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App State and Charlotte faced off in the first game ever played at the new $52 million minor league stadium in Kannapolis. "It was an honor to get to play the first game here. It’s an extremely beautiful ballpark," Mountaineers head coach Kermit Smith said.

App State baseball falls to Charlotte in Kannapolis stadium grand opening

Jayson James, Reporter • March 30, 2021

For 572 days, Atrium Health Ballpark was ready to open, but no games were played. The $52 million ballpark was completed last May in time to host games for the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers, the Minor League...

App State freshman track athlete Bianca Copeman in action at the Weems Baskin Invitational March 27 in Columbia, SC. Earlier in the season in her first collegiate meet, she broke into the App State record books, finishing the 1000-meter run in the sixth fastest time in school history.

Freshman mid-distance runner enters App State record books after first career race

Dan Davidson, Former Sports Editor • March 30, 2021

Freshman mid-distance runner Bianca Copeman burst into the App State record books at her first meet as a Mountaineer. Copeman ran the sixth-fastest 1,000-meter run in program history at the Brant Tolsma...

App State junior 149-pounder Jonathan Millner in action during his SoCon title match win over Campbell's Joshua Heil. In St. Louis March 18-20, Millner became the eighth Mountaineer of all time to earn all-American recognition at the NCAA Championships.

Millner named All-American, school-record seven wrestlers compete at NCAA tournament

Ben Brady, Reporter • March 29, 2021

Among a school record seven wrestlers who competed at the 2021 NCAA wrestling championships in St. Louis the March 18 through March 20, App State’s 149-pounder Jonathan Millner secured an eighth place...

App State redshirt senior Thomas Flitz stares down his opponent before the Senior Day match against Chattanooga begins. Flitz finished the day 2-0, also securing a victory over Presbyterian.

App State NCAA qualifier Flitz represents ‘never give up’ mentality for wrestling program

Cameron Burnett, Visual Managing Editor • March 26, 2021

During the 2019-20 season, redshirt senior 174-pound wrestler Thomas Flitz was in the midst of a breakout year, where he was 30-11 in his matches and had qualified for NCAAs. However,  COVID-19 shut down...

Sophomore forward RJ Duhart hoists the Sun Belt tournament trophy in front of a crowd of Mountaineer faithful. Duhart started at center for the Mountaineers after junior James Lewis Jr. got injured in the quarterfinals. Duhart played a combined 79 minutes in the semifinal and championship rounds, helping his team to its first ever Sun Belt tournament title.

Mountaineers ‘Take the Stairs’ to history in unprecedented 2021 season

Ben Brady, Reporter • March 25, 2021

App State men’s basketball won its first ever Sun Belt Championship, sending the Mountaineers to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 21 years. In just his second season with the program, head...

App State commit Chris Mantis soars to the basket for a one-handed slam. Mantis’ Lowell (Indiana) Red Devils defeated Hobart 72-48 Feb. 16 behind 26 points from Mantis.

App State men’s basketball recruit hungry to join the team in 2021

Cameron Burnett, Visual Managing Editor • March 24, 2021

On March 8, when sophomore forward Donovan Gregory dunked the ball as the buzzer sounded, App State had secured its ticket to the NCAA Tournament with the first Sun Belt title in program history. This...

App State senior guard Justin Forrest goes up against Norfolk State during Thursday night’s NCAA First Four game in Assembly Hall. Forrest had a team-high 18 points, but the Mountaineers ultimately lost to the Spartans 54-53.

Mountaineers erase 18-point second half deficit, narrowly fall in First Four thriller

Silas Albright, Reporter • March 19, 2021

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Before the season started, Sun Belt coaches picked App State basketball to finish fourth out of six Sun Belt East division teams. Four months later, the Mountaineers won the first...

The “Cone Gang.” From the left: Will Strickland, Bailey Lang, “Dusty Korns,” Parker Stone, Andrew Curry and Will Taylor welcomed the App State men’s basketball team home from the Sun Belt championship last week. The crew is invested in all App State sports, and rally online, usually on Twitter, to support university athletics.

A tale of two Twitters: A generational divide among App State sports fans

David Brashier, A&C Reporter • March 18, 2021

A cornerstone of App State sports is fans taking to Twitter to express their thoughts, get excited and talk a lot of smack. Fans have dubbed this online community “’Neer Twitter.” Though anyone...

App State's basketball team celebrates its first ever Sun Belt title at the team's welcome-home gathering outside the Holmes Center in Boone March 9. Junior guard Adrian Delph (center) holds the conference championship trophy.

App State vs. Norfolk State: what to watch for in Mountaineers’ first NCAA tourney game in 21 years

Dan Davidson, Former Sports Editor • March 18, 2021

App State takes on the champions of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, Norfolk State, on Thursday in the third game of the NCAA Tournament’s First Four. The Mountaineers and Spartans will tip-off in...

App State senior midfielder and two-time first team all-Sun Belt honoree Veerle Van Heertum takes a shot during Saturday's 1-0 win over Ball State at Brandon and Erica M. Adcock Field. The Mountaineers won their second game in a row Monday against Saint Louis.

App State field hockey erases two goal deficit, defeats Saint Louis in overtime

Connor Davidson, Senior Reporter • March 16, 2021

On Monday, App State field hockey took down Atlantic-10 opponent Saint Louis 3-2. The Mountaineers trailed by two goals before scoring twice in the second half to force overtime, where senior captain and...

App State fans watched from the Holmes Convocation Center as the Mountaineers' seeding and matchup for the NCAA Tournament were released during the annual selection show. “Oh my gosh, it’s so exciting to be back in the stadium,” said Denise Lovin, an App State fan and Boone local.

Fans allowed back in Holmes Center for March Madness bracket unveiling

Silas Albright, Reporter • March 15, 2021

App State fans of all ages came out to the Holmes Convocation Center on Sunday evening for a March Madness selection show watch party to find out the Mountaineers’ seeding and what team they’ll play...

Nearly 40 soccer players came out on Saturday to try out for a spot on Appalachian FC's final roster at the Ted Mackorell Soccer Complex in Boone. “I am very excited this team was made, I always knew we had potential around here,” said Juan Rodriguez, a Boone local who tried out for the team.

Appalachian FC hosts inaugural open tryout

Alex Urquiza, Reporter • March 12, 2021

On March 6, Appalachian FC hosted its first open tryouts at the Ted Mackorell Soccer Complex in Boone.  “It was awesome to finally be out here,” head coach Dale Parker said. ”When you do it from...

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