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Super senior Jake Lane swings his way to a first place finish at the Highlander Invitational. Lane finished at seven under, one shot ahead of second place.

Lane ties career high en route to first individual collegiate win

Michael Garrity October 13, 2021

The App State men’s golf team traveled to Radford, Virginia Oct. 4 to compete in the Highlander Invitational. After tying for 52nd place the week before at the J.T. Poston Invitational, super senior...

Head coach Shawn Clark coaches the Mountaineers to a late comeback victory against Marshall. App State defeated the Thundering Herd 31-30 behind 187 rushing yards from sophomore back Nate Noel and three touchdowns by junior back Cam Peoples.

Mountaineer football prepares to avenge last year’s loss to Ragin’ Cajuns

Connor Davidson, Senior Reporter October 12, 2021

App State football heads to Louisiana to take on the Ragin’ Cajuns in a nationally televised Tuesday night conference matchup between two top Sun Belt teams.  This will be the 10th meeting between...

Senior outside hitter Victoria Wilform rises up to spike the ball over the net. Wilform finished the match against South Alabama with seven kills and three digs.

Mountaineer volleyball finishes 1-1 in trip to Peach State

Ben Gosey, Reporter October 11, 2021

App State volleyball split a pair of matches Oct. 1 and Oct. 3, in Georgia as they continued their journey through the Sun Belt.  The Black and Gold opened the weekend with a 3-2 match win against...

Quarterback Chase Brice looks to the stands during App State’s Sept. 11 matchup against No. 22 Miami. The Mountaineers took the Hurricanes down to the wire, falling 25-23 after Miami drilled a 43-yard go-ahead field goal with two minutes to play.

New kid on the block: Chase Brice leads veteran App State team

Connor Davidson, Senior Reporter October 6, 2021

One App State football newcomer’s  journey through the college football landscape has been anything but conventional. Graduate transfer quarterback Chase Brice started his career with Clemson, where...

Gage Blackston, senior food systems management major, enrolled at App State to pursue football as a physical therapy major. He decided to undergo a major change once he rediscovered his love of cooking around the same time.

App State football player to tackle New York culinary school

Lily Kincaid and Dan Davidson October 5, 2021

One App State football player is bringing his Lowcountry cuisine to the Big Apple next year to cook up a culinary career. Gage Blackston started playing football when he was 8 years old. In 2017, he...

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...

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