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App State women’s basketball coach Angel Elderkin announced the hiring of Evan Turkish as the program’s assistant coach on Wednesday. “We are excited to add Evan to our coaching staff,” said Elderkin. “It was obvious in our first call that he has not only a great basketball mind but also the passion and commitment to…

Lenoir-Rhyne’s Myles Moffat was named the 2023 South Atlantic Conference Men’s Lacrosse Scholar-Athlete of the Year, the Conference office announced today. The South Atlantic Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Year award is presented annually to one student-athlete in each of the Conference’s championship sports and is voted on by the SAC’s Faculty Athletic Representatives Committee. The…

Nine Mountaineers were named to the 2022-23 Academic All-District Track & Field Team, selected by College Sports Communicators, on Wednesday. Seniors Celia Agee, Madison Christy and Djamila Petersen, along with juniors Jasmine Donohue and Megan Plummer earned spots on the Academic All-District women’s team. Juniors Calbert Guest, Dwayne Lillie, and Ryan Teuscher, as well as…

Kickoff times and network designations were announced Wednesday for the first four games on App State’s 2023 football schedule, plus the Mountaineers’ midweek matchup against visiting Coastal Carolina on Oct. 10. Sept. 2 — vs. Gardner-Webb (3:30 p.m. on ESPN+) Sept. 9 — at North Carolina (5:15 p.m. on ACC Network) Sept. 16 — vs.…

Catawba Valley Community College has announced it will continue the baseball and softball programs heading into the 2023-24 school year. The CVCC Athletic department will continue to compete in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) in baseball, men’s and women’s basketball and softball. The Red Hawks will also provide opportunities of intercollegiate competition in…

Five Catawba Valley Community College softball players have been named All-Region by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA). The NFCA announced its All-Region honors which included one first team East Region selection and four second team East Region selections for the Red Hawks. The five NFCA All-Region honors for the Red Hawks are tied for…

In one of the most dominant performances in NCAA Championship history, the Lenoir-Rhyne Bears captured their first National Championship with a convincing win over Mercyhurst on Sunday afternoon at Lincoln Financial Stadium. The Bears scored the first six goals of the game and held a 14-1 lead at the half to cruise to victory in…

Sunday’s series finale against the Asheville Tourists was postponed due to weather. Tonight’s game, like Saturday’s, will be made up in Asheville during the June 20-25th series, with the exact date to be determined. Tickets from tonight’s game can be exchanged for another date this season at the Mike Johnson’s Hickory Toyota Ticket Office. An…

The Lenoir-Rhyne Men’s Lacrosse team, for the second time in three years, won the South Regional Championship and have advances to the National Championship game. The Bears did so in convincing fashion, winning 18-11 at the two-seed and conference rival Limestone on Sunday, May 21. With the win, the Bears become the first No. 5…

App State senior Jada Branch punched her ticket to the 2023 NCAA Championships in the women’s triple jump on the final day of the NCAA East Preliminary Round in Jacksonville, Fla. Juniors Chris Wainscott, Calbert Guest, and Niejel Wilkins also represented the Black and Gold in the men’s shot put, men’s 3,000-meter steeplechase, and men’s…

Picked to finish 12th in the Sun Belt preseason poll, the Mountaineers defied expectations all season long, and were among the final four teams playing in the Sun Belt Conference when they fell in an elimination game to No. 16 Southern Miss, 11-1, on Saturday at Riverwalk Stadium. The Mountaineers opened the season 7-0 and…

Saturday evening’s Hickory Crawdads game against the Asheville Tourists was postponed due to storms. The game will be made up in Asheville during the June 20-25th series. Tickets from Saturday’s game can be exchanged for another date this season at the Mike Johnson’s Hickory Toyota Ticket Office. An upgrade is required for July 2nd and…

Dario Matau and Alexis Brown each earned a National Runner Up honors in the 200m and 100m respectively to pace a strong showing at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships for Lenoir-Rhyne. The duo wrap up a tremendous overall season as Matau had a pair of National Runner Ups in the Indoor Championships and…

n a tournament that has been characterized by offensive firepower thus far, Saturday morning it was the App State pitching staff that stepped into the spotlight in a 4-2 win over No. 16 Southern Miss, forcing an elimination game against the Golden Eagles at 5 p.m. ET. The victory was the Mountaineers 30th of the…

The Hickory Crawdads rolled the Asheville Tourists 9-2 on Friday night, pulling ahead 3-1 in the series. The ‘Dads got their first run in the second to pull ahead 1-0. Tucker Mitchell walked and moved to second as Daniel Mateo was able to reach on a fielder’s choice and Keyber Rodriguez walked to load the…

The Lenoir-Rhyne men’s lacrosse team had six players named United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA) All-Americans as announced by the organization this afternoon. The Bears had three on the Second Team, one on the Third Team and a pair of Honorable Mentions. The six All-Americans in one season is a program record and brings the…

Despite trailing 7-0 early, the App State offense erupted for ten runs in the sixth inning on their way to an improbable 14-10 comeback victory over Troy in an elimination game at the Sun Belt Tournament. With Troy leading 7-3, the Mountaineers began the sixth inning with back-to-back singles from Hunter Wilder and Andrew Terrell.…

The Lenoir-Rhyne outdoor track and field team continued its strong showing and added another All-American honor as Melody Jones earned Second Team status in the 100m hurdles. Alexis Brown took second place in her heat in the 200m dash to earn a spot in the finals on Saturday. Brown blazed a time of 23.06 which…

South African tennis standout Naledi Manyube has signed to join the App State tennis program for the 2023-24 season. “We’re incredibly excited to have Naledi join our App tennis family this fall,” head coach Ashleigh Antal said. “Her work ethic and high-level playing pedigree will play a pivotal role in our continued success next season.…

The Tar Heel 250 “Thursday Thunder In The Foothills” give fans the most exciting finish yet in the ASA STARS National Tour season. 16-year-old Gio Ruggiero passed current NASCAR Cup Series points leader William Byron in the last corner and beat him back to the line by just 0.036 to win his first-career Super Late…

The Hickory Crawdads lost 12-9 in ten innings to the Asheville Tourists on Thursday night. The Crawdads wasted no time taking a lead, getting three in the bottom of the first. Alejandro Osuna singled to start off the inning and took second on a passed ball. Maximo Acosta drove him home with a base hit…

Sprinter Dario Matau claimed the No. 1 seed in the 100m dash prelims and the women’s 4x100m relay team earned All-American status in day one of the NCAA Track and Field Outdoor Championships. Matau sprinted in 10.19 seconds to claim a spot in Saturday’s finals and earn the top spot in prelims. Matau earned a…

Lenoir-Rhyne’s Talon LaClair was named Division 2 Conference Commissioners Association (D2CCA) Third Team All-American, becoming the eighth player in LR Softball history to earn All-American status. LaClair, who returned after a torn ACL sustained in the fall of 2021, finished the season with a .399 batting average and 1.240 OPS. LaClair played in all 52…

Both the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) and Division 2 Conference Commissioners Association (D2CCA) All-Region selections were announced by their respective organizations and Lenoir-Rhyne’s Blake Bean and Sal Carricato earned All-Region accolades. Bean was a First Team on the NCBWA list and a Second Teamer as voted on by the D2CCA while Carricato was…

3A: South Point: 7 St. Stephens: 1 Indians season ends at 15-5-1.

App State scored three runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to take the lead, and was able to hold onto the advantage in the ninth, fending off James Madison 8-7 and staving off elimination at Riverwalk Stadium. A trio of fifth year seniors ignited the late-game heroics at the plate. Tied 5-5, Andrew…

App State belted three home runs and put together a pair of four-run innings, but were outlasted by Troy 10-9 in ten innings in the Sun Belt Tournament opener at Riverwalk Stadium. Trailing 7-5 in the top of the ninth inning, the Mountaineers (27-24) sent nine men to the plate to regain the lead. CJ…

The Hickory Crawdads won their third consecutive game on Wednesday afternoon, defeating the Asheville Tourists 4-2. Two runs in the second put the ‘Dads ahead. Griffin Cheney drew a walk and Keyber Rodriguez drove a homerun to left-center on the first pitch he saw. In the third inning, the ‘Dads struck again as Geisel Cepeda…

Lenoir-Rhyne had seven players represented on the All-South Region as announced by the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA). The Bears are the South Region champs after defeating Limestone 18-11 in the National Semifinal on Sunday and are on to the National Championship game against Mercyhurst on Sunday at 1 p.m. in Philadelphia. Toron Eccleston,…

Four Mountaineers are set to compete at the NCAA East Preliminary Round in Jacksonville, Fla. on May 24-27. Junior Chris Wainscott will compete in the men’s shot put, junior Calbert Guest will race in the men’s 3,000-meter steeplechase, junior Niejel Wilkins will take on the men’s triple jump and senior Jada Branch will compete in…

A program record 20 Lenoir-Rhyne student-athletes were named to the All-Region team as announced by the USTFCCCA. The 20 athletes earned accolades across 37 events and helped the Bears to one of the most successful seasons in program history. On the men’s side, Dario Matau led the way with All-Region honors in the 4×100 relay,…

The Hickory Crawdads took down the Asheville Tourists 6-3 in Tuesday’s series opener. Asheville took a 1-0 lead as the second batter of the game hit a solo homerun. The Crawdads tied it up in the bottom of the first. Daniel Mateo reached on a fielding error by the second baseman and stole second, his…

App State student-athletes extended their impressive streak to 22 consecutive semesters with a cumulative GPA above 3.0 thanks to their strong academic performances during the 2023 spring. The Mountaineers ended the spring with a 3.14 semester GPA for all student-athletes, contributing to a 3.22 cumulative GPA for all student-athletes. Every program at App State finished…

The Texas Rangers today announced the sale of the Hickory Crawdads and Down East Wood Ducks to Diamond Baseball Holdings (DBH), an organization that owns and operates select Minor League clubs affiliated with Major League Baseball (MLB). “The Texas Rangers are excited to enter into this agreement with Diamond Baseball Holdings,” said Neil Leibman, Texas…

3A: Lake Norman Charter: 2 Hibriten: 0 Panthers season ends at 14-5-4. St. Stephens: 1 Hickory: 1 Indians advance on penalty kicks, 4-2 Red Tornadoes season ends at 20-3-2. The Indians move on to the fourth round going to South Point on Thursday

App State starting pitcher Xander Hamilton and outfielder CJ Boyd have been named First Team All-Sun Belt honorees, the conference announced today. It marks the second time that App State has garnered multiple First Team All-Sun Belt selections since joining the conference in 2015. Hamilton enjoyed one of the most dominant strikeout seasons in the…

For the second time in three years, the Lenoir-Rhyne Men’s Lacrosse Team won the South Regional Championship and will advance to the National Championship game. The Bears did so in convincing fashion, winning 18-11 at the two-seed and conference rival Limestone. With the win, the Bears become the first No. 5 seed in NCAA Tournament…

The Hickory Crawdads snapped their losing streak on Sunday afternoon, coming from behind to win 8-7 over the Rome Braves. The game remained scoreless until the fifth inning when the ‘Dads pulled ahead 3-0. Geisel Cepeda led off the fifth inning with a single that trickled down the left field line, as the fielders watched…

The high school state track and field championships wrapped up this weekend. The championships were held at the North Carolina A&T State University Track and Field Complex. In the 1A girls final team rankings, Draughn finished 41st with one point recorded. In the 1A boys final team rankings, Draughn finished 30th with eight points. In…

The Hickory Crawdads lost 10-6 to the Rome Braves on Saturday night as their ninth inning comeback couldn’t close the gap after allowing early runs. Rome jumped on Crawdads starter Larson Kindreich for three runs (two earned) in the first inning. They scored five more in the second, with the last being charged to reliever…

Daniel Suarez and Chris Buescher will start Sunday’s NASCAR All-Star Race on the front row, after the pair triumphed in their respective 60-lap heat races on Saturday night at North Wilkesboro Speedway. By virtue of his pit crew posting the best pit stop of any All-Star Race team in Friday’s NASCAR Pit Crew Challenge presented…

App State baseball clinched the No. 6 seed in the Sun Belt tournament with a 12-8 victory over Troy in the team’s regular season finale on Sunday. With the win, the Mountaineers (27-23, 16-13 SBC) bypass the single-elimination round of the tournament and will play on Wednesday at 10 a.m. ET against 3-seeded Troy (38-18,…

The Hickory Red Tornadoes edged the Carrboro Jaguars 5-4 to capture the 2023 NCHSAA 3A Men’s Dual Team Tennis crown on Saturday. Hickory was a Co-Champion in 2021 thanks to COVID-19 restrictions and they won their first outright title since 2006 on Saturday in Burlington. The Red Tornadoes and Jaguars split the singles matches 3-3…

One day before Kyle Larson goes for his third NASCAR All-Star Race victory, Larson hopped in Spire Motorsports’ No. 7 Chevrolet truck, flew to the front and avoided ruffling any feathers on his way to a convincing Tyson 250 win at North Wilkesboro Speedway. Larson – subbing for the injured Alex Bowman – qualified eighth…

App State men’s basketball rising senior CJ Huntley recently was selected to represent the Sun Belt Conference on the NCAA Men’s Basketball Oversight Committee’s (MBOC) Student-Athlete Engagement Group. “I am honored and consider it a privilege to be selected for this opportunity to represent the SBC,” Huntley said. “I look forward to being able to…

1A: Uwharrie Charter: 5 Draughn: 4 Wildcats season ends at 22-5

4A: Marvin Ridge: 10 Alexander Central: 3 Cougars season ends at 21-5

App State fell to Troy in the middle game of the series at Riddle-Pace Field, 7-5, in a back-and-forth ballgame Friday night. CJ Boyd led the game off with his ninth home run in the last ten games giving the Mountaineers an early lead. The 1-0 ballgame would last until the sixth inning when Hayden…

Despite a strong start by right hander Josh Stephan, the Hickory Crawdads lost 1-0 to the Rome Braves, their twelfth consecutive defeat. Stephan delivered another excellent performance on the mound for the ‘Dads. He pitched six innings, allowing just two hits and one walk while striking out seven. Stephan threw 54 of his 82 pitches…

For the fourth straight year, the Lenoir-Rhyne University Athletics Department ranked in the top 20 nationally in community service as determined by Helper Helper, the official partner of NCAA Team Works. After finishing a department-best 9th out of 316 NCAA Division II athletic programs in 2021-22, the Bears finished in 14th place finish in community…

Ty Gibbs still has work to do to qualify for Sunday’s NASCAR All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro Speedway, but Gibbs’ pit crew on Friday put Gibbs in prime position to finish the job. Gibbs’ No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota crew posted a 13.012-second, four-tire pit stop to win the NASCAR Pit Crew Challenge presented…

App State director of track & field and cross country Damion McLean announced the 2023-24 signing class on Friday. “With the new facility, recruits are able to see the new vision that App State Track & Field and Cross Country has of the future,” said head coach Damion McLean. “The overall class of these young…

1A: Mountain Island Charter: 9 Draughn: 0 Wildcats season ends at 11-6-4. 3A: Hickory: 3 Central Cabarrus: 0 Red Tornadoes advance to the third round hosting St. Stephens on Monday St. Stephens: 3 North Davidson: 1 Indians advance to the third round going to Hickory on Monday.

