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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...

App State soccer draws with Marshall after Guisasola’s equalizer

App State soccer draws with Marshall after Guisasola’s equalizer

Parker Egeland, Reporter October 15, 2024

After finishing off the homestand that was moved around due to Hurricane Helene, App State women’s soccer took to the road and headed north to Marshall Sunday. The Mountaineers have not lost a game in...

Midfielder Florine Koopman searches for an outlet pass to break through the UNC-Chapel Hill defense on Oct. 13.

App State field hockey struggles against No. 1 UNC

Max Schwanz, Reporter October 15, 2024

App State field hockey returned home for the first time since Hurricane Helene Sunday to take on No. 1 North Carolina. The Mountaineers lost 5-0.  The Black and Gold looked to start the match with...

Mountaineers volleyball split series against Old Dominion

Mountaineers volleyball split series against Old Dominion

Dylan Shepherd, Reporter October 15, 2024

After a week off due to the effects of Hurricane Helene, App State volleyball traveled Friday to Norfolk, Virginia, and split the weekend series against the Old Dominion Monarchs. App State started...

Running back Kanye Roberts dodges a Louisiana defender at the App State vs. Louisiana game on Oct. 12.

Mountaineers football stays winless in conference play

Adam Persico, Associate Sports Editor October 13, 2024

The Mountaineers fell to the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns Saturday night 34-24. This was their third loss in a row and they are now sitting at a 0-3 record in Sun Belt Conference play. After receiving...

App State field hockey handed first conference loss

App State field hockey handed first conference loss

Max Schwanz, Reporter October 13, 2024

App State field hockey traveled to Oxford, Ohio, to take on Miami (OH) in a conference battle Friday. The Mountaineers suffered their first loss in conference play 1-0, dropping their record to 4-1 in...

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