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Connor Davidson, Senior Reporter

Connor Davidson (he/him) is a senior electronic media/broadcasting major, digital marketing minor, from Harrisburg, NC. This is his third year with The Appalachian.

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Senior guard Brooke Bigott shields off a Little Rock defender as the Mountaineers capture an 11-point conference win.

Mountaineer women’s basketball splits Arkansas road trip

January 18, 2022
Super senior Michael Almonacy stares down the basket as the Cameron Crazies heckle him. Almonacy led the Mountaineers with 17 points.

Mountaineers finish winless in Tobacco Road trip

December 22, 2021
Senior linebacker DMarco Jackson sprints to the ball against ULM Oct. 30. Jackson is the third Mountaineer to win Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Year.

19 Mountaineers headline All-Sun Belt awards

December 5, 2021
Senior Adrian Delph jumps to a stop at the high post in App States home opener. Delph scored 72 points across the Mountaineers three games in the Gulf Coast Showcase.

Mountaineers win one, drop two at Gulf Coast Showcase

November 26, 2021
Head coach Shawn Clark coaches the Mountaineers to a late comeback victory against Marshall. App State defeated the Thundering Herd 31-30 behind 187 rushing yards from sophomore back Nate Noel and three touchdowns by junior back Cam Peoples.

Mountaineer football prepares to avenge last year’s loss to Ragin’ Cajuns

October 12, 2021
Quarterback Chase Brice looks to the stands during App State’s Sept. 11 matchup against No. 22 Miami. The Mountaineers took the Hurricanes down to the wire, falling 25-23 after Miami drilled a 43-yard go-ahead field goal with two minutes to play.

New kid on the block: Chase Brice leads veteran App State team

October 6, 2021
The Mountaineers huddle up before taking the court against in-conference opponent Georgia State. The Black and Gold went on to win 74-61, propelling them to their best start in conference play since the 2007-08 season.

Men’s basketball recruits make official visits this weekend

September 17, 2021
Womens soccer huddles up during their spring match against Tennessee. The Mountaineers played in three games during their spring season and finished 1-2.

App Nation Previews: Women’s Soccer

August 23, 2021
This iconic view from the top of Rough Ridge helped it earn the title of Best Hiking Trail for the second year in a row in 2021.

Best of Boone 2021: Best of Lifestyle

May 1, 2021
Summer baseball is coming to the High Country this year with the Boone Bigfoots set to play their inaugural season. Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium, App State baseballs home field, will also be the summer home of the Bigfoots.

Bigfoots bring summer wooden-bat baseball to Boone

April 13, 2021
App State senior midfielder and two-time first team all-Sun Belt honoree Veerle Van Heertum takes a shot during Saturdays 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

March 16, 2021
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

March 10, 2021
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

March 10, 2021
App State senior guard Justin Forrest takes a free throw during a 74-61 win over Georgia State Jan. 23 in Boone. In Saturdays 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

March 7, 2021
App State womens basketball players catch their breaths during a timeout against Coastal Carolina Feb. 13 in Boone. Senior forward Lainey Gosnell (pictured at center, looking down) led the Mountaineers to a pair of wins over Georgia Southern in the final series of the regular season this past weekend. She was named Sun Belt Player of the Week on Monday.

Gosnell shines on Senior Day as App State women’s basketball sweeps Georgia Southern

March 2, 2021
App State junior middle infielder Luke Drumheller hustles around third base during a game at UNC Greensboro last season. The Charlotte native broke out in his freshman season of 2019, leading the Mountaineers in batting average, hits, RBIs, doubles and OBP, en route to being named a freshman all-American by Collegiate Baseball News.

Drumheller changing App State baseball culture as player, leader

March 1, 2021
App State wrestling coaches focus on a match between senior Codi Russell and an opponent from Gardner-Webb on Jan. 23 in Buies Creek. (From right: assistant coach Randall Diabe, head assistant coach Ian Miller, head coach JohnMark Bentley.)

New assistants bring fresh perspectives to App State wrestling

February 8, 2021
App State players Donovan Gregory (#11, left) and Deshon Parker (right) swarm Georgia State guard Kane Williams during the Mountaineers 74-61 win on Saturday at the Holmes Center.

App State men’s basketball sweeps Georgia State, takes over first place in Sun Belt

January 24, 2021
App State fell to 7-3 overall and 5-2 in Sun Belt play on Friday night at Kidd Brewer, falling to Louisiana 24-21 on senior night. Three turnovers and two missed field goals were key factors in the loss.

App State falls to Louisiana for first time in 24-21 senior night loss

December 5, 2020
Second-year App State head coach Dustin Kerns coaches his team on Dec. 1 against Bowling Green.

App State men’s basketball matchup against St. Andrews canceled

December 1, 2020
App State senior guard Pre Stanley brings the ball up court during the WBI Championship game in Boone on April 3, 2019. Stanley is a 2020 preseason all-Sun Belt second team selection.

Newcomers bring different skills, big goals to App State women’s basketball

November 17, 2020
App State picked up its first road win of the year and moved to 2-0 in Sun Belt play with a 31-13 win over ULM Saturday.