CJ Boyd hit his eighth home run in his last nine games, but the Mountaineers offense was held in check Thursday night, as App State fell 3-2 to Troy in the series opener at Riddle-Pace Field. After the Trojans scored all three runs in the second inning, Boyd was quick to answer, launching a solo…

Lenoir-Rhyne’s Patrik Alvestrand was named the 2023 South Atlantic Conference Men’s Tennis Scholar-Athlete of the Year, the Conference office announced. The South Atlantic Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Year award is presented annually to one student-athlete in each of the Conference’s championship sports and is voted on by the SAC’s Faculty Athletic Representatives Committee. The winners…

In its final match of the 2023 season, App State capped its first postseason appearance with a 4-0 victory over UC San Diego in Thursday’s consolation draw of the inaugural Universal Tennis NIT Championship. The Mountaineers finished the campaign with a 14-9 overall record and were tied for third in the final Sun Belt standings.…

Almost 2,500 fans packed L.P. Frans Stadium on Thursday morning, but the Hickory Crawdads came up short, losing 4-3 to the Rome Braves. Rome took a 4-0 lead after scoring a run in the top of the third and three in the fourth. The Crawdads rallied for three in the bottom of the inning to…

Four Mountaineers have qualified for the NCAA East Preliminary Round, as announced on the NCAA website on Thursday. Senior Jada Branch and juniors Calbert Guest, Chris Wainscott, and Niejel Wilkins have been accepted into the competition. The NCAA East Preliminary Round will be hosted by North Florida in Jacksonville, Fla. on May 24-27. All four…

The Catawba Valley Community College baseball program received three honors for Region 10 following its spring 2023 season. Left fielder Jack Stevens was named the Region 10 Player of the Year — becoming the fourth Red Hawk baseball player to earn that honor in program history. He joins Chandler Blackwelder (2020-21), Chandler Jenkins (2016-17) and…

After the Lenoir-Rhyne Men’s and Women’s Track and Field Teams finished runners-up in the SAC Outdoor Championships, both programs will send a combined 11 athletes to next week’s NCAA Championships in Pueblo, Colo. For the first time in eight years, LR will send athletes from the women’s team to the NCAA Outdoor Championships. In addition,…

Five Mountaineers earned All-Conference honors for their performances at the Sun Belt Outdoor Championships, the league announced Thursday. Junior Calbert Guest garnered first-team accolades, seniors Jonah Morris and Mariah Atwater secured second-team honors, and senior Jada Branch and junior Niejel Wilkins earned third-team nods. Guest stopped the clock at 8:54.06 for a personal best and…

An action-packed tripleheader of late model racing on Wednesday night at North Wilkesboro Speedway saw Brenden “Butterbean” Queen, Bubba Pollard and Augie Grill collect victories in the opening races of NASCAR All-Star Race week. Queen was the class of the field in the CARS Tour Late Model Stock Window World 125. The Virginia native won…

1A Draughn: 3 Starmount: 1 The Wildcats advance to the fourth round going to Uwharrie Charter on Friday. 3A Oak Grove: 2 Fred T. Foard: 1 The Tigers season ends at 15-8.

2A West Stanly: 5 Maiden: 2 Blue Devils season ends at 20-4. 4A Alexander Central: 9 South Caldwell: 5 Spartans season ends at 17-5. The Cougars advance to the fourth round hosting Marvin Ridge on Friday.

The Hickory Crawdads losing streak continued Wednesday evening against the Rome Braves as they lost their tenth straight game, 3-1 at L.P. Frans Stadium. The ‘Dads pulled ahead in the second inning with a run. Alejandro Osuna walked and stole second and came home on a single by Keyber Rodriguez. A solo homerun by Rome…

The Catawba Valley Community College athletic program announces a change in leadership in the men’s basketball program. Bryan Garmroth, who served as Red Hawk men’s basketball head coach, will be replaced by current assistant coach Shawn Johnson. Garmroth had coached CVCC for 12 seasons, compiling a record of 211-150 in that time. Johnson will serve…

App State battled to the very end, but it was unable to complete a comeback in a 4-2 loss to Wyoming in a wild first round of the Universal Tennis NIT Championship on Wednesday. Like many matches this season for the Mountaineers, the day was filled with weather and drama between No. 4 seed App…

3A Hickory: 5 St. Stephens: 4 Indians season ends at 14-2. The Red Tornadoes advance to the state 3A championship for the second straight year, where they will once again face Carrboro. on Saturday The Jaguars defeated the Red Tornadoes 5-1 in last year’s championship. Hickory will look for their first state dual team title…

The Catawba Valley Community College softball program has received a program-record seven honors from Region 10 following the completion of the 2023 spring regular season. Red Hawks sophomore pitcher Jillian Jones and freshman outfielder Annie Andrews were both named first team All-Region 10. This is the first time the Catawba Valley softball program has multiple…

The National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) and Division 2 Conference Commissioners Association All-Region (D2CCA) teams have been announced with four Lenoir-Rhyne softball players earning the accolades, highlighted by senior Morgan Beeler being named D2CCA Regional Pitcher of the Year. Beeler was a consensus First Team All-Region selection while Talon LaClair joined her on the D2CCA…

The Hickory Crawdads returned to Hickory to start a six-game homestand against the Rome Braves on Tuesday evening, dropping the opener 7-3. Rome took an early lead, getting runs in the first and second inning. They added another in the fifth to make it a 3-0 game. The Crawdads got on the board in the…

1A/2A/3A Western Regional Finals Bishop McGuinness: 16 Hickory: 4 Red Tornadoes season ends at 13-4

In the 2A boys golf championship, Bandys finished third after starting the day in fourth place. The Trojans shot a 28-over par team score on day one and a 31-over on the final round Tuesday to card a 59-over in the event. They were three shots out of second place Seaforth. East Surry won the…

App State outfielder CJ Boyd has been named the Sun Belt Conference Player of the Week, after hitting four home runs over the weekend to lead the Mountaineers to a series sweep over Arkansas State. Boyd enjoyed an exceptional series against the Red Wolves, going 7-for-14 (.500), with a double, four homers, seven RBIs, and…

A who’s who of NASCAR’s greatest legends and a powerful cast of country music performers are among an extended roster of dignitaries who will make appearances during NASCAR All-Star Race week, May 16-21, at revitalized North Wilkesboro Speedway. NASCAR Hall of Famers Richard Petty and Darrell Waltrip, the winningest drivers in North Wilkesboro Speedway history,…

Terry Sanford’s Ethan Paschal and Thomas Horne powered their team to the top of the leaderboard in the first round of the 3A Men’s Golf Championship. Paschal fired a one-under 71 and Horne was even on the day as they sit T3 and T8, respectively. Parks Helms and Charlie Horne rounded out the team scoring…

1A: Draughn: 7 Corvian Community: 0 The Wildcats advance to the second round hosting Mountain Island Charter on Thursday. 2A: Lincoln Charter: 3 Bandys: 2 Trojans season ends at 16-3-2 Madison: 3 East Burke: 0 Cavaliers season ends at 11-7-3. Polk County: 2 Newton-Conover: 0 Red Devils season ends at 13-7. 3A: East Lincoln: 5…

3A Quarterfinal Round: Hickory: 6 Atkins: 3 Red Tornadoes advance to the Western Regional Finals hosting St. Stephens on Wednesday. St. Stephens: 4 Lake Norman Charter: 3 Indians advance to the Western Regional Finals against Hickory on Wednesday.

Head coach Emily Dinsmore and the App State field hockey staff have announced the addition of eight future Mountaineer student-athletes. “I am so excited for the class of 2023 to join our team this fall,” Dinsmore said. “Not only are they great athletes, but they are also great people. They will be a very exciting…

This weekend was the individual state boys tennis championships. In the 3A class, held at the Burlington Tennis Center, St. Stephens Ajay Swisher fell in the semifinal round to the defending runner up Josh Mayhew of Cedar Ridge High School in three sets, winning the first set 6-3 but dropping the final two 6-0, 6-1.…

The Lenoir-Rhyne Men’s Lacrosse Team knocked off top-seeded Rollins in convincing fashion on a warm Sunday afternoon in Florida, 14-8. The Bears were led by Evan Voss who broke a program record for most assists in an NCAA Tournament game with five and tied a record for most points in a tournament game with seven.…

Andrew Terrell’s final swing at Smith Stadium is one he’ll remember forever. With the Mountaineers leading the Red Wolves 12-4, with the bases loaded and two-outs in the seventh inning, the fifth-year senior drilled a pitch over the wall in left-center field for a walk-off grand slam to complete a series sweep, run-ruling Arkansas State…

The App State men’s and women’s track and field team capped action at the Sun Belt Outdoor Championships in Myrtle Beach, S.C. on Saturday. Seniors Mariah Atwater, Jonah Morris, Jada Branch, and junior Niejel Wilkins found their way to the podium after finishing in the top-three in the women’s 400 meters, men’s 1,500 meters, and…

In the final home series of the season, a pair of Mountaineer seniors – Alex Reed and Jeriah Henry – rose to the occasion, helping the Mountaineers to an 11-10 comeback win over Arkansas State, to claim their sixth Sun Belt Series of the year. Trailing 10-7 in the bottom of the eighth inning, the…

The Lenoir-Rhyne Softball Team’s season came to the end as Wingate defeated the Bears 6-2 and 4-1 in the Regional Final Saturday. The Bulldogs will advance to next week’s Super Regional. Lauren Jackson had two hits and two RBIs in game one and Cassidy Wall had an RBI double in the second game. In game…

App State overcame a big Arkansas State rally and an hour-and-a-half rain delay, plating the go-ahead run in the bottom of the seventh inning, to win the series opener 7-6 in a contest that stretched into the early hours of Saturday morning at Smith Stadium. Five innings into the ballgame the Mountaineers (24-21, 13-11) were…

App State junior Calbert Guest’s first-place finish in the men’s 3,000-meter steeplechase highlighted the second day of action at the Sun Belt Outdoor Championships in Myrtle Beach, S.C. on Friday. Through two days of competition, the Mountaineers have tallied six top-five finishes. With eight of 21 events scored, the men stand fourth in the team…

1A Draughn: 10 East Wilkes: 0 The Wildcats advance to the third round hosting Starmount on Tuesday. 3A Fred T. Foard: 9 South Point: 2 The Tigers advance to the third round going to Oak Grove on Tuesday. North Davison: 13 St. Stephens: 11 Indians season ends at 20-5. 4A Providence: 3 Alexander Central: 2…

1A South Stokes: 9 Draughn: 0 Wildcats season ends at 20-5. 2A West Stanly: 6 Bandys: 0 Trojans season ends at 20-5. Maiden: 11 R-S Central: 4 The Blue Devils advance to the third round going to West Stanly 3A West Rowan: 14 Fred T. Foard: 1 Tigers season ends at 15-6. 4A Alexander Central:…

High school girls lacrosse fourth round playoffs 1A/2A/3A fourth round Hickory: 15 Community School of Davidson: 8 The Red Tornadoes will go to Bishop McGuinness in the Western Regionals on Tuesday. High school boys lacrosse fourth round playoffs 1A/2A/3A fourth round Bishop McGuinness: 14 Hickory: 3 The Red Tornadoes season ends at 13-4.

The North Carolina High School Athletic Association state girls soccer playoff brackets were released on Friday. First round games begin on Monday. From the Hickory Metro: 1A: Draughn hosts Corvian Community 2A: Newton-Conover goes to Polk County East Burke travels to Madison Bandys is at home against Lincoln Charter 3A: Hickory hosts South Rowan St.…

Cassidy Wall two-out RBI single in the 8th inning give the Bears a 2-1 win over Wingate in the Winner’s Bracket of the NCAA Southeast Regional. Faith Carrigan went the distance in the circle as the Alexander Central grad spun a gem in her second career start as Carrigan held No. 17 Wingate to just…

Catawba Valley Athletic 2A Conference Bandys: 8 West Caldwell: 1 Non-conference Alexander Central: 3 West Iredell: 0 Hickory: 4 Central Academy: 0

The App State men’s and women’s track and field team closed out the first day of competition at the Sun Belt Outdoor Championships with a trio of top-five finishes and seven Mountaineers advancing to Saturday’s finals in four events. Senior Oliver Wilson-Cook finished fourth in the men’s 10,000 meters with a time of 30:33.92, while…

The Catawba Valley Community College Esports program officially announces the signing of Bailey Patterson with Cumberland University. Patterson becomes the second Red Hawk Esports student athlete to sign with a four-year college or university this school year. “Signing to compete at the four-year level like Cumberland really inspired me to push myself in the classroom…

The Lenoir-Rhyne Softball Team defeated Carson-Newman 6-4 in their opening round game of the NCAA Southeast Regional as Lora Beth Wood crushed her 11th home run of the season and Morgan Beeler won her 23rd game of the year in the circle as Beeler threw the complete game. The win was the Bears third straight…

Catawba Valley Athletic 2A Conference Bandys: 9 Bunker Hill: 0 East Burke: 3 West Caldwell: 0 Newton-Conover: 1 Maiden: 0 Northwestern 3A/4A Conference Ashe County: 4 South Caldwell: 0 Hibriten: 1 Alexander Central: 0 Watauga: 9 Freedom: 0

Lenoir-Rhyne men’s lacrosse took out defending National Champion Tampa in the First Round of the 2023 NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Tournament on Wednesday afternoon on the road, 10-9. The two teams have met in the NCAA Tournament in each of the past three years with LR advancing past the Spartans twice in that span. This is…

For the first time in program history, App State is headed to the women’s tennis postseason. Head coach Ashleigh Antal and the Mountaineers have accepted an invitation to the inaugural Universal Tennis National Invitational Tennis Championship (NIT Championship), which will take place in Peachtree City, Georgia, May 17-20. “We’re honored to have received a bid…

1A Draughn: 6 Thomasville: 2 The Wildcats will host East Wilkes in the second round Friday. 2A R-S Central: 12 Bandys: 4 Trojans season ends at 17-10. East Davidson: 10 East Burke: 0 Cavaliers season ends at 12-10. McMichael: 12 Maiden: 9 Blue Devils season ends at 18-7. 3A Fred T. Foard: 7 Crest: 2…

1A: Draughn: 6 Gray Stone Day: 2 The Wildcats advance to the second round going to South Stokes on Friday. 2A Bandys: 5 Brevard: 4 The Trojans advance to the second round going to West Stanly on Friday. Burns: 5 East Burke: 2 Cavaliers season ends at 11-12. Maiden: 5 Owen: 2 The Blue Devils…

Western Foothills Athletics 3A Conference Fred T. Foard: 2 North Iredell: 1 Hickory: 2 East Lincoln: 0 St. Stephens: 6 West Iredell: 0

2A: Burns: 6 Bandys: 3 Trojans season ends at 12-2 3A: Hickory: 6 Central Academy: 0 The Red Tornadoes advance to the third round hosting Atkins St. Stephens: 5 South Point: 4 The Indians advance to the third round going to Lake Norman Charter

