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The Appalachian

Super senior Thomas Flitz battles with a Wildcat wrestler during App State's match at Davidson Friday.

Wrestling finishes perfect in conference, secures regular season title

Ben Brady, Reporter February 22, 2022

App State wrestling wrapped up its regular season with a pair of dominant Southern Conference dual victories. The Mountaineers cruised past Davidson College 34-6 Friday to clinch the SoCon regular-season...

Senior forward James Lewis Jr. slams home a dunk over top a South Alabama defender.

App State gets back on track with double-digit Senior Night win

Noah Cornelius and Ben Gosey February 22, 2022

The Mountaineers closed out their home season splitting a pair of games to Troy and South Alabama last week. App State opened Thursday Feb. 17 with a tough 67-61 loss to Troy. In the first half,...

Kevin Barbay joins the Mountaineers coaching staff as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach following the departure of Frank Ponce.

New face in the High Country; football hires new offensive coordinator

Ethan Smith, Former Sports Editor February 22, 2022

App State football hired its new offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Monday to replace Frank Ponce’s position on head coach Shawn Clark’s staff. Central Michigan university offensive coordinator...

Freshman guard Emily Carver grabs a rebound over a Texas State defender.

Mountaineers dominate in annual Play4Kay game

Cameron Burnett, Visual Managing Editor February 21, 2022

In front of a season-high crowd of over 1,500 fans, App State women’s basketball dominated the Texas State Bobcats 73-55 Saturday in Holmes Convocation Center. The annual Play4Kay Pink Game supports...

Pitcher Tyler Tuthill unloads a fastball against Georgia State April 9, 2021.

Mountaineers win opening series against Campbell 2-1

Kurt Zottl, Reporter February 21, 2022

The App State baseball team opened up its 2022 season with a weekend trip to Buies Creek, Feb. 18-20 to take on Campbell University. The Camels are one of the top baseball schools in the country and went...

Freshman midfielder Addie Cooper dribbles the ball against Georgia State Sept. 26.

App State women’s soccer announces spring schedule

Alex Urquiza, Reporter February 18, 2022

App State women’s soccer released its schedule for the 2022 spring season Thursday. There will be four games in the spring as the Mountaineers start a new chapter under head coach Aimee Haywood.  The...

Redshirt junior guard Janay Sanders elevates over a Warhawk defender for a floater in App State's 67-61 victory against ULM Jan. 22.

Women’s basketball splits weekend in Georgia, concludes road schedule 5-7

Dan Davidson and Kurt Zottl February 16, 2022

The Mountaineers traveled to Statesboro, Georgia, Feb. 10 to take on Georgia Southern, their second of three consecutive road games. Georgia Southern came into this game on a two-game winning streak, while...

The App State baseball team looks on from the dugout during their game against North Carolina A&T in 2021.

App State baseball sets sight on season with talented transfers, veteran leaders

Cameron Burnett, Visual Managing Editor February 15, 2022

While the 2021 season was underwhelming for App State baseball with a 21-31 record, the one thing that stood out was its 11-10 record in the Sun Belt. Now, the window is open for head coach Kermit Smith’s...

Several Mountaineers compete at the 2021 Charlotte Invitational.

App State women’s track wins Marshall Invitational with five first place finishes

Drew Bailey, Reporter February 15, 2022

App State women’s track placed first in the Marshall Invitational Friday and Saturday after taking home five individual first place finishes.  Graduate student La’Bria King continued her season-long...

Graduate student guard Michael Almonacy pulls up at the high post for a midrange jump shot against Georgia State Feb. 12.

Mountaineers fall to second in Sun Belt after 1-1 weekend

Noah Cornelius and James Parker February 14, 2022

App State men’s basketball took down the Georgia Southern Eagles 65-61 at home Thursday but fell to the Georgia State Panthers 58-49 Saturday. After the weekend, the Mountaineers now sit second in the...

App State women's soccer head coach Aimee Haywood at her introductory press conference Dec. 20.

App State women’s soccer’s Haywood eager to start winning

Alex Urquiza, Reporter February 12, 2022

App State Director of Athletics Doug Gillin announced Aimee Haywood as the new head coach for the women’s soccer program Dec. 16, bringing a conclusion to their national search for the role. “We...

App State huddles up before its 2021 game against Texas State March 21.

Youthful Mountaineers begin 2022 softball season at Elon

Alex McCaskey, Reporter February 11, 2022

App State softball opens the 2022 season Saturday with a four-game weekend tournament. The Mountaineers finished the 2021 season with a record of 27-19 and a conference record of 8-12. Pitcher Kenzie...

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