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Women’s soccer head coach Sarah Strickland coaches junior forward Hayley Boyles ahead of their 2-1 win against the University of South Carolina Upstate. Strickland has led her squad to a 4-6-1 start to the 2021 season.

“It’s not a job, it’s a lifestyle”: head coach leads App State women’s soccer in 12th season

Alex Urquiza, Reporter • October 4, 2021

App State women's soccer had a difficult 6-11-1 season in 2020, which culminated in an early Sun Belt Tournament exit. This year, they plan to bounce back with head coach Sarah Strickland leading the program.  Strickland...

Sophomore Nate Noel eludes multiple Panthers as he racks up some of his 74 rushing yards on the day. Noel also ran in a 22-yard touchdown in the first quarter, his first score of the year.

Mountaineers cage Panthers in 45-16 conference opener

Dan Davidson, Former Sports Editor • October 3, 2021

App State football bounced Georgia State 45-16 in the Mountaineers’ Sun Belt conference opener in Atlanta Oct. 2.  “We had to play to our potential. We can’t play to the other team’s potential,”...

App State volleyball celebrates its season-opening victory over Eastern Kentucky. The Mountaineers eliminated the Colonels in five sets and finished the Appalachian Invitational 2-1.

Mountaineers conclude non-conference, open conference play 1-3

Ben Gosey, Reporter • October 3, 2021

App State volleyball competed in the Pirate Invitational hosted by East Carolina Sept. 17-18. The Mountaineers opened up the weekend with a 3-1 match win against the Gardner-Webb Bulldogs. Junior outside...

Graduate student Daniel Smith sprints across the finish line first at the Sept. 17 Firetower Project in Boone. Smith joined App State as a transfer after beginning his career running for the University of Tennessee at Martin.

Cross country runner aims to sprint Mountaineers toward another Sun Belt title

Drew Bailey, Reporter • September 30, 2021

Daniel Smith, a graduate student, is just entering his first season as a Mountaineer but has already garnered a Sun Belt Men’s Cross-Country Runner of the Week award and is settling in in Boone.  “This...

Super senior receiver Thomas Hennigan stiff arms a defender on one of his nine receptions on the night. Hennigan caught nine of his 10 targets, racking up 123 receiving yards against the Thundering Herd.

Mountaineers corral Thundering Herd in 31-30 victory

Dan Davidson, Former Sports Editor • September 24, 2021

App State took down Marshall in a narrow 31-30 Thursday night victory in Boone. The Mountaineers avenged one of three losses from the 2020 season where Marshall defeated No. 23 App State 17-7.  “People...

Shawn Clark leads his team out of the new north end zone facility for the first time in App State's home-opening matchup with Elon. The Mountaineers went on to throttle the Phoenix 44-10, moving to 2-1 on the season.

Unfinished business headlines App State’s final non-conference matchup vs. Marshall

Cameron Burnett, Visual Managing Editor • September 23, 2021

After a tune-up win against the Elon Phoenix Saturday, the Mountaineers have a quick turnaround to play Marshall, a team that gave App State one of its three losses in 2020. The Thundering Herd are coming...

Senior Izzy Evely was the first Mountaineer to cross the finish line, earning her fourth place out of 101 runners. Evely was named the Sun Belt Women's Cross Country Runner of the Week after posting a season-best time of 17:29.08 in the Firetower Project.

Mountaineer cross-country teams post strong showing at Firetower Project

Alex McCaskey, Reporter • September 22, 2021

The Mountaineer cross country teams competed in the Firetower Project at the Don Kennedy Trails at State Farm in Boone Sept. 17. The men’s team won their event with 18 points, while the women’s team...

Freshman forward Stephanie Barbosa challenges Wake Forest’s Sofia Rossi in a 2-0 defeat to the Demon Deacons. After starting the season on the bench, Barbosa has since started the past six games for the Mountaineers. The freshman has recorded two assists and taken seven shots, two of which were on goal.

Women’s soccer falls 2-1 to Coastal Carolina

Kurt Zottl, Reporter • September 22, 2021

The Mountaineers traveled to Conway, South Carolina, Sept. 19 to take on the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers but fell short with a 2-1 defeat in overtime.  In the 10th minute, the Chanticleers had several...

Junior goalkeeper Addie Clark watches as two JMU players collide and collapse to the ground. Clark made eight saves against JMU and 10 saves in the Sept. 12 matchup with OSU.

Mountaineer field hockey sends home No. 24 James Madison, falls to Ohio State

Noah Cornelius, Reporter • September 21, 2021

App State field hockey came out of its previous weekend 2-3, winning 2-0 against the No. 24 James Madison Dukes Sept. 10 at home but losing 0-2 to the Ohio State Buckeyes Sept. 12 on the road in Charlotte. The...

Junior running back Cam Peoples celebrates his second touchdown of the day with his offensive line. Peoples found the end zone twice on 11 carries in the 2021 home opener vs Elon.

App State trounces Elon in 44-10 home opener

Michael Garrity • September 19, 2021

The Mountaineers played the Elon Phoenix in its home opener of the 2021 season, winning comfortably 44-10. App State put on a show with 528 yards of total offense in front of a sold out crowd at Kidd Brewer...

Senior inside linebacker T.D. Roof wraps up star Miami quarterback D'Eriq King. Roof posted two sacks and seven total tackles against the No. 22 Hurricanes.

App State gears up for sold-out home-opener in Kidd Brewer

Cameron Burnett, Visual Managing Editor • September 18, 2021

The Mountaineers are coming off a heartbreaking loss in Miami and turning their focus to the Elon Phoenix. Members of the Colonial Athletic Association, Elon is 1-1 on the season with a win against Campbell,...

Sophomore running back Nate Noel avoids a Miami defender during one of his 16 rush attempts. Those 16 attempts were good for 51 yards as the Miami native played in front of his hometown.

Five takeaways from App State’s week two loss at No. 22 Miami

Ben Brady, Reporter • September 17, 2021

1. Mountaineers struggled to contain run game After allowing just 86 rushing yards in their opening victory against East Carolina, App State struggled to contain Miami on the ground, giving up 175 rushing...

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