App State softball junior Kayt Houston has been named second-team All-Sun Belt, the conference announced Tuesday. The outfielder from Rock Hill, S.C. has garnered all-conference honors for the second consecutive season, receiving first-team honors in 2022, and becomes the second player in program history to be named to an all-Sun Belt squad in multiple years.…

High school girls lacrosse third round playoffs 1A/2A/3A third round Hickory: 15 St. Stephens: 6 Indians season ends at 7-9-1 The Red Tornadoes advance to the fourth round hosting Community School of Davidson on Friday High school boys lacrosse third round playoffs 1A/2A/3A Hickory: 18 St. Stephens: 9 Indians season ends at 12-8. The Red…

In preparation for the NASCAR All-Star Race week of activities at North Wilkesboro Speedway May 16-21, speedway officials want to make sure race fans and area residents are prepared for parking and increased race day traffic by providing safe and efficient travel recommendations. With help from the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) and the…

Following one of the top pitching performances in program history, App State right-handed pitcher Xander Hamilton has been named the Sun Belt Conference Pitcher of the Week, the league announced today. Hamilton earned the victory in the Mountaineers’ 11-0 triumph over No. 8 Coastal Carolina on Friday, recording a program-record 15 strikeouts over a career-high…

Western Highlands 1A/2A Conference Draughn: 4 Mountain Heritage: 1 Catawba Valley Athletic 2A Conference Bandys: 5 West Caldwell: 0 East Burke: 2 West Lincoln: 2 Lincolnton: 2 Maiden: 1 Newton-Conover: 9 Bunker Hill: 1 Northwestern 3A/4A Conference Alexander Central: 5 South Caldwell: 1 Ashe County: 9 Freedom: 0 Watauga: 2 Hibriten: 1

For the 15th time in program history, the Lenoir-Rhyne Softball Team earned a spot in the NCAA Division II Softball Tournament as the field was announced this morning at 10 a.m. The Bears were announced as the No. 3 seed and will take on No. 6 seed Carson-Newman in the first game of the regional…

The North Carolina High School Athletic Association state baseball playoff brackets were released on Monday. First round games begin on Tuesday. From the Hickory Metro: 1A Draughn hosts Thomasville Full 1A bracket can be found here 2A Bandys goes to R-S Central East Burke travels to East Davidson Maiden hosts McMichael Full 2A bracket can…

The North Carolina High School Athletic Association state softball playoff brackets were released on Monday. First round games begin on Tuesday. From the Hickory Metro: 1A Draughn at Gray Stone Day Full 1A bracket can be found here 2A Bandys is at home against Brevard East Burke will go to Burns Maiden hosts Owen Patton…

The excitement of the NASCAR All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro Speedway will soon roll into Wilkes County, with the Hauler Parade presented by Central Logistics, Inc., taking place Thursday, May 18, at 6 p.m. as part of Fan Fest in the Boros. The Hauler Parade will feature an impressive fleet of NASCAR Cup Series haulers…

For the fifth time in the last six NCAA Division II Tournaments, the Lenoir-Rhyne Men’s Lacrosse Team has earned a bid to the field. The Bears earned the No. 5 seed and will take on No. 4 seed and defending National Champion Tampa on Wednesday in Tampa, Fla. at 4pm. This will be the first…

The Hickory Crawdads couldn’t complete the comeback on Sunday as they lost to the Jersey Shore BlueClaws 3-2 in the series finale. Jersey Shore scored first, getting a run in the top of the second. The Crawdads tied the game in the bottom of the third. Angel Aponte singled and took third on a wild…

Luke Drumheller made App State history on Sunday, starting his 200th consecutive game, while making his 217th career appearance in the Mountaineers 11-4 loss to the Chanticleers at Spring Brooks Stadium. Drumheller became the first Mountaineer in program history to start 200 consecutive games, while he is now tied with Tyler Zupcic (2010-14) for second…

The Catawba Valley Community College softball team’s historic 2023 season came to an end this weekend at the Region 10 tournament. The Red Hawks battled their way to the championship series, but ultimately came up short in the Region final to eventual champion Louisburg. Catawba Valley finishes its 2023 season with a 44-8 overall record…

Homeruns sunk the Hickory Crawdads on Saturday evening as they fell 13-1 to the Jersey Shore BlueClaws. The BlueClaws scored a run in the top of the first off Crawdads starting pitcher Winston Santos. The ‘Dads rallied to tie the game in the bottom half of the inning. Keyber Rodriguez walked and advanced to third…

After trailing by four runs midway through the contest, App State fought back to tie the score in the top of the ninth inning, but No. 8 Coastal Carolina was able to prevail in extra innings, 6-5. With the Chanticleers leading 5-1 in the sixth, the Mountaineers (23-20, 12-10) began to chip away. Hayden Cross…

The Hickory Crawdads defeated the Jersey Shore BlueClaws 6-3 on Friday night as Kumar Rocker impressed in his second home start. Alejandro Osuna led off the bottom of the second with a walk. He stole second base to get into scoring position and took third on a ground out by Hicks. Geisel Cepeda hit a…

App State’s offense put up six runs in the first three innings, and Xander Hamilton was nearly untouchable on the mound, striking out a program-record 15 in eight scoreless, one-hit innings, en route to a 11-0 win Friday over 8th-ranked Coastal Carolina at Spring Brooks Stadium. The win for the Mountaineers (23-19, 12-9) was their…

App State softball’s five seniors led the Mountaineers to a 7-1 victory over Coastal Carolina to conclude the 2023 season on Friday. Emily Parrott, Mary Pierce Barnes, Kaley Coltrain and McKenzie McCullen combined for five of App State’s 12 hits after being celebrated before the first pitch. At least one of the four was involved…

Catawba Valley Athletic 2A Conference Bandys: 4 Maiden: 1 Western Foothills Athletic 3A Conference Hickory: 16 Statesville: 2 St. Stephens: 9 Fred T. Foard: 0 Northwestern 3A/4A Conference Alexander Central: 14 Watauga: 4

Western Foothills Athletic 3A Conference Fred T. Foard: 6 St. Stephens: 0 Hickory: 12 Statesville: 2 Northwestern 3A/4A Conference Alexander Central: 17 Ashe County: 6 South Caldwell: 11 Hibriten: 1

Catawba Valley Athletic 2A Conference East Burke: 3 Lincolnton: 1 Maiden: 7 Bunker Hill: 0 Western Foothills Athletic 3A Conference Hickory: 9 Statesville: 0 St. Stephens: 4 Fred T. Foard: 1 Northwestern 3A/4A Conference Hibriten: 3 Ashe County: 1 Watauga: 3 Alexander Central: 0

1A/2A/3A class second round St. Stephens: 18 North Lincoln: 5 The Indians will go to Hickory in the third round on Tuesday. West Stokes: 13 Patton: 0

The Hickory Crawdads fell 7-5 in eleven innings on Thursday against the Jersey Shore BlueClaws. The Crawdads smacked two homers in the third to take a 5-0 lead. Marcus Smith and Jayce Easley smacked singles to get on for Josh Hatcher, who hit his fourth homer of the season. Liam Hicks collected a two-out base…

The Men’s and Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Teams each took home second place finishes at the SAC Outdoor Championships hosted by Anderson on Wednesday and Thursday. Lenoir-Rhyne’s Alexis Brown earned co-Track Athlete of the Meet and Freshman of the Meet honors. Wingate took home team championships on both sides. On the men’s side, the…

App State softball dropped a pair of games against Coastal Carolina on Thursday, 7-1 and 4-3. Game 1 Recap (Coastal Carolina 7, App State 1) Taylor Thorp produced the Mountaineers’ sole run of the series opener with a bomb to left center, her fourth of the season. That shot came in the fourth inning when…

App State Volleyball head coach Sarah Rumely Noble announced the 2023 volleyball schedule on Thursday. The fall season will feature two home tournaments and eight home conference battles. App State will open the season with the Mountaineer Classic on Aug. 25-26, where they will host William & Mary, Bellermine, and Tennessee Tech. The Mountaineers will…

The App State women’s basketball team will add junior transfer Samantha LaFon to its 2023-24 signing class, head coach Angel Elderkin announced on Thursday. LaFon is the fifth addition to the incoming class and joins the Mountaineers after starting her career at Marshall. Samantha LaFon | 6’0 | Forward | Ironton HS | Marshall |…

1A West: Gray Stone Day: 5 Draughn: 4 The Wildcats season ends at 6-6. 2A West: Bandys: 7 Hendersonville: 2 The Trojans advance to the second round hosting Burns on Tuesday. West Stanly: 5 Maiden: 1 The Blue Devils season ends at 8-6. 3A West: Central Academy: 8 Hibriten: 1 The Panthers season ends at…

The first day of the 2023 South Atlantic Conference Outdoor Championships has ended and the Lenoir-Rhyne Men’s and Women’s Track and Field Squads took some top finishes in the field. Both teams close the day in second place in each respective division, with the women generating 44 points while the men recorded 36.5 points. Wingate…

App State junior Calbert Guest placed second overall in the men’s 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Liberty Twilight Qualifier meet on Wednesday. Guest stopped the clock at 8:56.13 for a new personal best in the event. The Fort Collins, Colo. native moves to fourth in the App State all-time list in the men’s 3,000-meter steeplechase category.…

The public is invited to a free North Wilkesboro Speedway Open House and to be a part of history in an opening night debut of some of the new renovations that have been made to the beloved short track. The Open House is set for Wednesday, May 10, from 5 – 9 p.m. as preparations…

The North Carolina High School Athletic Association Board of Directors completed its Spring Meeting Wednesday at the NCHSAA office and voted to approve several items that will positively impact student athletes across the state. Upon a recommendation from the Policy Committee and the Name, Image and Likeness Committee, the Board of Directors approved the adoption…

App State senior Jada Branch was named Sun Belt Women’s Field Athlete of the Week, the league announced Wednesday. Branch posted a leap of 13.35m (43′ 9.75″ +2.5 wind) to clinch first in the women’s triple jump at the App State Open on April 28. Branch also set the Randy Marion Track & Field facility…

The HIckory Crawdads shutout the Jersey Shore BlueClaws 4-0 on Wednesday afternoon in front of a crowd of over 3,000. The ‘Dads took an early lead in the first, scoring two. Daniel Mateo, Josh Hatcher, Maximo Acosta, and Alejandro Osuna started off the inning with four straight hits to give the ‘Dads their first run.…

Western Highlands 1A/2A Conference Draughn: 8 Mountain Heritage: 4 Mountain Foothills 7 2A Conference Hendersonville: 8 Patton: 0 Catawba Valley Athletic 2A Conference Bandys: 11 East Burke: 1 Maiden: 9 West Lincoln: 1 Northwestern 3A/4A Conference Alexander Central: 10 Ashe County: 0 Watauga: 11 South Caldwell: 10

Western Highlands 1A/2A Conference Mountain Heritage: 4 Draughn: 3 Mountain Foothills 7 2A Conference Patton: 13 Hendersonville: 0 Northwestern 3A/4A Conference Ashe County: 18 Freedom: 11 Hibriten: 20 Watauga: 7

Western Highlands 1A/2A Conference Madison: 5 Draughn: 0 Mountain Foothills 7 2A Conference Patton: 3 Chase: 0 Catawba Valley Athletic 2A Conference Bandys: 3 Maiden: 0 East Burke: 5 Bunker Hill: 0 Lincolnton: 8 West Caldwell: 0 Newton-Conover: 4 West Lincoln: 2 Western Foothills Athletic 3A Conference St. Stephens: 7 Statesville: 0 Northwestern 3A/4A Conference…

The Hickory Crawdads opened a six-game series against the Jersey Shore BlueClaws on Tuesday night, falling 7-5 in the first game. Jersey Shore jumped on Crawdads starter Josh Stephan for three runs in the top of the first inning. The ‘Dads pushed back for two runs in the bottom half of the inning. Daniel Mateo…

App State batted around in two separate innings Tuesday night at Smith Stadium, riding the explosive offensive output to a 14-6 victory over ETSU, to split the season series with the Bucs. The Mountaineers (22-19, 11-9) jumped on the scoreboard for the first time in the second inning. With one out, Dylan Rogers singled up…

Lenoir-Rhyne senior Liam Farrell was named the 2023 SAC Men’s Lacrosse Wealth Enhancement Group Elite 23 Award winner on Saturday (April 29). This award honors the student-athlete with the top cumulative grade-point average (based on a minimum of 48 credit hours) in each of the league’s 23 team championship sports. Farrell, a senior from Calgary,…

Catabwa Valley Athletic 2A Conference Tournament Bandys: 4 Lincolnton: 3 East Burke: 15 Newton-Conover: 2 Maiden: 10 West Caldwell: 0 West Lincoln: 4 Bunker Hill: 2 Western Foothills Athletic 3A Conference Tournament Hickory: 4 Fred T. Foard: 1 St. Stephens: 17 Statesville: 0 Northwestern 3A/4A Conference Tournament Ashe County: 13 Hibriten: 10 South Caldwell: 8…

Mountain Foothills 7 2A Conference Chase: 10 Patton: 0 Catawba Valley Athletic 2A Conference Bandys: 15 Bunker Hill: 0 Maiden: 15 Newton-Conover: 0 West Caldwell: 8 East Burke: 5 Western Foothills Athletics 3A Conference Fred T. Foard: 22 Hickory: 7 St. Stephens: 23 Statesville: 1

Western Highlands 1A/2A Conference Draughn: 6 Mitchell: 0 Mountain Foothills 7 2A Conference Brevard: 1 Patton: 0 Catawba Valley Athletic 2A Conference Lincolnton: 1 Maiden: 0 Western Foothills Athletic 3A Conference Hickory: 1 Fred T. Foard: 0

For the first time since 2019, the South Atlantic Conference Tournament was won by someone other than Lenoir-Rhyne as the Limestone Saints came away with their first SAC Tournament title. The Bears had won two straight league tournaments and saw their five-game SAC Tournament winning streak snapped as Limestone outscored LR 10-2 in the last…

Catawba Valley Community College softball team won its first round series of the Region 10 Tournament. CVCC swept a doubleheader against Fayetteville Tech winning 12-1 in game one and 6-1 in game two. CVCC wins the best of three series, 2-0 and will move on in the Region X Tournament. The Red Hawks won handedly…

The North Carolina High School Athletic Association released the boys tennis playoff brackets on Monday. The championships will begin with first round action set for Wednesday. For the Hickory Metro: 1A West: Draughn will play at Gray Stone Day 2A West: Bandys will host Hendersonville Maiden travels to West Stanly 3A West: Hibriten is at…

Caldwell Community College softball defeated Patrick and Henry Community College in a doubleheader on Saturday, winning the first game, 10-2 and taking the night cap, 9-7. In game one, Christa Walsh hit a grand slam homerun in the top of the third inning to help propel Caldwell to a 10-2 win over Patrick & Henry.…

App State freshman Carson Floyd, representing Boone RTC, earned All-America recognition by placing eighth in his U20 freestyle bracket at the US Open Wrestling Championship event. Competing at 92 kg, Floyd won three matches in Las Vegas. He opened the competition with wins by scores of 10-0 and 12-2 before dropping into the consolation bracket.…

