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Redshirt freshman tight end Eli Wilson runs toward the end zone as a defender attempts to knock him out of bounds. Wilson scored his first career touchdown on a 10-yard pass from graduate transfer quarterback Chase Brice against Troy.

Mountaineers surge past Trojans 45-7, clinch Sun Belt Championship berth

Drew Bailey, Reporter November 21, 2021

App State defeated the Troy Trojans 45-7 Saturday after dominating all three phases of the game. With the win, the Mountaineers clinched a spot in the Sun Belt Championship game and earned their third...

Senior Brooke Bigott commands the offense against the Tar Heels in Carmichael Arena. Bigott has recorded 15 points and 11 steals after starting the first four games of the season.

Mountaineers beat Eagles, get doubled by Tar Heels

Dan Davidson, Former Sports Editor November 20, 2021

App State women’s basketball challenged two in-state foes Sunday and Wednesday, beating North Carolina Central 80-66 and falling 89-44 against UNC-Chapel Hill.  “I’m really proud of our group....

Super senior Thomas Hennigan awaits a punt against Miami Sept. 11. Hennigan finished the game against the Hurricanes with three receptions for 28 yards.

Model of consistency: familiar face leads Mountaineers

Ethan Smith, Former Sports Editor November 18, 2021

Thomas Hennigan is no stranger to Mountaineer sports fans. The 6-foot-1-inch, 210-pound super senior wide receiver from Greensboro, North Carolina, has made an FBS record 61 career starts, a record he...

Senior middle blocker Daryn Armstrong strikes the ball against Georgia Southern Nov. 7. The Mountaineers fell to the Eagles 1-3.

App State swept in home finale, announces coaching change

Ben Gosey, Reporter November 17, 2021

The Mountaineer volleyball team hosted Coastal Carolina in their home finale, losing the match in three straight sets.  The team went under a drastic change earlier in the week as former head coach...

Senior Ryan Brown, graduate student Daniel Smith and sophomore Ryan Teuscher lead the way for App State's men's cross country team at the Sun Belt Championships.

Mountaineer cross country season concludes at NCAA Regional Championships

Drew Bailey, Reporter November 16, 2021

App State’s cross country season came to a close Nov. 12 at the NCAA Division 1 Southeast Regional Championships.  The men finished 14th out of the 30 competing teams, and the women finished 18th...

Former head coach Sarah Strickland instructs junior forward Hayley Boyles ahead of App State’s 2-1 win over USC Upstate. Strickland led the Mountaineers to a 7-11-1 record during the 2021 season.

App State women’s soccer head coach transitions to new role

Alex Urquiza, Reporter November 15, 2021

App State’s head coach of women’s soccer will transition to a new role in the athletic department, according to Doug Gillin, director of athletics. Sarah Strickland has been in charge of the program...

Frederike Stegen celebrates with her teammates after finding junior midfielder Pauline Mangold for a game-tying goal against No. 22 Kent State.

German field hockey star breaks program assist record

Alex Urquiza, Reporter November 15, 2021

App State field hockey traveled to Bellarmine and secured a 4-2 victory over the Knights Oct. 10. What was supposed to be a normal conference matchup ended up becoming a game that will go down in university...

Mountaineers’ defense shines in 31-7 Heroes Day victory

Mountaineers’ defense shines in 31-7 Heroes Day victory

Dan Davidson, Former Sports Editor November 14, 2021

App State defeated South Alabama 31-7 on Heroes Day Saturday behind a dominant defensive performance by the Mountaineers.  “I can’t say enough good things about our defense,” head coach Shawn...

Sophomore Hannah Wang travels between holes during her practice at Hounds Ear Club. Wang helped her team to  the highest semester team GPA in program history in spring 2020.

Golfer Hannah Wang talks golf journey, abroad COVID-19 experience

Alex McCaskey, Reporter November 13, 2021

During the budding of COVID-19 last year, students had to leave campus. While some traveled home within the state and country or stayed in off-campus apartments in Boone, one App State golfer traveled...

Super senior libero Emma Reilly steps up to serve against Eastern Kentucky. The Mountaineers captured one of their seven wins on the season against the Colonels as Reilly recorded 15 digs and one kill.

Emma Reilly digs up App State record books

Ben Gosey, Reporter November 12, 2021

Two thousand digs. Only four volleyball players to ever play in the Sun Belt Conference can say they have reached that mark, until now.  On Oct. 15, graduate student Emma Reilly recorded her 2,000th...

Senior guard Brooke Bigott defends Lees-McRae’s point guard at the top of the key. The Mountaineers forced 32 turnovers against the Bobcats.

Mountaineer women’s basketball victorious in season opener

Alex McCaskey, Reporter November 11, 2021

The Mountaineer women's basketball team took the court in Boone Tuesday for their first game of the season, a 75-41 win over Lees-McRae.  Super senior Michaela Porter led the team with 14 points while...

Michael Morgan, a 2019 App State graduate, waves to the crowd while being honored as Alumni of the Game at the home opener versus Elon.

App State alumnus and superfan overcomes long battle with leukemia

Cameron Burnett, Visual Managing Editor November 11, 2021

The App State community rallied around 2019 graduate Michael Morgan in February when he was going through a third battle with acute myeloid leukemia. Morgan made a full recovery in the spring. In August,...

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