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Edwards wins despite playing through injuries Someday, the medical history of Armanti Edwards may make a good plot for an episode of “House.” File photo

Midnight Madness grips WHS
The Watauga football program will host a Midnight Madness practice at Jack Groce Stadium Aug. 7-8.

LeGree added to Buchanan watch
Appalachian State junior defensive back Mark LeGree has been added to the official watch list for the 2009 Buck Buchanan Award, The Sports Network announced on Tuesday.

Gessner drains hole-in-one
Martha Gessner belted a hole-in-one at the par-3, 122-yard No. 3 at Linville Land Harbor Golf Course on July 23.

Tailwinds qualify eight athletes to nationals
The Tailwind Track Club had eight members participate in the Area 5 AAU Junior Olympics National Qualifier Regional Track and Field Meet July 9-12 in Knoxville, Tenn. All of them qualified to go on to the Junior Olympic Nationals, which are at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa in August, in at least one event.

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July 29, 2009

ASU picked to repeat
SPARTANBURG, S.C. - The Southern Conference’s football coaches have picked Appalachian State to win its fifth-consecutive conference championship, the SoCon office announced on Monday.

Soccer tryouts begin Aug. 3
The Watauga boys’ soccer team will hold tryouts on Aug. 5 from 3 p.m. until 5 p.m. at Watauga High School. A sports physical and all necessary soccer equipment is required. Water and soccer balls will be provided.

Edens debuts in pros
Former Appalachian State pitcher Aubrey Edens began his professional playing career last Thursday night with the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks of the independent Northern League.

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July 27, 2009

Sports card convention is coming Sports-card collecting has come a long way from the tiny painted portraits tucked into cigarette packs around the turn of the 19th Century.

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