App State wins second conference game with 31-13 win at ULM

November 1, 2020
App State senior tight end Mike Evans celebrates after scoring the first touchdown of his career in App States 45-17 win over Arkansas State Oct. 22.

Five takeaways from App State football vs. Arkansas State

October 27, 2020
App State quarterback Zac Thomas prepares to take a snap from center Noah Hannon in App States 45-17 win over Arkansas State Oct. 22. Thomas led the Mountaineers with 216 yards and four TDs through the air, along with 82 yards and a TD on the ground.

Mountaineers cruise past Red Wolves as Kidd Brewer Stadium hosts fans for first time in 2020

October 23, 2020
Though some players in App State senior backup quarterback Jacob Huesmans position might opt to transfer in hopes of starting elsewhere, he embraces his role with the Mountaineers. I wasn’t gonna quit, I didn’t want to run away from it just because I lost (the starting job), Huesman said.

QB2: Huesman plays important role as a backup

October 10, 2020
Senior wide receiver Thomas Hennigan has started every game for the Mountaineers since he stepped foot on campus. Hennigan was voted one of six App State captains in 2020 by his teammates.

“I’m going to do whatever I got to do:” Hennigan leads Mountaineers by example

September 27, 2020
Head football coach Shawn Clark hoists the New Orleans Bowl trophy after App States 31-17 win over UAB on Dec. 21.

Breaking down each position group for App State football heading into 2020

September 11, 2020
Junior cornerback Shaun Jolly caught five interceptions in his breakout 2019 season. Now heading into 2020, Jolly has been named to six different preseason All-American teams.

“I always knew what I could do:” Jolly looks to build on breakout 2019 season

September 11, 2020
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September 11, 2020
App State football players and coaches shared this image on social media after opting to cancel practice Thursday. The decision to cancel practice came after a team-wide discussion about racial injustice.

App State football cancels practice after team discussion

August 27, 2020
Members of App States wrestling team pose for a photo after the SoCon Championships on March 8. The Mountaineers had four conference champions and a program record six total NCAA qualifiers before the season was canceled due to COVID-19.

App State wrestling hopeful for the future after COVID-19 cuts historic season short

April 15, 2020
App State takes the field before its 56-41 win over Charlotte on Sept. 7.

App State football announces 2020 schedule

February 28, 2020
Junior utility man Andrew Greckel blasted a two-run homer in the top of the ninth to lift App State over No. 24 Wake Forest 11-9.

App State baseball knocks off No. 24 Wake Forest 11-9

February 27, 2020
University officials make their way through Sanford Hall as it currently stands on Feb. 19. Nick Katers, associate vice chancellor for facilities management, said that the building already had a good structure and base and that there was a lot of benefit to renewing this building rather than tearing it down and starting over.”

Hard hat tour shows progress on construction of Sanford Hall

February 26, 2020
Head football coach Shawn Clark hoists the New Orleans Bowl trophy after App States 31-17 win over UAB on Dec. 21.

Head football coach Shawn Clark gets 2020 season rolling with first week of spring practice

February 21, 2020
App State sprinter DeShawn Ballard far from done in 2020

App State sprinter De’Shawn Ballard far from done in 2020

February 12, 2020
Senior guard OShown Williams finished with a career-high 25 points in App States 57-50 win over UT-Arlington on Thursday night.

Williams fuels Mountaineers to 57-50 victory over UT Arlington

February 7, 2020
Junior Teodora Sevo in action during a match last year. Sevo and the Mountaineers look to build off of what they accomplished a season ago.

Women’s tennis looks to capitalize on last year’s regular season Sun Belt title

January 22, 2020
Junior guard Justin Forrest shoots a floater in App States 73-57 loss to Little Rock on Jan. 19. Forrest finished with 22 points.

Mountaineers struggle offensively, fall to Little Rock 73-57

January 19, 2020
App State came away victorious in the 2019 Sun Belt Championship game against the University of Louisiana 45-38. This is the Mountaineers fourth consecutive Sun Belt championship. Junior running back Darryton Evans has three total touchdowns and junior quarterback Zac Thomas threw for 149 yards and two touchdowns.

App State wins Sun Belt title, become first FBS team from N.C. to have 12-win season

December 7, 2019
App State head coach Eliah Drinkwitz speaks postgame after the Mountaineers beat UNC 34-31 in Chapel Hill on Sept. 21.

Drinkwitz shares thoughts ahead of Sun Belt Championship against Louisiana

December 2, 2019
Junior guard Presha Stanley jumps with the ball and scores two points during an App State home game in 2018.

Lady Mountaineers fall to Gardner-Webb in home opener

November 23, 2019
Members of App States soccer team celebrate after a goal from junior midfielder/forward Marc Pfrogner (#24).

App State men’s soccer advances to semifinals of Sun Belt tournament with 3-0 win over Howard

November 14, 2019
Appalachian Roller Derby president Rebecca Bam Bam Tobiassen skates

[Photo] Appalachian Roller Derby provides meaningful experience

September 13, 2019
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