With the score tied 7-7 in the bottom of the 10th inning, CJ Boyd clocked an opposite field two-run missile, into the visitor’s bullpen, to give the Mountaineers a series win over James Madison, taking the finale, 9-7, Sunday at Smith Stadium. The walk-off victory was the fifth for the Mountaineers (21-19, 11-9) this season,…

The No. 6 Lenoir-Rhyne Men’s Lacrosse Team opened its SAC Tournament title defense with a commanding 17-8 win over Newberry in the SAC Semifinals at the Sportsplex at Matthews on Saturday evening. The Bears have now won five straight SAC Tournament games and Myles Moffat tied the program record for most goals in a SAC…

Six App State Football alums officially joined the NFL on Saturday as draft picks or free agent signees. An eventful day began with the Los Angeles Rams selecting pass-rushing standout Nick Hampton in the fifth round with the 161st overall pick and continued with the Jacksonville Jaguars taking offensive lineman Cooper Hodges, who is from…

For the second time in two days, the Lenoir-Rhyne Baseball Team defeated Carson-Newman, 7-4, to survive in the opening round of the SAC Tournament. Unlike their first contest of the day, the Bears got a much more resounding start with a couple crooked innings with a three-run second and a two-run third. LR was in…

A big seventh inning for JMU proved to be too much for the Mountaineers to overcome on Saturday, dropping the middle game of the three-game series to the Dukes, 19-8, at Smith Stadium. Andrew Terrell led the Mountaineers at the plate, going 3-for-3, including a game-tying home run in the fourth inning, and finished a…

The App State track and field team closed competition at the App State Open, its first outdoor home meet since the 2018 season, on Saturday with 22 event wins. The Mountaineers totaled 71 top-five finishes on the weekend in their final regular season meet. “The first meet brought out a lot of emotions, but I’m…

App State softball dropped the final two games of its series against James Madison, 6-2 and 8-5. Game 1 Recap (James Madison 6, App State 2) Taylor Thorp opened the game with a two-run homer after a single by Emily Parrott, but the Dukes would pull away with consistent hitting throughout the middle game of…

App State Football made it multiple NFL Draft picks for the second time since 2020, as offensive lineman Cooper Hodges joined Los Angeles Rams selection Nick Hampton by being selected in the seventh round by the Jacksonville Jaguars. With Hodges being taken early in the seventh round with the 226th overall selection by a familiar…

The Lenoir-Rhyne Men’s and Women’s Track and Field Teams used their final regular season event as an opportunity for individuals to improve their times, prior to next week’s SAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Starting with the men, Jacob Wadsworth recorded a third-place finish in the men’s 400-meter hurdles after recording a time of 53.91…

For the fourth straight year, an App State Football alum has been selected in the NFL Draft. The Los Angeles Rams picked pass-rushing standout Nick Hampton in the fifth round Saturday, using the 161st overall selection on the 6-foot-2, 236-pound edge defender. Hampton becomes the fifth Mountaineer selected since 2020 and the 16th Mountaineer picked…

The Lenoir-Rhyne Softball team defeated Catawba 11-5 before being eliminated by Lincoln Memorial 4-1 in the opening round of the SAC Tournament. Anna Blume, Kaylan Brown, Faith Carrigan, Talon LaClair, and Lauren Jackson all homered for the Bears on the day. LR will now await the NCAA selection show on Monday May 8th. After Catawba…

The Lenoir-Rhyne Baseball Team dropped the winner’s bracket matchup against No. 1 seeded Newberry, placing themselves on the brink of elimination. The Wolves opened the contest with a flashy start as the hosts registered six runs in the first two innings and virtually shut down the LR bats en route to a 6-1 victory. After…

In the battle of the two unbeatens in the SAC Tournament opening round, the Lincoln Memorial Railsplitters remained unblemished with a 10-5 win over the Bears. In the fourth game of the day at Bears Field, LMU used a seven-run 5th inning to move on to Saturday’s championship game of the pod. Lora Beth Wood…

App State scored two runs in the first inning and never looked back, putting multiple runners on base in all but one offensive inning, and pulling away for a 10-6 win over James Madison, Friday at Smith Stadium. With the Mountaineers (20-18, 10-8) leading 2-1 in the third inning, Golston Gillespie launched a two-run home…

App State finished its season in the quarterfinals Sun Belt Women’s Tennis Tournament on Friday with a 4-3 loss to Georgia Southern. The fifth-seeded Mountaineers (13-8) mounted an early 3-0 lead against the fourth-seeded Eagles (19-5) following a day-and-a-half of weather delays at the Peachtree City Tennis Center. But Georgia Southern’s four straight singles wins…

The Lenoir-Rhyne Baseball Team recorded five runs in the final two innings of their SAC Tournament opener to take down Carson-Newman, 7-3. The box score won’t be able to provide a true story of how this matchup played out for the Bears as the No. 5 seed in the conference tournament only recorded five hits…

In an afternoon ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the grand opening of the Randy Marion Track & Field Facility, past and present Mountaineers gathered in the Mark E. Ricks Athletics Complex with Chancellor Everts, Director of Athletics Doug Gillin, University dignitaries, the Marion family, former head coach John Weaver, Director of Track & Field/Cross Country…

App State softball dropped its series opener against James Madison, 2-0. Sejal Neas pitched five scoreless innings with only two hits and one walk before the Dukes struck first with two runs in the bottom of the sixth. In a stretch that lasted from the first inning to the fourth, Neas retired 10 straight. The…

Julia Mardigian’s grand slam helped LR book a spot in the winner’s bracket of the SAC Softball Tournament as the Bears went on to win, 13-5. In what was part of an eight-run bottom of the fifth inning, the sophomore pushed the Bears out in front and the hosts never looked back after overcoming an…

Katie Pate, who was hired as App State’s Assistant Athletics Director for Development in 2021, has been promoted to Associate Athletics Director for Development. In her new role, Pate will lead the major gifts strategy of the Mountaineers Athletic Fund. “Katie Pate is a rockstar,” said Patrick Ransdell, Deputy Athletics Director for External Relations. “I…

Lenoir-Rhyne Head Volleyball Coach Nicole Barringer was honored on Thursday by the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) as a recipient of the 2023 Thirty Under 30 award. Thirty Under 30 honors up-and-coming coaches at all levels of volleyball—college, high school, and club—and the recipients serve in a range of roles, from head coach to volunteer…

A total of 55 student-athletes from Lenoir-Rhyne University were inducted into the Chi Alpha Sigma Honor Society Wednesdayevening during an event coordinated by the chapter advisor and women’s lacrosse coach Carlee Buck. In addition to the new inductees, 60 senior student-athletes were recognized for receiving their honor cords. In total, every sport at Lenoir-Rhyne was…

Due to inclement weather the SAC Men’s and Women’s Lacrosse games scheduled for Friday, April 28 at the Sportsplex at Matthews have been moved to Saturday, April 29 with the championship finals taking place on Monday, May 1 also at the Sportsplex at Matthews. In addition to moving dates, the men’s and women’s games will…

The App State women’s basketball team will add junior transfer J’Mani Ingram to its 2023-24 signing class, head coach Angel Elderkin announced on Thursday. Ingram is the fifth addition to the incoming class and joins the Mountaineers after making stops at Winthrop and Pearl River Community College. J’Mani Ingram | 5’7 | Guard | North…

The South Atlantic Conference announced its All-Conference teams on Thursday and five members of Lenoir-Rhyne were announced as first team members. Outfielders Blake Bean and Wade Cuda, first baseman Tyler McPeak, second baseman Cole Laskowski, and designated hitter Sal Carricato all received the highest level of recognition from the conference. The Bears led the league…

App State alum Dom Parisi has returned to his alma mater as an Assistant Athletics Director for Development. Parisi, who has spent the last two years as a Director of Development at Wyoming, will direct the operations of the Mountaineers Athletic Fund’s Yosef Club and contribute to the revenue generation of App State Athletics by…

Wednesday’s midweek contest between App State and No. 2 Wake Forest has been canceled due to unplayable field conditions at Keeter Stadium in Shelby. App State will return home to face James Madison this weekend, in their first battle as Sun Belt opponents. First pitch on Friday is set for 6 p.m. with game two…

Lukas Jönsson led App State Men’s Golf in all three stroke play rounds and tied for 12th place at the Sun Belt Championship tournament held at Annandale Golf Club. A fifth-year senior from Sweden, Jönsson made the turn Wednesday at 2 under through the first 45 holes and completed the 54-hole portion of the event…

App State won the doubles point and three quick singles matches to claim a 4-1 victory over Georgia State in the first round of the Sun Belt Women’s Tennis Championship on Wednesday at the Peachtree City Tennis Center. The fifth-seeded Mountaineers (13-7) advance to Thursday’s quarterfinals and will face No. 4 seed Georgia Southern at…

App State Director of Golf Heather Brown has left the women’s golf program, Director of Athletics Doug Gillin announced Wednesday. “I want to thank Heather for her hard work over the last 15 years,” Gillin said. “Our vision for App State Women’s Golf is to annually compete for a conference championship and an NCAA Regional…

The South Atlantic Conference announced its all-conference team this afternoon and eight Bears were selected to the 2023 All-SAC and Morgan Beeler was selected as the Pitcher of the Year for her performance in the circle this season. Lenoir-Rhyne had six of the thirteen All-SAC First Team selections. Joining Beeler on the first team were…

The 10th-ranked Catawba Valley Community College softball team closed out its spring 2023 regular season with a doubleheader conference sweep against Wake Tech on Tuesday. With the victories, the Red Hawks improve 40-6 overall and 27-3 in Region 10 play. Game one: No. 10 Catawba Valley 10, Wake Tech 1 (six innings) Pitcher Mayson Lail…

The Lenoir-Rhyne Men’s Lacrosse Team placed a team record 11 players on the South Atlantic Conference’s All-Conference Team as announced by the league this morning. The Bears had four First-Teamers, three Second-Teamers and four Third-Team selections. The Bears shattered the previous record of All-Conference selections which was nine in 2018. Toron Eccleston, Riley Seay, Victor…

The South Atlantic Conference announced its All-Conference Women’s Lacrosse team and Lenoir-Rhyne had six players selected. The Bears were led by First Team selections Kaitlyn Cavanaugh and Isabelle Dunnam. Cavanaugh finished the season with 34 goals and 31 assists for 65 points. The 31 assists rank as the fifth-most in a single season in program…

Mountain Foothills 7 2A Conference Chase: 15 Patton: 1 Catawba Valley Athletic 2A Conference Bandys: 24 West Caldwell: 0 Bunker Hill: 6 Newton-Conover: 3 East Burke: 4 West Lincoln: 0 Maiden: 12 Lincolnton: 10 Western Foothills 3A Conference Fred T. Foard: 4 East Lincoln: 1 North Iredell: 5 Hickory: 3 St. Stephens: 7 North Lincoln:…

Mountain Foothills 7 2A Conference Chase: 6 Patton: 0 Catawba Valley Athletic 2A Conference Bunker Hill: 14 Newton-Conover: 3 Maiden: 12 Lincolnton: 1 West Caldwell: 1 Bandys: 0 West Lincoln: 7 East Burke: 4 Western Foothills Athletic 3A Conference East Lincoln: 7 Fred T. Foard: 2 North Iredell: 14 Hickory: 5 North Lincoln: 4 St.…

Mountain Foothills 7 2A Conference R-S Central: 1 Patton: 0 Catawba Valley Athletic 2A Conference Bandys: 2 East Burke: 0 Lincolnton: 1 Newton-Conover: 0 Maiden: 2 West Lincoln: 0 West Caldwell: 1 Bunker Hill: 0 Western Foothills Athletic 3A Conference East Lincoln: 4 Fred T. Foard: 1 Hickory: 1 North Iredell: 0 St. Stephens: 1…

For the third straight season, the Lenoir-Rhyne Women’s Lacrosse Team saw its season end in a one-goal defeat in the South Atlantic Conference Tournament Quarterfinals. For the second time in the past three years, that Quarterfinal loss came at UVA Wise with an 8-7 defeat on Tuesday afternoon. Offense was at a premium on this…

Lenoir-Rhyne’s Melody Jones was named the South Atlantic Conference Varsity Gems Women’s Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week, and Lenoir-Rhyne’s Holly Kone was named the South Atlantic Conference Varsity Gems Women’s Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week for meets contested during the sixth week of the outdoor track & field season, the Conference office announced…

App State freshman phenom Savannah Dada-Mascoll has been named to the All-Sun Belt first team in singles ahead of this week’s women’s tennis conference tournament in Peachtree City, Ga. In her first collegiate season by way of Yorkshire, England, Dada-Mascoll burst onto the scene with a 13-3 overall singles record, including an 8-2 mark against…

Lenoir-Rhyne’s Talon LaClair was selected as the South Atlantic Conference Varsity Gems Softball Player of the Week, while teammate Morgan Beeler was named the South Atlantic Conference Varsity Gems Softball Pitcher of the Week for games played during week twelve of the 2023 season, the Conference office announced today. LaClair, a graduate student from Statesville,…

Catawba Valley Athletic 2A Conference Bandys: 10 Bunker Hill: 0 Non-conference Avery County: 10 West Caldwell: 5 Draughn: 10 Patton: 1

Catawba Valley Athletic 2A Conference Bandys: 10 Bunker Hill: 0 Non-conference Draughn: 16 Lincolnton: 8

Western Highlands 1A/2A Conference Owen: 7 Draughn: 1 Non-conference Bandys: 5 Challenger: 0

The Lenoir-Rhyne Baseball Team ended their regular season slate on a high note by defeating Belmont Abbey, 11-6 on the road Monday. The Bears were able to overcome an early four-run deficit to score nine unanswered runs the rest of the way, powered by a six-run fifth inning. Providing the heartbeat for the LR offense,…

Lenoir-Rhyne’s Emily Harman was voted the 2022-23 South Atlantic Conference Women’s Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year. The South Atlantic Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Year award is presented annually to one student-athlete in each of the Conference’s championship sports and is voted on by the SAC’s Faculty Athletic Representatives Committee. The winners are selected based on…

Caldwell’s baseball and softball teams are both ranked number one in the latest NJCAA Division Three rankings, released Monday, April 24. The baseball team, 33-3 overall, is ranked number one for the fourth week in row. The Cobras picked up wins last week over Catawba Valley and Ferrum College JV. They will travel to Spartanburg…

The Caldwell Community College softball team swept a doubleheader from Patrick and Henry Community College Sunday, winning game one 6-3 and game two, 5-3. In game one, with the score tied 2-2 in the bottom of the fourth, Caldwell took advantage of a Patrick & Henry throwing error that allowed three runs to score. Kenley…

The Catawba Valley Community College baseball team celebrated its 17 sophomores on Sunday with a conference doubleheader sweep against Southwest Virginia at Henkel-Alley Field. With the victories, the Red Hawks improve to 29-19 overall and 20-4 in Region 10 play. Game one: Catawba Valley 14, Southwest Virginia 1 (five innings) The Red Hawks used a…

