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App State football announced its full schedule March 1. The Mountaineers are set to play in two NFL stadiums to open the year, which head coach Shawn Clark described as "a big deal for our players."

Breaking down App State’s 2021 football schedule

Alex McCaskey, Reporter • March 12, 2021

App State football released its schedule for the 2021 season. The slate is highlighted by two games in NFL stadiums, a home rematch against former Southern Conference rival Marshall and a date with Georgia...

Adrian Delph, App State junior guard, lifts the Sun Belt Championship trophy for the fans in attendance at the welcome-home celebration Tuesday afternoon. Delph recorded 22 points in the final versus Georgia State. This is the first-ever Sun Belt basketball championship win in school history.

Mountaineer faithful welcome men’s basketball team home after Sun Belt title

Cameron Burnett and Connor Davidson • March 10, 2021

App State men’s basketball returned to Boone on Tuesday afternoon after winning the Sun Belt Championship 80-73 over Georgia State. The Mountaineers came into the tournament as the fourth seed in the...

The App State bench celebrates during a loss to Troy Jan. 29 at the Holmes Center in Boone. The Mountaineers won two Sun Belt tourney games on a run to the conference semifinals, before falling to East division No. 1 seed Troy 63-60 Sunday in Pensacola, Florida.

App State women’s basketball wins two games, falls in Sun Belt tournament semis

Cameron Burnett, Connor Davidson, and Dan Davidson • March 10, 2021

App State women’s basketball played in the Sun Belt conference tournament in Pensacola, Fla. as the No. 3 seed out of the East division. The Mountaineers won two games, advancing to the semifinals before...

App State first-year head coach Ashleigh Antal (left) and senior María José Zacarias (right) share a fist bump during the Mountaineers' win over Georgia State Saturday in Boone. The Mountaineers also knocked off Georgia Southern Sunday to open conference play 2-0.

App State women’s tennis earns weekend sweep, opens Sun Belt play 2-0

Ben Brady, Reporter • March 9, 2021

App State women's tennis earned a weekend sweep, beating their conference rivals Georgia State 4-3 on Friday and Georgia Southern 4-0 on Sunday at Deer Valley Racquet Club in Boone.  The Mountaineers...

App State senior sprinter and jumper Peighton Simmons stands atop the podium at the 2021 Sun Belt indoor track championships in Birmingham, Alabama Feb. 22-23. Simmons won the triple jump Sun Belt title for the first time in her career, becoming App State's 16th triple jump conference champ in program history.

Simmons, Ballard shine for App State at indoor track Sun Belt championships

Ben Brady, Reporter • March 9, 2021

App State men’s track and field finished sixth of eight teams with 60 points, and the women’s team finished ninth of 12 teams with 29 points in the indoor Sun Belt championships in Birmingham, Alabama.  Arkansas...

App State students and fans celebrate on King Street in Boone following the Mountaineers' Sun Belt tournament championship win Monday night in Pensacola, Florida. “I’m just really happy for our players that they get to experience the NCAA tournament,” second-year head coach Dustin Kerns said.

“It means the world:” Mountaineers capture first ever Sun Belt crown, secure NCAA bid

Dan Davidson, Former Sports Editor • March 9, 2021

App State men’s basketball captured its first ever Sun Belt Tournament championship, securing an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament in an 80-73 victory over Georgia State Monday night.  “I thought...

App State grad transfer guard Michael Almonacy looks up the court during the Mountaineers' 64-61 win over Coastal Carolina Sunday night in the Sun Belt tournament semifinals in Pensacola, Florida. Almonacy finished the game with 19 points on six made threes to go along with with six rebounds and three assists.

App State men’s basketball advances to Sun Belt Championship for first time ever

Silas Albright, Reporter • March 8, 2021

For the first time ever, App State men’s basketball is playing in the Sun Belt championship game. The East division fourth-seeded Mountaineers won their second straight 9 p.m. overtime game Sunday night...

App State sophomore wing Donovan Gregory drives during a 56-54 loss to South Alabama Feb. 20 in Boone. Gregory scored 11 points, grabbed seven rebounds and added four assists in the Mountaineers 67-60 win over Little Rock in the first round of the Sun Belt tourney Friday.

App State men’s basketball knocks off Little Rock 67-60 in Sun Belt first round

Alex McCaskey, Reporter • March 7, 2021

In the first round of the Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament on Friday, the fourth-seeded East division Mountaineers defeated the fifth-seeded West division Little Rock Trojans 67-60 in the...

App State senior guard Justin Forrest takes a free throw during a 74-61 win over Georgia State Jan. 23 in Boone. In Saturday's OT win over Texas State in the Sun Belt quarterfinals, Forrest led App State with 28 points on 14-17 from the free throw line.

Forrest leads Mountaineers to Sun Belt semis in OT win over Texas State

Connor Davidson, Senior Reporter • March 7, 2021

App State men’s basketball took on regular season Sun Belt champion and No. 1 seed Texas State in the quarterfinals of the Sun Belt conference tournament Saturday night. After trailing for most of the...

App State's Black Student Athlete Association hosted a Zoom webinar last week, entitled "Together We are More! More Than a Student-Athlete." Several current App State athletes attended and spoke, including former football standout Doug Middleton, who's now a safety for the NFL's Jacksonville Jaguars.

More than an athlete: Black Student Athletes Association panel discusses race, perception

Jhyrah DeLapp, Reporter • March 6, 2021

On Feb. 24, the App State Black Student Athletes Association held a Zoom panel titled “Together We are More! More Than a Student-Athlete,” with panelists from various sports, speaking on what it’s...

App State junior lefty Tyler Tuthill picked up his first win of the season in the Mountaineers' home opening 6-2 win over NC A&T Saturday in Boone. Tuthill allowed two runs off three hits over seven innings while striking out three in the victory.

App State baseball opens home season, takes 3 of 4 against NC A&T

Jayson James, Reporter • March 5, 2021

The App State baseball team moved to 6-2 on the young season by taking three out of four games against North Carolina A&T from Feb. 27-March 2.  The Mountaineers began the series by hosting a doubleheader...

Appalachian FC, Boone's new soccer team that's set to start play in May, announced it's first head coach: former NCAA D-II all-American at Lees-McRae Dale Parker. “Providing the community with a great soccer experience that fills the gap from App State men’s soccer cut is the number one goal,” Parker said.

“An honor and an exciting project:” Dale Parker leads Appalachian FC as first head coach

Alex Urquiza, Reporter • March 5, 2021

On February 1st, Appalachian FC announced Dale Parker as their first-ever head coach, beginning a new era for soccer in the High Country. On Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., the club will be hosting...

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