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Running back Anderson Castle runs the ball toward the end zone at the App State vs. Georgia State game on Oct. 19, 2022.

Mountaineer football returns home to face Georgia State

Max Schwanz, Reporter October 23, 2024

App State is set to host Georgia State for the first home game since Hurricane Helene. The Mountaineers look to get back in the win column after three straight losses including a 24-34 loss to Louisiana...

Forward Stephanie Barbosa prepares to cross the ball while shielding off Arkansas State defender Mckenzie Robinson. Barbosa has four assists and one shot on goal so far this season.

App State soccer gets back on track with home win

Parker Egeland, Reporter October 22, 2024

App State soccer headed back to the High Country for a one-game homestand against Arkansas State. The game was rescheduled from Sept. 29 due to the events of Hurricane Helene.  Coming off of their...

Middle blocker Maya Winterhoff bounds into the air to spike the ball against Georgia Southern on Oct. 19. Winterhoff led the team in kills against Georgia Southern with 13, and had four blocks.

Mountaineers volleyball hand Georgia Southern first conference loss in series split

Dylan Shepherd, Reporter October 22, 2024

Playing on home court for the first time since Hurricane Helene impacted Boone and in front of hundreds of raucous Mountaineers fans, App State volleyball served rival Georgia Southern their second loss...

Defender Jillian Orcutt sends the ball down the field to a teammate at the game against Ball State on Oct. 18. As a senior, Orcutt has been an essential part of the team for all of her four years at App State.

App State field hockey honors seniors with a win

Max Schwanz, Reporter October 20, 2024

App State field hockey beat Ball State 3-1 while celebrating Senior Day Friday.  The Mountaineers started the match strong with a goal from junior forward Henriette Stegen to take a 1-0 lead in the...

App State soccer flattened in road showdown

App State soccer flattened in road showdown

Parker Egeland, Reporter October 19, 2024

App State soccer traveled to Harrisonburg, Virginia, to take on James Madison Thursday coming off of a 1-1 draw against Marshall. The Mountaineers were looking to extend their point streak to seven games...

B(S)B: The mega episode: The last three weeks of sports balls

Graham Ryan and Nick Diglio October 19, 2024

In this episode of Boone (Sports) Balls, Nick and Graham try their best to cover three weeks worth of college football, NFL football and the MLB championship series in one go. Topics covered include the...

Sunrise at Kidd Brewer Stadium on Nov. 4, 2023, before a game against Marshall.

App State confirmed to host Georgia State as scheduled

Clay Durban, Sports Editor October 17, 2024

App State will host the Georgia State Panthers at Kidd Brewer Stadium on Oct. 26 as originally scheduled, App State Athletics announced Thursday. This will be the Mountaineers’ first home game since...

Women’s golf ends fall schedule with 14th at Edisto Island Invitational

Women’s golf ends fall schedule with 14th at Edisto Island Invitational

Davis Lemons, Reporter October 17, 2024

App State women’s golf wrapped up their fall schedule at the Edisto Island Invitational at The Plantation Course Tuesday at Edisto in Edisto Island, South Carolina.  Senior Layla Meric led the Mountaineers...

Read gets third top-25 finish, team finishes 14th at Phoenix Invitational.

Read gets third top-25 finish, team finishes 14th at Phoenix Invitational.

Davis Lemons, Reporter October 17, 2024

The App State men’s golf team wrapped up their fifth match of the season Tuesday at the Elon Phoenix Invitational at the Alamance Country Club in Burlington. The Mountaineers finished 14th out of...

Senior kicker Michael Hughes poses with a football at Kidd Brewer Stadium on Sept. 23. In 2023, Hughes was named the second-team All-American and FBS Special Teamer of the Year by the College Football Network.

Faith and football: In the mind of Michael Hughes

Trey Blake, Reporter October 17, 2024

When senior kicker Michael Hughes arrived in Boone in June 2021, only he and the coaching staff could’ve imagined where he’d be today. From an onside kick to cement a comeback against rival Coastal...

A group of App State students tailgate the App State vs. UNC-Chapel Hill game on Sept. 3, 2022.

History of tailgating in the High Country

Trey Blake and Fran Murphy October 17, 2024

Saturdays in the fall are for friends, family and football, but some people’s favorite part of football Saturdays are what occurs before kickoff. Many students, alumni and people all over western North...

Kidd Brewer at the ceremony of Kidd Brewer Stadium. The original 1962 stadium was called Conrad Stadium, but was rebuilt in 1979 and renamed in 1988.

App State football: Honoring the past, building the future

Davis Lemons, Reporter October 16, 2024

For many at App State, college football has defined the college experience. For nearly a century, Saturdays in the fall have seen many of the Mountaineers’ most faithful flock to Kidd Brewer Stadium...

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