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App State football media day: Mountaineers preparing to take whatever they can get in 2020

App State football media day: Mountaineers preparing to take whatever they can get in 2020

Silas Albright, Reporter August 7, 2020

Even with all the confusion and unknowns 2020 has brought so far, the Mountaineers and their first-year coaching staff made it through spring ball, finished up summer workouts and walkthroughs, and are...

App State athletics announces Hall of Fame Class of 2021

Dan Davidson, Former Sports Editor August 6, 2020

App State Athletics and the Former Athletes Association have announced the App State Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2021.  The program’s 46th class will cement the legacies of five App State athletes...

App State and Wake Forest cancel 2020 football game

App State and Wake Forest cancel 2020 football game

Dan Davidson, Former Sports Editor August 5, 2020

App State and Wake Forest have agreed to postpone their 2020 football matchup to a future year.  "COVID-19 continues to change many of our plans," App State Director of Athletics Doug Gillin said in...

Former App State wrestling co-head assistant coach Ryan LeBlanc (right) has been named the head coach at The Citadel.

App State wrestling assistant LeBlanc named head coach at The Citadel

Ben Brady, Reporter August 5, 2020

Ryan LeBlanc, App State wrestling’s former co-head assistant coach, accepted his first head-coaching job at The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina.  Working under head coach JohnMark...

Clark: “a couple” COVID cases for App State football

Clark: “a couple” COVID cases for App State football

Silas Albright, Reporter July 9, 2020

App State head football coach Shawn Clark and his program are adapting to the unusual circumstances COVID-19 has caused.  One important step to beginning the season is testing everyone in the program...

Former App State pitcher Jack Hartman signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday, June 29. He was drafted 108th overall in the fourth round of this year's MLB Draft.

Former App State pitcher Jack Hartman signs with Pittsburgh Pirates

Silas Albright, Reporter July 2, 2020

Jack Hartman, an App State baseball alumnus, signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates Monday. The Pirates selected Hartman 108th overall in the fourth round of the 2020 MLB Draft.  “Jack hasn’t been...

App State student and football video team member Vince Fortea shoots during a game in 2019. The football video team won first place in the Short Social category at this year's SAVVY awards.

App State football video team wins national SAVVY award for third straight year

Dan Davidson, Former Sports Editor June 15, 2020

From pregame motivational videos to weekly uniform reveals, App State’s football video team works hard to produce content for fans to enjoy. App State’s football video department earned first place...

OPINION: What the march down King Street meant to me

OPINION: What the march down King Street meant to me

Kaiden Smith, Senior Reporter June 3, 2020

It’s no secret that App State is a predominantly white university, which led to a predominantly white turn out as hundreds marched peacefully down King Street to fight against racism and police injustice...

Watauga High spring senior athletes honored with banners on King Street

Silas Albright, Reporter May 30, 2020

For many Watauga High School spring senior athletes, the cancelation of their season due to COVID-19 brought an immediate end to their athletic career. Many athletes missed out on their last chance to...

App State picks up another OL commitment, adding to the stacked class

App State picks up another OL commitment, adding to the stacked class

Cameron Burnett, Visual Managing Editor May 29, 2020

The Mountaineers added another offensive lineman to the class of 2021: Troy Everett. The 6-foot-3-inch 280-pound offensive guard played for Lord Botetourt High School, where he was part of a team that...

WHS football standouts Satterfield, Castle, Bond and Watson make college commitments

WHS football standouts Satterfield, Castle, Bond and Watson make college commitments

Silas Albright, Reporter May 27, 2020

Four Watauga High School football players from the 2019 team committed to play at the next level.  “This is always an exciting time for us as we recognize these players moving on (to) play football...

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