Following its best regular season since 2019, App State Tennis finished in a tie for third place in the Sun Belt Conference standings and has earned the No. 5 seed in the upcoming conference tournament. The 2023 Sun Belt Women’s Tennis Tournament will take place Wednesday-Saturday (Sunday will be utilized if inclement weather alters the…

The Hickory Crawdads two-hit the Bowling Green Hot Rods in a 4-0 victory as they closed out the homestand. Daniel Mateo led off the bottom of the first inning with a homerun to left-center, his first of the season, and put the Crawdads ahead 1-0. The ‘Dads added on in the sixth to take a…

The Mountaineers’ bats came alive at the plate on Sunday, plating a season-high 18 runs in the ballgame, and posting their second walk-off of the series, scoring a run in the bottom of the seventh inning to run-rule Old Dominion, 18-8, at Smith Stadium. The Mountaineers (19-18, 9-8) scored a run in each of their…

Morgan Beeler picked up her 20th victory of the season in the circle in game one with a 4-2 win as the No. 20 ranked Lenoir-Rhyne Softball team split a double header with Carson-Newman on Senior Day. In the night cap, Bears seventh inning rally comes up just short as the Eagles hold on for…

App State softball dropped its series finale against Georgia State in extra innings on Sunday, 7-5. After claiming the series win on Friday, the Mountaineers tied the Panthers through the first seven, with each team scoring three runs. Georgia State added four in the top of the eighth to take a 7-3 lead. Kayt Houston…

The Crawdads stayed hot, winning their fifth straight game over the Bowling Green Hot Rods by a score of 5-3. Bowling Green got off to a quick start, scoring three in the top of the first against Kumar Rocker. The ‘Dads responded in the button half of the inning with three runs of their own…

The No. 6 Lenoir-Rhyne Men’s Lacrosse Team closed out the regular season with a convincing 13-1 victory at Coker on Saturday night. The one goal allowed by Lenoir-Rhyne is the least since Mars Hill scored just once on April 13, 2019. The Bears have one shutout to their ledger, an 8-0 win over Lincoln Memorial…

A school record, two event wins and 28 top-10 finishes highlighted the App State track and field teams’ performances at the Georgia Tech Invitational on Saturday. The women’s 4×400-meter relay team of senior Jelonnie Smith, senior Jada Branch, junior Hunter Robinson and senior Mariah Atwater claimed the win in Atlanta in 3:43.30 to take down…

The Lenoir-Rhyne Baseball Team was swept on the final day of the conference regular season by No. 16 ranked Newberry, bringing their SAC losing streak to five games to close out the year. In the first game of the doubleheader, Newberry clinched the SAC regular season title in a 10-7 victory as their offense punished…

App State fell to Old Dominion, 13-1, Saturday at Smith Stadium, with the weekend series to wrap up on Sunday. App State was held hitless at the plate until the fourth inning, when Xavier Moronta led off with a double. Luke Drumheller singled in the seventh to extend his hitting streak to nine straight games,…

App State Tennis concluded its regular season Saturday with a 7-0 loss at No. 32 Old Dominion, which claimed the Sun Belt regular-season championship with a 10-0 record in its first year in the league. Under the direction of head coach Ashleigh Antal, the Mountaineers finished the regular season with a 12-7 overall record and…

The Lenoir-Rhyne Men’s and Women’s Track and Field Teams had another great showing at Irwin Track in the LR Bears Invitational. In their final home event of the outdoor season, the combined squads had 11 individual winners which included a clean sweep at the podium for the men’s javelin throw. Orlando Descartes (52.02 meters) had…

The Hickory Crawdads took advantage of a wild Bowling Green staff, riding eight hits and eighteen walks to a 16-4 victory, their third straight win. In the top of the first, lefty Mitch Bratt retired the first two batters before surrendering consecutive doubles to put the ‘Dads down 1-0. The Crawdads quickly stormed back to…

In a match-up of two NJCAA Division III softball top-ten teams, number two Caldwell swept a doubleheader against number six Surry, winning game one 3-0 and game two 10-3 Friday afternoon at Lenoir Optimist Park. In game one, Isabelle Curry got the complete game victory in the circle, allowing no runs and only two hits.…

App State softball clinched a series win over Georgia State with a pair of wins on Friday, 8-7 and 8-4. Kaley Coltrain ended the series opener with a walk-off home run, her first hit since coming back from injury, after the Mountaineers scored seven runs in the first inning. In the second game of the…

The Lenoir-Rhyne Baseball Team dropped their third straight conference game on Friday with a 9-3 loss to No. 16 ranked Newberry. The Wolves piled it on the Bears with some big innings, especially with a three-run second frame that put the visitors on top early. Then with a couple of two-run innings in the fourth…

With the Mountaineers down to their final out in the ninth inning, and the home crowd roaring at Smith Stadium, App State rose to the occasion, hitting back-to-back RBI singles to tie the ballgame and then win it, 7-6, over Old Dominion Friday night. The Mountaineers (18-17, 8-7) entered the ninth inning trailing 6-5 after…

Will Formato, Chopper Mordecai, Ethan Oakley and Tommy Askey from App State were among the individuals named NWCA Division I Scholar All-Americans on Friday, helping increase the Mountaineers’ total to 17 over the last four seasons. App State, which swept SoCon dual team and tournament titles en route to a final national ranking of No.…

The Hickory Crawdads took down the Bowling Green Hot Rods 5-1 on Thursday night behind a stellar performance on the mound by Josh Stephan. Stephan picked up his second win of the season, tossing seven shutout innings and lowering his season ERA to 0.75. He allowed just two hits and walked three while striking out…

Caldwell Community College baseball outlasted the Ferrum College JV squad, 11-9 in 11 innings yesterday at home. Bo Davidson hit a two RBI homerun in the bottom of the eleventh inning to lead Caldwell to an 11-9 victory over Ferrum College JV. Ben Elkins pitched three scoreless innings in relief to earn the victory for…

The Lenoir-Rhyne Men’s Tennis Team was eliminated from the SAC Men’s Tennis Tournament with a 4-0 loss to No. 26 Tusculum in the quarterfinal round. The Pioneers delivered an early blow to the Bears with two dominating wins at No. 1 and No. 2 doubles. Tusculum’s Marco Jalalian and Nemanja Subanovic breezed to a 6-2…

The Lenoir-Rhyne Women’s Tennis Team bowed out of the SAC Women’s Tennis Tournament with a 4-0 quarterfinal loss to No. 13 Wingate. The Bears and the Bulldogs had some competitive matchups in doubles to start off the match, but both outcomes fell in Wingate’s favor to earn the doubles point. The No. 1 doubles team…

The Lenoir-Rhyne softball team is currently ranked 20th in the National Fastpitch Coaches Association top 25 poll. In addition, the Bears are also ranked as one of the top 10 teams in the NCAA Southeast Region softball poll. The South Atlantic Conference had six schools ranked in the NCAA Southeast Region. The others teams from…

Lenoir-Rhyne men’s lacrosse are ranked sixth in the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association Top 20 NCAA Division II poll. In addition, the Bears are in the top 10 of the NCAA DII South Region Men’s Lacrosse poll. The South Atlantic Conference had four schools ranked in the NCAA DII South Region Men’s Lacrosse poll. Other…

Lenoir-Rhyne’s Alexis Brown was named the South Atlantic Conference Varsity Gems Women’s Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week for meets contested during the fifth week of the outdoor track & field season. Brown, a freshman sprinter from Mableton, Ga., won the 100-meter and 200-meter dashes at the Southside Power & Fitness Invitational last week. She…

Non-conference Chase: 3 Hibriten: 1 Maiden: 16 Patton: 6 South Iredell: 14 Bandys: 11 West Rowan: 7 Alexander Central: 2

Non-conference Alexander Central: 3 Carson: 2 Bandys: 14 Hibriten: 4 East Burke: 4 Watauga: 2 McDowell: 5 Draughn: 2 St. Stephens: 4 Freedom: 3 West Caldwell: 4 Patton: 0 West Iredell: 14 Bunker Hill: 0

Western Highlands 1A/2A Conference Draughn: 2 Mountain Heritage: 0

The Hickory Crawdads rallied to come from behind and defeat the Bowling Green Hot Rods 8-7 on a walk-off single by Cody Freeman on Wednesday night. Bowling Green pulled ahead in the first with two runs and added on two more in the top of the third. The Crawdads started chipping away in the bottom…

The host Newberry Wolves scored the final five goals of the game to erase a 10-6 deficit to steal a victory in double overtime over Lenoir-Rhyne, 11-10. Chloe Christensen led the Bears with three goals and an assist and Kaitlyn Cavanaugh and Jolan Morey each tallied three points for the Bears. Teanna Sieben broke her…

The South Atlantic Conference announced its Women’s All-Conference honors on Wednesday and the Bears had three representatives in this year’s edition. Evgeniya Pugina earned All-SAC Second Team Singles honors after the sophomore went 14-3 on the season. The Omsk, Russia native competed at the No. 1 singles spot in all 17 of her matches. Pugina…

Western Highlands 1A/2A Conference Draughn: 15 Rosman: 0 Mountain Foothills 7 2A Conference East Rutherford: 12 Patton: 0 Catawba Valley Athletic 2A Conference East Burke: 10 Bunker Hill: 0 Lincolnton: 15 West Caldwell: 5 Maiden: 4 Bandys: 3 Newton-Conover: 9 West Lincoln: 4 Western Foothills 3A Conference Fred T. Foard: 4 West Iredell: 3 North…

Western Highlannds 1A/2A Conference Draughn: 8 Rosman: 5 Mountain Foothills 7 2A Conference East Rutherford: 9 Patton: 0 Catawba Valley Athletic 2A Conference Bandys: 8 Maiden: 7 East Burke: 15 Bunker Hill: 2 West Lincoln: 10 Newton-Conover: 0 West Caldwell: 11 Lincolnton: 1 Western Foothills Athletic 3A Conference Fred T. Foard: 8 West Iredell: 2…

Catawba Valley Athletic 2A Conference Bandys: 9 Bunker Hill: 0 East Burke: 5 West Caldwell: 2 Newton-Conover: 3 Maiden: 0 Western Foothills Athletic 3A Conference Fred T. Foard: 6 West Iredell: 1 Hickory: 2 North Lincoln: 0 St. Stephens: 2 North Iredell: 0 Northwestern 3A/4A Conference Hibriten: 6 Ashe County: 0 Freedom: 2 South Caldwell:…

Caldwell scored five runs in the top of the ninth inning to come from behind to defeat Catawba Valley 19-15 Tuesday night at Henkel-Alley Field in Hickory. Trailing 15-14 heading into the ninth inning, Caldwell’s Isaiah Kirby lead off the last frame with a homerun to tie the game. Later in the inning with one…

The Hickory Crawdads smacked two homeruns in Tuesday’s series opener but ultimately fell to the Bowling Green Hot Rods by a score of 5-3. Geisel Cepeda started the scoring off with a solo homerun to right in the bottom of the second. Bowling Green tied things up at one in the top of the third. The…

App State came from behind to tie three different times in the ballgame, but an eighth inning home run from UNC Asheville proved to be the decisive blow in a, 7-6, loss to the Bulldogs Tuesday at Smith Stadium. Trailing 6-4 in the fifth inning, Golston Gillespie was hit by a pitch to begin the…

Lenoir-Rhyne crushed six home runs and put up a 10-spot in the bottom of the second as they won against Limestone in a mid-week matchup, 19-1. This was the largest margin of victory for Lenoir-Rhyne over Limestone in the 49 head-to-head games between the programs. The Saints actually held the early lead with one run…

The Lenoir-Rhyne Men’s Golf Team recorded its highest finish in the SAC Men’s Golf Championship since 2006 with a runner-up finish, ending the tournament with an 868 (+4) total. Seniors Jack Alward (-1) and Liam Waldron (+2) both earned spots on the All-Tournament Team with their seventh and tenth place finishes, respectively. Alward closed out…

App State softball dropped its midweek matchup at Western Carolina, 9-0, after five innings. Mary Pierce Barnes opened the game with a double to center field, her fourth of the season. After the Catamounts built a two-run lead, Addie Wray collected App State’s second hit of the game. Western Carolina hit its stride in the…

In her Sun Belt Championship debut, freshman Ekaterina Prokhorova posted App State Women’s Golf’s low score in all three rounds on her way to a tie for 40th place at the LPGA International site. Prokhorova finished at 17 over with a 76-78-79—233 total. She played her first 14 holes of the final round at 2…

Talon LaClair hit for the cycle and a program record 10 RBI in the first game and went 8-9 on the afternoon to lead the Lenoir-Rhyne Softball team to a sweep in a huge SAC doubleheader with Lincoln Memorial on Monday afternoon. LR won the first game 16-1 then used a six-run seventh inning to…

The 14th-ranked Catawba Valley Community College softball team swept a conference road doubleheader with Southeastern Community College on Saturday, extending its winning streak to 16 games.The Red Hawks’ record now stands at 38-6 overall and 25-3 in Region 10 play. Game one: No. 14 Catawba Valley 9, Southeastern 0 (five innings) Behind a one-hit performance…

The South Atlantic Conference announced its Varsity Gems Men’s Lacrosse Players of the Week for games played in the eleventh week of the 2023 season. Lenoir-Rhyne swept the awards as Toron Eccleston was named the Offensive Player of the Week, Nate Ashely was named the Defensive Player of the Week, and Rob Pensabene was named…

As the Southside Power & Fitness Invitational came to a close, the Lenoir-Rhyne Men’s and Women’s Track and Field Teams took home eight first-place finishes. The Bears dominated on the short track as Alexis Brown and Dario Matau each recorded two victories in their respective races. Continuing her impressive freshman year, Brown got her weekend…

Led by three top-20 finishers, App State Men’s Golf tied for fourth place in the 12-team field at the Rutherford Intercollegiate hosted by Penn State. Lukas Jönsson tied for 10th overall with an even-par total (73-70-70—213) over 54 holes on the par-71 layout. Colin Browning tied for 15th place at 3 over (69-73-74—216), and Herman…

After a marathon of a tennis match Friday against Marshall, App State made quick work of a nonconference road match Sunday at Radford, winning 5-0 to push the Mountaineers’ win streak to five. App State (12-6) will take its hot streak into Saturday’s regular-season finale at Sun Belt leader Old Dominion to determine final seeding…

App State softball fell in its series finale at South Alabama, 1-0, on Sunday. The Mountaineers held the Jaguars scoreless after the first inning and allowed no runners on base for three of the last five innings. Delani Buckner punched her third and fourth strikeouts of the day in the fourth inning. The junior ended…

In a classic finish on a Saturday night between the bricks, Riley Seay scored the game-winning goal at the 1:39 mark of overtime to send the Bears past No. 14 Limestone, 18-17. Seay netted his third goal of the game in sudden victory as Limestone forced overtime with three goals in the 1:23. The game-winner…

In their home finale, the Lenoir-Rhyne Women’s Lacrosse Team fell to Limestone 15-13 despite a career-high five goals from Chloe Christensen. Christensen has scored 12 goals in her last three games and this was her 7th game with at least three goals for the sophomore. The Bears remain in fourth place in the SAC and…

