Archived

Sports update:

Stranded runners, long balls doom Mountaineers

SPARTANBURG, S.C. - Appalachian State University baseball stranded 11 baserunners and surrendered four home runs in a 6-5 loss to Georgia Southern in the winners�f bracket of the 2009 Southern Conference Tournament on Thursday evening at Fluor Field.

Edens, Mountaineers win pitcher's duel GREENVILLE, S.C.- It's been a long time since Appalachian State won a first game in the Southern Conference Tournament. It's never happened in the five-year Chris Pollard era, though the Mountaineers once won a play-in game. Photo by Steve Behr

Young Watauga track team headed to A&T
Watauga track and field coach Randy McDonough reached one of his goals last Saturday by qualifying enough athletes for the state 4-A track and field finals to use a bigger activity bus to get to the site of the meet, North Carolina A&T in Greensboro.

Pitching plan works well
GREENVILLE, S.C. - As Chris Pollard said in the postgame press conference following Appalachian State's 4-1 victory over The Citadel in the first round of the Southern Conference Tournament, it was just the way the Mountaineers drew it up.

---

May 20, 2009
ASU, Citadel both enter tourney on a roll
Appalachian State baseball team doesn�ft necessarily have fond memories of The Citadel this spring.

Quate named All-SoCon SPARTANBURG, S.C. - Relief pitcher Zach Quate headlined three Appalachian State baseball players that received all-Southern Conference recognition from the league's coaches, the conference announced on Monday.Photo by Steve Behr

Harrow makes media squad
SPARTANBURG, S.C. - Isaac Harrow did not make the Southern Conference Coaches�f all-conference team, but he was named to the Southern Conference Sports Media Association�fs second team, which was announced Tuesday morning.

Kids triathlon to be held this Saturday
The third annual High Country Kids Triathlon will be held at the Watauga County Parks and Recreation Department Saturday.

---

May 18, 2009

Heart- breaking loss Watauga�fs baseball team found out Friday night just how disappointing one loss can be. Photo by Steve Behr

WHS sends several to state
ASHEVILLE - Watauga track and field coach Randy McDonough would like to see the Pioneers go back to the times when they needed a bigger bus to take all of his athletes to the state meet.

Cook signs letter
Linzy Cook probably never dreamed that one setback during her freshman year of high school would help her get a college scholarship.

Appalachian takes pair from Lancers
Appalachian State's baseball team closed out the regular season with a sweep of Longwood in a delayed doubleheader that began Thursday and ended Friday.

Cougars claim softball title
TAYLORSVILLE - Watauga's softball team found a way to reach the finals of the Northwestern 4-A Conference Tournament. Now the Pioneers will see if they can reach the state 4-A tournament.

---