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Donohue shines as App State women’s track and field takes third at indoor Sun Belt Championships

Donohue shines as App State women’s track and field takes third at indoor Sun Belt Championships

Clay Durban, Former Sports Editor February 27, 2025

App State women’s track and field wrapped up their indoor season with a strong third-place finish at the Sun Belt Indoor Championships Monday and Tuesday. Senior Jasmine Donohue starred for the Mountaineers,...

Junior guard Dior Conners runs the ball down the court during the App State vs. Queens University game on Nov. 19.

From junior college to Division I, Dior Conners climbs up the mountain

Parker Egeland, Reporter February 26, 2025

From the second he stepped on the floor, Dior Conners knew sports were for him.  “What ultimately led me to basketball was my love for it,” said Conners, a junior guard. “I picked up a basketball...

Senior guard Mara Neira shoots the ball during the App State vs. Columbia College game on Nov. 6.

Mara Neira shines as face of European basketball in Boone

Adam Persico, Former Associate Sports Editor February 26, 2025

When senior guard Mara Neira was growing up in Galicia, Spain, she dreamed of playing basketball in the United States. Today, she gets to live that dream by playing for the Black and Gold. Neira did...

Redshirt junior 174-pound Luke Uliano holds his Campbell opponent down at the match on Feb. 23. Uliano won his match, helping App State gain points against Campbell.

Mountaineers 7-match win streak snapped in 21-15 loss to Campbell

Trey Blake, Reporter February 26, 2025

App State wrestling welcomed the No. 2 team in the Southern Conference on Sunday with two possible scenarios in mind. The first scenario being an App State win could give the team their seventh conference...

Freshman right fielder Riley Luft took a swing during App State’s game against UMass Lowell on Feb. 23. Luft has a .455 hitting average for the season this far.

Mountaineers baseball breaks out the brooms, sweep UMass Lowell in Hickory

Dylan Shepherd, Reporter February 25, 2025

App State baseball got started on some early spring cleaning Friday through Sunday, sweeping the University of Massachusetts Lowell in a highly competitive 3-game series in Hickory. The Mountaineers...

From left, Abigail Mayer, Emily Dixon, Becky Helton and Holland Stanley perform during the App State vs. William & Mary game on Nov. 24.

The App State dance team shows they are more than just dance

Tess McNally, Associate Sports Editor February 25, 2025

Synchronized feet tap the floor, big smiles gleam off the court and adrenaline pumps through the pom-poms the App State dance team holds as they perform to the rhythms and music played on the sideline...

App State women’s tennis goes 1-1 in weekend matches

App State women’s tennis goes 1-1 in weekend matches

Fran Murphy, Reporter February 25, 2025

App State women’s tennis lost 4-0 at the hand of UNC-Charlotte Friday but bounced back Saturday with a 4-1 win at Dartmouth.   The 49ers jumped ahead early on Friday, taking a 6-3 win over the duo...

Senior guard Zada Porter dribbles the ball down the court during App State’s last home game of the season on Feb. 22.

Mountaineers women’s basketball drops final home game to JMU

Clay Durban, Former Sports Editor February 24, 2025

App State women’s basketball were blown out by the James Madison Dukes Saturday 83-57 in their final home game of the season while honoring former head coach Linda Robinson before the game. Despite...

Senior guard Myles Tate passes to forward CJ Huntley in the post on Feb. 22. Tate had 4 assists against the Thundering Herd.

App State senior night spoiled by Thundering Herd

Parker Egeland, Reporter February 24, 2025

Saturday, App State lost to Marshall by a score of 69-59. It was the final home game of the season, Senior Day for the Mountaineers and the jersey retirement of App State legend Darryl Robinson at halftime. Junior...

App State women’s basketball losing streak reaches 4 with Marshall loss

App State women’s basketball losing streak reaches 4 with Marshall loss

Trey Blake and Fran Murphy February 21, 2025

The App State women’s basketball team lost 76-58 Wednesday at the hands of the Marshall Thundering Herd.  After jumping ahead 16-9 in the first quarter, App State found themselves on the wrong end...

Senior infielder Joseph Zamora throws the ball from shortstop at the App State vs. High Point game on Feb. 18.

App State baseball gets knocked out by High Point Panthers 7-13.

Tess McNally, Associate Sports Editor February 21, 2025

The Mountaineers traveled to Willard Stadium and fell short to the High Point Panthers Tuesday afternoon 7-13. Senior pitcher Cody Little opened the game for the Mountaineers. Little had a rough start...

Huus leads Mountaineers in Hilton Head tournament

Huus leads Mountaineers in Hilton Head tournament

Adam Persico, Former Associate Sports Editor February 21, 2025

The Mountaineers men’s golf team finished 10th out of 18 at the Wexford Intercollegiate tournament at the Wexford Golf Club in Hilton Head, South Carolina, Monday and Tuesday. Juniors Herman Huus...

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