The Lenoir-Rhyne Softball Team rallied for three runs with two outs in the 7th inning to force extra innings in the night cap but the Wolves scored in the bottom of the 8th to salvage a split with the visiting Bears. LR used three home runs and Morgan Beeler picked up win number 18 in…

App State rallied to take the lead late in game one, but Georgia Southern grabbed it right back, claiming the first game of the doubleheader, and riding the momentum to a win in game two, to take the final two games of the three-game weekend series at J.I. Clements Stadium. GAME 1 App State came…

The Lenoir-Rhyne Baseball Team dropped their first series in a month as they were swept by Carson-Newman in the doubleheader on Saturday, losing game one 9-8 and game two, 4-3.. In the first game, the Bears found themselves down by three runs after back-to-back two-run innings by the Eagles. Despite a late push thanks to…

There was only one way to finish a day of tennis that lasted more than seven hours at multiple facilities with multiple delays: a dramatic, tie-breaking thriller. Freshman Savannah Dada-Mascoll provided the final touch on a day full of high drama with her singles win that broke a 3-3 tie and propelled App State (11-6,…

Before the series opener against Georgia Southern, Kermit Smith shuffled his lineup. The result was an explosive night at the plate, helping the Mountaineers’ Head Coach to his 600th career victory – a 10-7 win over the Eagles at J.I. Clements Stadium. Prior to his arrival in Boone, Smith won 244 games at Lander and…

On the final day of the regular season, the Lenoir-Rhyne Men’s Tennis Team suffered a 5-2 defeat to Lincoln Memorial. The top two singles players, Zachary Cox and Vadym Rogynskyi, were the bright spots of the afternoon as each of them came away with victories. At No. 1 singles, Cox pulled a three-set victory over…

The Lenoir-Rhyne Women’s Tennis Team squeezed out a 4-3 victory over Lincoln Memorial in their regular season finale. Replacing Evgeniya Pugina at the No. 1 singles spot, Alicia Wahlberg pulled out a straight-set victory over Sophia Aray. The junior did not skip a beat with the late change as she controlled the match in a…

App State softball dropped its first two games of the series at South Alabama, 9-0 and 5-2. Game 1 Recap (South Alabama 9, App State 0, 5 innings) South Alabama scored in each inning of the series opener to take an early win. Kaylie Northrop, Alannah Hopkins and Kapri Toone each saw an inning in…

The Southside Power & Fitness Invitational got underway on Friday, and the Lenoir-Rhyne Track and Field Teams picked up some top finishes in the first events of the weekend. The competition the Bears excelled at the most in was the high jump event, especially in the women’s division. Sofia Lanina (1.60-meters) and Destini Wilson (1.55-meters)…

In game one of a three-game South Atlantic Conference series, Andrew Patrick, a Bandys High School grad, struck out 10 in six innings of work and allowed just two runs to pitch No. 15 LR past Carson-Newman on Friday afternoon, 12-4. Patrick improved to 6-1 on the bump this year and 21-5 in his LR…

The Hickory Crawdads fell to the Wilmington Blue Rocks, 5-4 on Thursday. Runs in the final two innings for the Blue Rocks doomed the Crawdads as Hickory drops to 2-2 on the season. Wilmington jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first inning off of Crawdads starting pitcher Winston Santos. However, Hickory would respond…

The App State women’s basketball team will add sophomore transfer Rylan Moffitt to its 2023-24 signing class, head coach Angel Elderkin announced on Thursday. Moffitt is the fourth addition to the incoming class and joins the Mountaineers after finishing her freshman season at Daytona State (NJCAA). Rylan Moffitt | 6’0 | Forward | Wekiva HS…

The 14th-ranked Catawba Valley Community College softball team closed out the home portion of its spring 2023 schedule on Wednesday with a conference doubleheader sweep against Cleveland at Highland Recreation Center Field 1. With the victories, the Red Hawks improve to 34-6 overall and 16-4 in Region 10 play.   Game one: No. 14 Catawba…

Senior Toron Eccleston scored a career-high seven goals in a 10-goal victory at Anderson on Wednesday evening, 17-7. The seven-goal performance from Eccleston ties the second-most goals in a single game in program history as No. 7 LR improves to 6-1 in conference play this season and 5-2 against ranked teams on the season. Eccleston…

The Hickory Crawdads lost their first contest of the season Wednesday night on the road to the Wilmington Blue Rocks, 7-5. The ‘Dads were doomed but a four run fifth inning by Wilmington, and were matched every time they scored after that point. Wilmington took a 1-0 lead in the second inning, and the Crawdads…

Catawba County Easter Baseball Classic Alexander Central: 10 Newton-Conover: 0 St. Stephens: 10 Hickory: 2 Tony Causby Classic R-S Central: 4 Draughn: 1 East Burke: 9 Maiden: 7 Freedom: 10 West Caldwell: 6 Lincoln Charter: 18 Patton: 8 Shelby Baseball Easter Tournament Bandys: 8 Piedmont: 7 Kings Mountain: 4 South Caldwell: 3

In the first all-time meeting between Lenoir-Rhyne and Anderson in women’s lacrosse, Teanna Sieben broke the career record for saves in a narrow 15-14 win on Wednesday afternoon on the road. Sieben moves past Ines Flueck with her 611 saves for her career. The Bears got a four-goal effort from Chloe Christensen who added five…

For the 20th time in the past 24 years, the No. 21 Lenoir-Rhyne Softball Team earned win number 30 on the season in a split with Emory & Henry of a home doubleheader on Wednesday afternoon. The Bears won game one, 4-2 but dropped the second contest, 5-3. In game one, Morgan Beeler dominated in the…

The Lenoir-Rhyne Men’s Tennis Team closed their home regular season schedule on a sour note, taking a 7-0 defeat to No. 21 Wingate. In doubles, each match between the Bears and the Bulldogs was competitive, but the visitors were able to come with close victories. Heading into singles, Rufus Plane had the best performance at…

The Lenoir-Rhyne Women’s Tennis Team ended their regular season home slate with a 5-2 loss to No. 15 Wingate. Lucy Whelan had an incredible performance on her senior day, as she took a straight set victory at No. 2 singles over Suzuka Sambyakugari in a 7-6, 7-5 outcome. That is not the only match that…

Four representatives of App State Football have been named members of the 2023 NFF Hampshire Honor Society, which was announced this week by the National Football Foundation. The 2023 group includes Tyler Bird, Logan Doublin, Tyler Page and Jackson Greene. Nominated by their respective schools, members of the NFF Hampshire Honor Society must be either:…

State senior Helena Jansen has been named the Sun Belt Women’s Tennis Player of the Week after her standout performances in wins over South Alabama and Southern Miss last weekend. The Mountaineers’ No. 1 singles player all season long, Jansen had one of her best weekends to date. In a battle of two of the…

Catawba County Easter Baseball Classic Alexander Central: 14 Hickory: 3 Bunker Hill: 4 West Lincoln: 3 Fred T. Foard: 6 Hibriten: 2 Newton-Conover: 2 St. Stephens: 1 Tony Causby Classic Draughn: 9 Patton: 4 East Burke: 9 Freedom: 1 Maiden: 10 West Caldwell: 0 Shelby Baseball Easter Tournament Crest: 2 Bandys: 1

Catawba Valley Community College softball swept a doubleheader from Bryant & Stratton on the road in Virginia Beach, Va. The Red Hawks won game one 6-1 and blanked the Bobcats, 9-0 in a run-ruled game two. The wins improve CVCC to 32-6 overall, 19-3 in Region X, Division 2 play. CVCC hosts Cleveland Community College…

App State softball completed a three-game season sweep over ETSU with a pair of wins on Tuesday, 4-3 and 5-3. The Mountaineers ended Game 1 in walk-off fashion before smoothly taking care of the Buccaneers in the latter matchup. Kayt Houston posted four runs and three hits across the doubleheader, while Sidney Martin and Mary…

The Hickory Crawdads defeated the Wilmington Blue Rocks 3-2 Tuesday on the road in Delaware. Kumar Rocker, the number three overall pick in last year’s draft for the Texas Rangers got the start and struck out eight in five innings pitched, allowing only two hits and walking none. He threw 53 pitchers, with 41 of…

App State baseball went toe-to-toe with second ranked Wake Forest on Tuesday night, taking the lead into the fifth inning, before the Demon Deacons pulled away for a 10-4 win in front of a record-setting crowd of 1,376 at Smith Stadium. With the Demon Deacons leading 2-1 in the bottom of the second inning, fifth-year…

The Lenoir-Rhyne Baseball Team closed off their five-game homestand with a 7-4 victory over Lincoln Memorial. Tyler McPeak and Sal Carricato both left the yard with two-run home runs early in the contest to give the Bears a jump on the scoreboard. In addition to their long balls, McPeak and Carricato each drove in three…

The South Atlantic Conference announced its Varsity Gems Men’s Lacrosse Players of the Week for games played in the tenth week of the 2023 season. Lenoir-Rhyne’s Nate Ashely was named the defensive player of the week. Ashley, a junior from Bradenton, Fla., caused four turnovers against Tusculum in a dominating 21-4 win, one shy of…

App State head men’s basketball coach Dustin Kerns has announced the signing of Myles Tate (Roebuck, S.C. / Butler) to the program. Tate will be a Mountaineer for his senior year after three seasons with the Bulldogs. The South Carolina native played 57 games at Butler and started in 18 of them. Tate averaged 4.2…

The Lenoir-Rhyne Baseball Team captured their first series victory over Tusculum since 2015, with a 5-4 victory on Monday. After the wet weekend caused the series to scatter over a three-day span, the Bears were able to take the stand-alone contest on a beautiful afternoon thanks to a historic performance from Joshua Lanham. The redshirt…

Catawba County Easter Baseball Classic Alexander Central: 15 Bunker Hill: 5 Hickory: 8 Hibriten: 0 Newton-Conover: 7 Fred T. Foard: 3 St. Stephens: 5 West Lincoln: 1 Tony Causby Classic Draughn: 10 East Burke: 1 Lincoln Charter: 5 Maiden: 4 Patton: 6 Freedom: 1 R-S Central: 10 West Caldwell: 0 Shelby Baseball Easter Tournament South…

After dropping the doubles point, App State went on a tear with six straight singles wins to claim a 6-1 victory over Southern Miss on Sunday at the Watauga High School tennis courts. The Mountaineers made it a perfect 2-0 weekend and improved to 10-6 overall and 7-2 in Sun Belt Conference matches. It’s the…

A program-record 20 members of the Catawba Valley Community College esports program have qualified for the National Junior College Athletic Association Esports (NJCAAE) playoffs. This brings the total number of Red Hawks qualifying for the NJCAAE playoffs to 38 during the 2022-23 school year. The Red Hawks hope to exceed their fall 2022 postseason performance,…

The Lenoir-Rhyne Baseball Team were able to overcome the elements dealt by Mother Nature on Saturday evening, with a doubleheader split against Tusculum. Both games were nothing short of back-and-forth battles between the Bears and the Pioneers, as both teams displayed why they sit among the top half of the SAC standings. In the opening…

The Catawba Valley Community College baseball team split its Region 10 doubleheader with Patrick & Henry on Thursday afternoon at Henkel-Alley Field. The Red Hawks’ record is now 23-17 overall and 15-5 in Region 10 play. Game one: Catawba Valley 7, Patrick & Henry 3 The Red Hawks overcame an early three-run deficit to the…

The No. 6 Lenoir-Rhyne Men’s Lacrosse Team scored the first 13 goals of the game on their way to an easy 21-4 win over Tusculum on Senior Day at Moretz Stadium. 15 different players scored for LR in the blowout, led by three from Riley Seay. Seniors Toron Eccleston and Myles Moffat combined on the…

The Lenoir-Rhyne Women’s Lacrosse Team celebrated Senior Day with a 17-5 thumping of Tusculum on a wet and chilly Saturday afternoon at Moretz Stadium. Prior to the game, Lenoir-Rhyne honored Teanna Sieben, Kiley Yurchak, Suzy Smith, Hannah Shuren and Cambrie Cochran and then scored the first 10 goals of the game to dominate the Pioneers.…

Despite a strong start from Bradley Wilson, ULM rallied past App State, 3-2, Saturday, winning both games in an abbreviated series. The finale of the three-game set was canceled due to Sun Belt start time regulations. Wilson allowed just one hit through his first five innings of work. For the second consecutive Saturday he matched…

App State Tennis kept its hot streak alive on Saturday with a 4-1 win over South Alabama at the Deer Valley Racquet Club. Playing at home for the first time since March 18, the Mountaineers (9-6, 6-2 Sun Belt) earned a big Sun Belt win over the Jaguars (14-4, 4-3 Sun Belt), a perennial powerhouse…

The App State track and field team continued action at the Duke Invitational with the pole vault and distance events on Friday. Junior Calbert Guest stopped the clock at 9:09.53 for a personal best and third place finish in the men’s 3,000-meter steeplechase. Senior Jonah Morris also clocked a personal best in the men’s 3,000-meter…

App State softball dropped its series finale against Georgia Southern, 10-2, after six innings on Friday. Riley Becker tallied her third and fourth RBI of the week with a two-run single in the fourth inning, becoming the fourth straight Mountaineer to reach a base as Addie Wray and Mary Pierce Barnes ran home. App State…

The 15th-ranked Catawba Valley Community College softball team swept a road conference doubleheader on Wednesday and in the process gave head coach Josh Bumgarner his 100th win as head coach. The Red Hawks improve to 30-6 overall and 17-3 in Region 10 play. Game one: No. 15 Catawba Valley 4, Southwest Virginia 0 Behind a…

The Crawdads came out on top 10-5 over the Winston-Salem Dash as they opened the 2023 season. Rain threatened for most of the afternoon, but the skies stayed clear aside from a few drops early in the game as a crowd of 1,565 made their way to LP Frans Stadium. Twenty-year-old Winston Santos got the…

The Lenoir-Rhyne Men’s Tennis pulled out their second-straight 4-3 victory with a win over Catawba on Thursday. The Bears could not have asked for a better start to the match as they swept all three doubles matches to the final score of 6-3. After cruising their way through doubles, LR kept things rolling into singles.…

Juniors Chris Wainscott and Nathan Karl, along with sophomore Daiyanna Cooper, opened competition at the Duke Invitational in Durham, N.C. for the Mountaineers on Thursday. Despite a weather delay, Wainscott placed eighth overall in the men’s discus with a personal best toss of 51.26m (168′ 2″), which moves him to fourth in the App State…

App State softball dropped the two opening games of its series against Georgia Southern on Thursday, 5-3 and 2-1. Game 1 Recap (Georgia Southern 5, App State 3) App State went into extra innings for only the second time this season in the first game of the day, thanks to a stellar defensive performance that…

The Lenoir-Rhyne Women’s Tennis Team had their three-game winning streak snapped with a 4-2 defeat against No. 33 Catawba. Most of the singles matches on Thursday provided some thrilling outcomes, including Natalie Lutz who took back-to-back 7-6 set victories to pull out the No. 4 singles match. Evgeniya Pugina was able to avoid a nail-biting…

