riding...

Mountaineers women’s basketball defeated by Coastal Carolina in final regular season match

Mountaineers women’s basketball defeated by Coastal Carolina in final regular season match

Parker Egeland, Reporter March 3, 2025

In the Mountaineers’ final regular season game of the season, App State women’s basketball lost to Coastal Carolina by a score of 88-51 Friday.  Senior guards Emily Carver, Zada Porter and Eleyana...

Last second layup gives women’s basketball their 6th straight loss

Last second layup gives women’s basketball their 6th straight loss

Trey Blake, Reporter March 1, 2025

App State women’s basketball went down to Statesboro, Georgia, for a late season matchup on Monday that saw the Mountaineers needing to win for favorable seeding in the Sun Belt tournament. App State...

Mountaineer men’s basketball falls in Statesboro

Mountaineer men’s basketball falls in Statesboro

Max Schwanz, Reporter February 27, 2025

The App state men’s basketball team lost 61-59 against Georgia Southern Tuesday. They split the season series with the Eagles.  Graduate student forward CJ Huntley scored the Mountaineers first 7...

Senior first baseman Juan Correa on the field at Thomas Stadium in Johnson City, Tennessee, home of ETSU, on Feb. 25.

App State baseball roughed up by Buccaneers

Parker Egeland, Reporter February 27, 2025

App State baseball lost to East Tennessee State by a score of 12-3 Tuesday. Senior pitcher Cody Little started the game on the mound for the Mountaineers. He was unable to contain the Buccaneer’s...

Donohue shines as App State women’s track and field takes third at indoor Sun Belt Championships

Donohue shines as App State women’s track and field takes third at indoor Sun Belt Championships

Clay Durban, Sports Editor February 27, 2025

App State women’s track and field wrapped up their indoor season with a strong third-place finish at the Sun Belt Indoor Championships Monday and Tuesday. Senior Jasmine Donohue starred for the Mountaineers,...

Junior guard Dior Conners runs the ball down the court during the App State vs. Queens University game on Nov. 19.

From junior college to Division I, Dior Conners climbs up the mountain

Parker Egeland, Reporter February 26, 2025

From the second he stepped on the floor, Dior Conners knew sports were for him.  “What ultimately led me to basketball was my love for it,” said Conners, a junior guard. “I picked up a basketball...

Senior guard Mara Neira shoots the ball during the App State vs. Columbia College game on Nov. 6.

Mara Neira shines as face of European basketball in Boone

Adam Persico, Associate Sports Editor February 26, 2025

When senior guard Mara Neira was growing up in Galicia, Spain, she dreamed of playing basketball in the United States. Today, she gets to live that dream by playing for the Black and Gold. Neira did...

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