App State was unable to overcome a pair of big innings Thursday night, as they fell in the series opener to ULM, 12-3, at Smith Stadium. ULM scored seven times in the third inning, with all of the runs coming on two-out hits to pull ahead, and never relinquished the lead. The Warhawks added four…

Due to the high percentage of rain on Friday and Saturday, possible storms and temperatures predicted to be in the 40s on Saturday, officials at Hickory Motor Speedway have made the decision to cancel all racing activities scheduled for April 8th, 2023. Hickory Motor Speedway would like for all of our sponsors, fans, competitors and…

The NJCAA Division One Men’s Basketball Committee released their All-American selections recently. CCC&TI’s Toyaz Soloman was an honorable mention selection, marking the first time in program history at the division one level that a Caldwell player has achieved All-American recognition. The sophomore from Enfield, NC averaged 14.9 points per game and 9.6 rebounds per game.…

Catawba Valley Athletic 2A Conference Bandys: 7 Lincolnton: 4 Maiden: 16 West Caldwell: 0 Western Foothills Athletic 3A Conference Hickory: 7 East Lincoln: 5 North Iredell: 4 Fred T. Foard: 3 Northwestern 3A/4A Conference Alexander Central: 11 Ashe County: 1 Hibriten: 11 Freedom: 2 Watauga: 8 South Caldwell: 3

Catawba Valley Athletic 2A Conference Maiden: 8 West Caldwell: 1 Western Foothills Athletic 3A Conference East Lincoln: 12 Hickory: 0 Fred T. Foard: 19 North Iredell: 3 Northwestern 3A/4A Conference Alexander Central: 13 Ashe County: 6 South Caldwell: 18 Watauga: 1 Non-conference West Lincoln: 6 Patton: 3

Catawba Valley Athletic 2A Conference East Burke: 2 West Lincoln: 1 Newton-Conover: 6 Bunker Hill: 0 Western Foothills 3A Athletic Conference East Lincoln: 2 Hickory: 0 North Iredell: 1 Fred T. Foard: 0 Northwestern 3A/4A Conference Ashe County: 2 Alexander Central: 0 Watauga: 9 South Caldwell: 0

In their final non-conference game of the season, the Lenoir-Rhyne women’s lacrosse team dropped an 18-8 decision at home against No. 25 Mount Olive on Wednesday evening. Mount Olive got on the board first just 49 seconds into the game but LR had an answer. Kirra Olson scored her 14th goal of the season with…

Western Highlands 1A/2A Conference Draughn: 14 Mitchell: 0 Mountain Foothills 7 2A Conference R-S Central: 15 Patton: 1 Catawba Valley Athletic 2A Conference Bandys: 7 East Burke: 1 Bunker Hill: 11 West Caldwell: 1 Maiden: 14 West Lincoln: 5 Western Foothills Athletic 3A Conference Hickory: 14 Statesville: 0 St. Stephens: 5 Fred T. Foard: 4…

Western Highlands 1A/2A Conference Draughn: 11 Mitchell: 0 Mountain Foothills 7 2A Conference Patton: 14 R-S Central: 13 Catawba Valley Athletic 2A Conference Bandys: 4 East Burke: 2 Lincolnton: 11 Newton-Conover: 5 Maiden: 7 West Lincoln: 4 West Caldwell: 13 Bunker Hill: 0 Western Foothills Athletic 3A Conference Fred T. Foard: 3 St. Stephens: 0…

Mountain Foothills 7 2A Conference Hendersonville: 5 Patton: 0 Catawba Valley Athletic 2A Conference Bandys: 3 Newton-Conover: 2 East Burke: 1 Lincolnton: 1 Maiden: 10 Bunker Hill: 1 West Caldwell: 2 West Lincoln: 1 Western Foothills Athletic 3A Conference Hickory: 9 Statesville: 0 St. Stephens: 8 Fred T. Foard: 1 Northwestern 3A/4A Conference Alexander Central:…

The Lenoir-Rhyne Baseball Team scored four runs in the bottom of the second inning followed by a gutsy bullpen performance to defeat the No. 1 ranked North Greenville Crusaders, 5-3. In a rematch from the 2022 Southeast Regional, the Bears were looking to make it back-to-back wins over the Crusaders at Durham Field. While Joey…

App State softball dropped a 3-2 contest against Queens in the first game of a doubleheader on Tuesday before falling in the second matchup, 5-2. Despite the outing, Riley Becker stole the show with the first hit of her career in the bottom of the sixth of Game 2 – a home run over the…

App State scored two runs in the top of the first inning and was able to add on valuable insurance runs late to defeat UNC Asheville, 7-3, at Greenwood Field, Tuesday. The Mountaineers (16-11, 6-3) wasted no time getting on the board. Xavier Moronta led off the top of the first with a bunt single,…

App State Women’s Golf posted the best final-round score in the entire field, highlighted by Layla Meric shooting the low round of the day, as the Mountaineers wrapped up play at the Mimosa Hills Intercollegiate on Tuesday. App State closed with a 9-over 297, as Western Carolina (final-day 301) edged reigning Sun Belt champion Georgia…

App State Men’s Golf placed third in a 17-team field as the Wofford Invitational wrapped up Tuesday at the Country Club of Spartanburg. With an 11-under total (280-282-279—841) over 54 holes, the Mountaineers finished behind only 49th-ranked Chattanooga (43 under) and USF (13 under). App State beat fourth-place Wofford by three strokes. Addison Beam led…

Two members of the Lenoir-Rhyne Track and Field Teams earned SAC Athlete of the Week honors for meets contested during the third week of the outdoor track & field season, the Conference office announced today. Holly Kone was named the South Atlantic Conference Varsity Gems Women’s Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week. The junior from…

The Lenoir-Rhyne Women’s Golf Team ended the SAC Women’s Golf Championship with their best round of the event with a 311 (+23) score, good enough to end the tournament with a 951 (+87) tally and a tie for eighth place. After having a great turnaround in her performance on Monday, Beatriz Espelosin had an even…

Following a historic strikeout performance against Louisiana on Friday, right-hander Xander Hamilton has been named the Sun Belt Pitcher of the Week, the conference announced Tuesday. Hamilton struck out a career-high 13 batters in six innings against the Ragin’ Cajuns, allowing just two runs on four hits, on the way to his fifth victory of…

The Hickory Metro Sports Commission announces the 2023 Catawba County Sports Hall of Fame (CCSHOF) class and this year’s Team of Distinction. The CCSHOF Class of 2023 includes six members, including St. Stephens and UNC wrestling standout Drew Forshey; Maiden and Lenoir-Rhyne football standout Bruce Icard; Fred T. Foard multi-sport athlete and tenured official Audra…

Lenoir-Rhyne’s Katelyn Rackard was selected as the South Atlantic Conference Varsity Gems Softball Player of the Week for games played during week nine of the 2023 season, the Conference office announced today. Rackard, a sophomore from Lexington, N.C., had four straight multi-hit games including a pair of three hit games against UVA Wise. She hit…

The Catawba Valley Community College softball team swept a home doubleheader against Pitt Community College Monday, winning game one 10-1 and game two, 6-0. In game one, the Red Hawks banged out three home runs in the run-ruled contest. On the mound, Mayson Lail gave up a home run, but it was one of only…

Alicia Wahlberg clinched a dramatic 4-3 victory for Lenoir-Rhyne Women’s Tennis over No. 39 Tusculum on Sunday afternoon. The match started on Friday but was suspended to Sunday due to rain and slippery court conditions. Lenoir-Rhyne improves to 9-8 overall and 5-3 in South Atlantic Conference play with the victory. This also marked the first…

The Lenoir-Rhyne Men’s Tennis Team had their two-match winning streak snapped on Sunday with a 6-1 loss to No. 27 Tusculum. While the match was originally scheduled to take place on Friday, the two sides had to complete the competition on Sunday due to the rain. It was a rough outing for the Bears as…

The Lenoir-Rhyne Baseball Team finished a three-game weekend sweep of UVA Wise in dominating fashion on Sunday afternoon. The Bears slugged four home runs in a game one win and used a six-run second inning to cruise to a game two victory. With the sweep, LR pulls into a second-place tie with Catawba. In game…

App State fell to Louisiana in the series finale at Russo Park, 6-0, but comes away with a series win on the road, after winning the first two games of the weekend. After two scoreless innings, the Cajuns put their first run on the board in the bottom of the third, when they executed a…

App State jumped out to a 3-0 lead and cruised to a 5-2 conference victory against Texas State at the Bobcat Tennis Complex on Sunday. The Mountaineers improved to 8-6 overall and 5-2 in Sun Belt matches. It’s the most conference wins for App State since its 2018-19 championship season when it finished with a…

Katelyn Rackard hit a pair of home runs as the No. 22 Lenoir-Rhyne Softball team hit five home runs in all in the sweep of visiting UVA Wise in a doubleheader. The Bears won game one, 9-2 and game two, 6-2. Lauren Rakes, Cassidy Wall and Lora Beth Wood also hit bombs. Rackard and Wood…

App State softball fell in its series finale against Texas State, 7-2. After a three-run opening by the Bobcats (23-14-1, 4-4-1 SBC), the Mountaineers (18-13, 1-6 SBC) struck early as well, cutting the lead to two in the bottom of the first. Emily Parrott batted in Kayt Houston’s fourth run of the series. The top…

For the first time since joining the Sun Belt in 2015, the App State Baseball team has begun conference play with three consecutive series wins, defeating Louisiana, 8-5, at Russo Park, Saturday, to take the first two games of the weekend set. Luke Drumheller set the tone early, blasting a three-run home run in the…

The Lenoir-Rhyne men’s and women’s outdoor track and field teams continued their outdoor season at the VertKlasse Meeting at Dick Vert Stadium hosted by High Point University. The meet was streamed on ESPN+. On the women’s side, Holly Kone took sixth place in the women’s triple jump, recording a score of 12.19m to finish ahead of…

App State softball dropped the middle game of the series against Texas State on Saturday, 3-1. The Mountaineers (18-12, 1-5 SBC) allowed no runs after the first inning, but the Bobcats (22-14-1, 3-4-1 SBC) matched that, allowing only one run in the third by Kayt Houston. After the successful first inning by Texas State, Delani…

The Lenoir-Rhyne Baseball Team scored nine of their 12 runs from the seventh inning on and took game one of a three-game SAC set at UVA Wise on Saturday, 12-5. The Bears hit seven home runs to plate their 12 runs, with two coming from each of Cole Stanford and Wade Cuda. Blake Bean, Zach…

The App State track and field team wrapped competition at the Bill Carson Invitational in Greenville, N.C. as well as Colonial Relays in Williamsburg, Va. on Saturday. The Mountaineers totaled eight event wins and 32 top-five finishes on the weekend. At the close of the Bill Carson Invitational, App State finished second in the men’s…

The No. 4 Lenoir-Rhyne men’s lacrosse team bounced back from their second loss of the season on Wednesday to dominate Lincoln Memorial on Saturday afternoon, winning 19-6 on the road. Riley Seay scored a career-high six goals as LR used an eight goal first quarter to cruise past LMU. The Bears have now won 34…

On a windy afternoon, Hannah Shuren capped a late 3-0 run for the Bears with an overtime game-winner at Lincoln Memorial on Saturday afternoon as LR won, 11-10. Chloe Christensen scored with 30 seconds left in regulation to send it to overtime and the Bears completed the comeback at the 1:28 mark of the first…

Catawba Valley Community College softball swept a doubleheader from Fayetteville Tech Friday at home at the Highland Recreation Center. The Red Hawks won the first game 8-0 and won the nightcap, 2-1. In game one, five batters had multiple hits in the run-ruled five inning contest. Jessica Cannon led off the game with a triple…

Caldwell Community College softball fell to Surry Community College in both games of a doubleheader Friday on the road, losing 1-0 in game one and 5-1 in game two. The pitchers dual in game one saw both teams allow only three hits. Despite the loss, Isabelle Curry twirled a masterful game, allowing three hits and…

Western Highlands 1A/2A Conference Draughn: 10 Avery County: 0 Catawba Valley Athletic 2A Conference Bandys: 8 West Lincoln: 2 Lincolnton: 4 Bunker Hill: 1 Maiden: 2 East Burke: 1 Newton-Conover: 19 West Caldwell: 1 Western Foothills Athletic 3A Conference Fred T. Foard: 3 Hickory: 0 St. Stephens: 16 Statesville: 0 Northwestern 3A/4A Conference Alexander Central…

Western Highlands 1A/2A Conference Draughn: 13 Avery County: 1 Catawba Valley Athletic 2A Conference Bandys: 8 West Lincoln: 3 Bunker Hill: 16 Lincolnton: 11 Maiden: 13 East Burke: 3 West Caldwell: 15 Newton-Conover: 0 Western Foothills Athletic 3A Conference Fred T. Foard: 13 Hickory: 0 St. Stephens: 21 Statesville: 1 Northwestern 3A/4A Conference Alexander Central…

Western Highlands 1A/2A Conference Owen: 5 Draughn: 2 Western Foothills Athletic 3A Conference Hickory: 1 Fred T. Foard: 0 St. Stephens: 9 Statesville: 0 Non-conference Alexander Central: 9 East Wilkes: 0 Patton: 1 McDowell: 0 R-S Central: 5 Freedom: 4

With the bases loaded in the fifth inning, and Xander Hamilton’s pitch count nearing triple digits, pitching coach Justin Aspegren paid a visit on the mound. Hamilton (win, 5-1) responded, getting an inning-ending flyout, to keep the Mountaineers in front by a run, as he marched off the mound shouting in excitement. Hamilton returned to…

App State softball dropped its first series game against Texas State on Friday, 4-3. Kayt Houston tallied a team-high three hits, including a leadoff triple to open the bottom of the first. Sidney Martin followed that with a two-run homer, her third bomb of the season. App State led by a pair of runs after…

App State Tennis dropped a tight 4-3 decision to Louisiana at the Cajun Courts on Friday. The Mountaineers (7-6, 4-2 Sun Belt) secured the doubles point to start the day, but the Ragin’ Cajuns (7-7, 2-4 Sun Belt) were able to finish off four singles wins to the Mountaineers’ two. App State won doubles matches…

One hundred and fifteen student-athletes from across the country were revealed as part of the 2023 Tucci/NFCA Division II Player and Pitcher of the Year watchlist. Lenoir-Rhyne’s Morgan Beeler was named to the Pitcher of the Year watchlist. Beeler is currently 15-3 with a 1.55 ERA to go along with 130 strikeouts in 108 1/3…

For the second time in her career, Lenoir-Rhyne’s Beatriz Espelosin was named to the South Atlantic Conference Women’s Golf All-Conference team. Espelosin was joined on the Third Team All-Conference by teammate Amelia Rae Greenlee to give the Bears a pair of All-Conference selections. Espelosin was a second team selection in 2021 and earns the third…

The final LEARFIELD Directors’ Cup winter standings for NCAA Division II have been released and Lenoir-Rhyne ranks 15th among 221 athletic programs. The ranking is the highest in program history after the winter championships and set LR up to break last year’s program-best finish of 33rd in the final LEARFIELD Directors’ Cup standings. The Bears…

Catawba Valley Community College softball swept a doubleheader against Cleveland Community College in Shelby, winning game one 8-0 and game two 15-3 on Wednesday. In game one, CVCC got the scoring going in the third inning. Chesney Stikeleather doubled on a line drive to left field, allowing Kiana Mullner and Jessica Cannon to score. The…

Despite leading 4-3 after five-and-a-half innings of play, App State was unable to hold it, as Queens scored three runs in the sixth and three in the eighth to defeat the Mountaineers, 10-4, at Truist Field. Trailing 2-0 in the top of the fourth inning, App State grabbed their first lead of the ballgame. Golston…

The No. 4 Lenoir-Rhyne men’s lacrosse team saw its 15-game home winning streak come to an end at the hands of rival Wingate on Wednesday night at Moretz Stadium, falling 16-10. The win also snapped LR’s 12 game winning streak against SAC foes and four-game winning streak over the Bulldogs. Wingate jumped out of the…

App State softball swept N.C. Central on the road on Wednesday, defeating the Eagles, 6-4 in the first game of the day before finishing the evening with a 7-3 victory. Both App State pitchers reached their career highs in strikeouts. Delani Buckner punched 10 Ks in Game 1 before Kaylie Northrop struck out 14 in…

The Lenoir-Rhyne Women’s Lacrosse Team dropped an 18-5 decision to Wingate in South Atlantic Conference at Moretz Stadium on Wednesday night. Jolan Morey scored two goals while Teanna Sieben had 15 saves in goal for the Bears. LR will look to rebound with a trip to Lincoln Memorial on Saturday. After Wingate scored the opening…

The Lenoir-Rhyne Women’s Tennis Team snapped its three-match losing streak with a 5-2 victory over Coker. The match did not have the ideal start for the Bears as the Cobras were able to secure the doubles point by taking No. 1 and No. 3 doubles. Evgeniya Pugina and Sandy Mitsou, the No. 2 doubles team,…

The Lenoir-Rhyne Men’s Tennis Team improved its conference record back above .500 with a 6-1 victory over Coker. The top two singles lines were hard fought victories for the Bears as Zachary Cox and Patrik Alvestrand both came from behind in some three-set thrillers. At No. 1 singles, Cox dropped his first set in a…

Talon LaClair and Julia Mardigian each homered twice as the Lenoir-Rhyne Softball team split with Catawba on Wednesday afternoon. In game one, Morgan Beeler allowed just three hits in a complete game shutout. The Bears rally in the night cap fell just short as Catawba held on for a 7-5 win to earn the split.…

After App State’s 2-0 weekend with road wins at Troy and Georgia State, freshman Savannah Dada-Mascoll was named the Sun Belt Women’s Tennis Player of the Week on Wednesday. Competing at No. 2 singles and No. 1 doubles, Dada-Mascoll helped App State secure a come-from-behind 4-3 win at Troy with her dominant 6-0, 6-2 singles…

The Texas Rangers announced the initial roster of players that will be assigned to Hickory to begin the season. The initial 29 players include 15 pitchers (3 left handers), 3 catchers, 6 infielders, and 5 outfielders. Six players are ranked in the Rangers’ Top 30 Prospects: Kumar Rocker (#10 and the 3rd overall pick in…

Western Highlands 1A/2A Conference Draughn: 19 Avery County: 0 Mountain Foothills 7 2A Conference Patton: 11 Polk County: 5 Catawba Valley Athletic 2A Conference Maiden: 7 Newon-Conover: 2 Western Foothills Athletic 3A Conference Fred T. Foard: 8 North Lincoln: 2 Hickory: 6 West Iredell: 0 Northwestern 3A/4A Conference Alexander Central: 8 South Caldwell: 3 Ashe…

Western Highlands 1A/2A Conference Draughn: 16 Avery County: 5 Mountain Foothills 7 2A Conference Patton: 6 Polk County: 1 Catawba Valley Athletic 2A Conference Maiden: 15 Newton-Conover: 0 Western Foothills Athletic 3A Conference North Lincoln: 7 Fred T. Foard: 5 West Iredell: 12 Hickory: 7 Northwestern 3A/4A Conference Alexander Central: 5 South Caldwell: 3 Ashe…

Catawba Valley Athletic 2A Conference Bandys: 2 Lincolnton: 0 Western Foothills Athletic 2A Conference Fred T. Foard: 3 North Lincoln: 1 Hickory: 9 West Iredell: 0

Through the first six innings, it looked like Lenoir-Rhyne and Limestone were on their way to a mid-week pitching duel. But in the final three innings, both teams ran the scores up with the Bears coming out on top in a 14-7 victory. In a game that had 21 combined runs, it was not the…

As Alexis Brown won her first outdoor 100-meter sprint in her LR career, she gained national recognition once again as the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Division II Women’s National Athlete of the Week. Per USTFCCCA Report: It’s hard to remember that Alexis Brown is only a freshman. Brown…

The Lenoir-Rhyne Women’s Golf Team had a consistent couple of days at the Lady Bearcat Invitational, shooting a combined score of 942 (+78) to finish in a tie for 11th place. After leading all LR golfers through the opening day, Beatriz Espelosin had a strong finish to the tournament with her 75 (+3) mark. The…

The Lenoir-Rhyne Men’s Golf Team recorded their best round of the Tennessee River Rumble on the final day, to take a 11th place-finish in the event with an 880 (+16) tournament score. The Bears combined for 290 (+2) total score on Tuesday which saw each LR golfer finishing sub-80 for the second consecutive round. Sean…

App State Athletics is excited to announce that the grand opening of the new Randy Marion Track & Field Facility will be April 28 at the start of the two-day App State Open meet. App State track & field alumnus Randy Marion provided the lead gift for the new facility, which is located at the…

Lenoir-Rhyne’s Morgan Beeler was named the South Atlantic Conference Varsity Gems Softball Pitcher of the Week for games played during week eight of the 2023 season, the Conference office announced today. Beeler, a senior pitcher from Ocean Isle Beach, N.C., went 2-0 in the circle this week with two complete games. She threw her third…

Lenoir-Rhyne’s Andrew Patrick was named Varsity Gems Baseball Pitcher of the Week for games played during week eight of the 2023 season, the Conference office announced today. Patrick, a senior right-hander from Catawba, N.C., was nearly untouchable in his lone outing of the week, leading the Bears to a 4-0 win over Mars Hill. He…

Lenoir-Rhyne’s Alexis Brown was named the South Atlantic Conference Varsity Gems Women’s Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week for meets contested during the second week of the outdoor track & field season, the Conference office announced today. Brown, a freshman sprinter from Mableton, Ga., posted the fastest 100-meter dash time in NCAA Division II and…

The Lenoir-Rhyne Football Team has announced its 2023 schedule. The Bears will play five home games in the 2023 regular season, with one non-conference game followed by four games against SAC opposition. LR opens with St. Augustine’s at home between the bricks on Saturday, Sept. 2. The two programs have only met one time prior…

The National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) announced the winners of the Cushman & Wakefield AD of the Year Award (ADOY) on March 27 and LR Vice President of Athletics Kim Pate was honored. The award spans seven divisions (NCAA FBS, FCS, Division I-AAA, II, III, NAIA/Other Four-Year Institutions and Junior College/Community Colleges).…

Lenoir-Rhyne’s Alexis Brown has been named the 2023 South Atlantic Conference Women’s Indoor Track and Field Athlete of the Year, the Conference office announced on Friday, March 24. Brown, a freshman sprinter from Mableton, Ga., became the first individual athlete in Lenoir-Rhyne history to win an NCAA Indoor Track & Field National Championship when she…

With App State trailing by eight runs in the second inning, veteran Luke Drumheller marched up and down the home dugout telling his teammates that the Mountaineers were going to find a way to win. They improbably won the game. And they won another Sun Belt Conference series. Hayden Cross’ one-out, bases-loaded grounder under the…

The Catawba Valley roared to life on Saturday night with the thunderous sounds of the NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series presented by Smart Electric. The NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series Late Models would start off the night’s festivities with the first of their twin 40 lap features. Kade Brown in the #23 would…

Helena Jansen and the App State tennis team were not going to go down without a fight. And as it turned out, they didn’t go down at all. The Mountaineers (6-5, 3-1 Sun Belt) came from behind to tie their road match at Troy (8-5, 1-3 Sun Belt) three times before Jansen overcame a first-set…

App State fell 10-4 to Georgia State on Saturday as the Panthers evened the weekend series to set up a rubber match for Sunday’s finale at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium. The Mountaineers (12-9, 3-2 Sun Belt) scored in the first, second, eighth and ninth innings, but Georgia State’s bats were too hot in the…

App State softball ended its weekend series at No. 23 Louisiana with its first-ranked win in program history, defeating the Ragin’ Cajuns, 5-3, after dropping the first game of the doubleheader, 4-0. The Mountaineers (16-10, 1-3 SBC) are the second unranked team to defeat Louisiana (23-10, 5-1 SBC) this season. All of Louisiana’s losses before…

The App State track and field team closed competition at the Adidas Winthrop Invitational on Saturday with 10 event wins and 28 top five finishes in addition to Friday’s seven event wins and 23 top five finishes. In the men’s shot put, junior Chris Wainscott clinched gold with a toss of 17.46m (57′ 3.5″), which…

The Lenoir-Rhyne Women’s Lacrosse Team saw Belmont Abbey score the first five goals of the game in a non-conference defeat on Saturday evening, 17-9. Belmont Abbey scored 1:51 into the game and never looked back. The Crusaders would score five unanswered to start the game and nine of the first 10 goals on the night.…

The Lenoir-Rhyne Baseball Team finished a three-game weekend sweep of Mars Hill with a pair of victories on Saturday afternoon at Durham Field. LR got strong starts from Andrew Patrick and Jackson Reid to earn a pair of four-run victories over the Lions. In game one, LR blanked Mars Hill 4-0 and the Bears took…

The busy, but successful weekend continued for the Lenoir-Rhyne Men’s and Women’s Track and Field Teams as they competed in the Montreat Invitational, taking many top spots over the two-day meet. On the track, Holly Kone had some great displays with a first-place finish in the women’s 400-meter dash (57.25) and a runner-up result in…

Western Highlands 1A/2A Conference Madison: 8 Draughn: 7 Catawba Valley Athletic 2A Conference Bandys: 10 West Caldwell: 0 Bunker Hill: 8 Newton-Conover: 7 Maiden: 8 Lincolnton: 0 Newton-Conover: 12 Bunker Hill: 0 West Lincoln: 8 East Burke: 2 Western Foothills Athletic 3A Conference East Lincoln: 13 Fred T. Foard: 3 Hickory: 11 North Iredell: 5…

Western Highlands 1A/2A Conference Draughn: 6 Madison: 4 Catawba Valley Athletic 2A Conference Bandys: 4 West Caldwell: 0 Bunker Hill: 12 Newton-Conover: 2 Maiden: 18 Lincolnton: 1 West Lincoln: 12 East Burke: 7 Western Foothills Athletic 3A Conference Fred T. Foard: 12 East Lincoln: 3 North Iredell: 5 Hickory: 4 North Lincoln: 12 St. Stephens:…

Western Foothills Athletic 3A Conference Hickory: 2 North Iredell: 0 St. Stephens: 4 North Lincoln: 0 Non-conference Alexander Central: 5 West Lincoln: 0 Draughn: 7 Erwin: 0 Mountain Island Charter: 5 South Caldwell: 0 Patton: 2 McDowell: 1

The Lenoir-Rhyne Baseball Team got back into the win column with a statement 22-7 victory over Mars Hill. After being swept at home last weekend, the bats awoke for the Bears with their most runs (22) and hits (21) in a single game this season including a 15-run margin of victory, tying their largest margin…

Inning by inning, App State’s offense kept producing runs. And pitcher Xander Hamilton kept putting up zeroes. Playing their first Sun Belt Conference home game of the season, the Mountaineers led wire-to-wire in a 10-7 victory against Georgia State, which arrived in the High Country with a 3-0 league record. App State (12-8, 3-1) scored…

The App State track and field team kicked off action at the Adidas Winthrop Invitational on Friday with seven event wins and 23 top-five finishes. Junior Jasmine Donohue also closed out competition at the Raleigh Relays as she competed in the women’s 5,000 meters. Adidas Winthrop Invitational | Rock Hill, S.C. Kicking off action at…

Lauren Rakes and Talon LaClair hit grand slams as the Lenoir-Rhyne Softball team defeated Coker 9-0 in both games on Friday afternoon. Rakes and Morgan Beeler allowed just five hits in the circle as the duo each picked up a complete game shutout on the afternoon. LaClair finished the day 3-5 with a homerun and…

App State softball dropped the first of three games at No. 23 Louisiana, 8-0, on Friday. The game ended with a run rule after five innings. The Mountaineers (15-9, 0-2 SBC) held the Ragin’ Cajuns (22-9, 4-0 SBC) scoreless through the first two innings with Delani Buckner in the circle. Buckner struck out three batters…

The Lenoir-Rhyne Men’s Tennis Team snapped their four-match losing streak with a 5-2 victory over No. 43 Newberry. The Bears went on to have one of their best performances in singles over the past few weeks, but to begin the match, LR once again captured the doubles point to grab an early lead. The No.…

The Lenoir-Rhyne Women’s Tennis Team dropped their third consecutive match as they found themselves on the losing end of a 5-2 result to No. 12 Newberry. Lucy Whelan captured her third straight singles victory with a 7-6, 6-2 win over Ish Singh at the No. 3 line. As Natalie Lutz could not participate in singles,…

In Emily Dinsmore’s first staffing hire as head coach of the App State field hockey program, she has added Michael Warari as an assistant coach. “I am so excited to add Michael Warari to the coaching staff,” Dinsmore said. “He is an excellent technical and tactical coach with the ability to develop student-athletes both on…

Tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. CT on Monday, March 27, for the 2023 Guardian Credit Union Sun Belt Baseball Championship presented by Troy University. The 10-team tournament will be held at Riverwalk Stadium in Montgomery, Alabama, from Tuesday, May 23, to Sunday, May 28. Single-game tickets and all-session tournament booklets are available.…

The Catawba Valley Community College women’s basketball team’s historic 2022-23 season came to a close on Wednesday with a 68-59 overtime loss to Niagara County during consolation play at the NJCAA DII Women’s Basketball Championship at the SC4 Arena. “This season has been an unbelievable year with trials, tribulations and triumphs,” said Catawba Valley women’s…

The Lenoir-Rhyne Women’s Lacrosse Team was staring at a 13-5 deficit with 14:34 to play in the fourth quarter but the Bears refused to go down and went on a 9-3 scoring run before time ran back on their comeback attempt, ultimately falling 16-14. The nine goals scored in the fourth quarter are the most…

Caldwell Community College & Technical Institute softball’s Ashley Antonio named the National Junior College Athletics Association division softball player of the week for games played during the week of March 13-19. In a doubleheader against Gaston College on March 14, Antonio hit .667 with two homeruns, a double, a four RBI. Caldwell won game one…

Caldwell Community College & Technical Institute baseball saw Breon Ishmael named division three baseball player of the week by the National Junior College Athletics Association on Wednesday. The recognition is for performances in contests during the week of March 13-19. Ishmael, an outfielder, hit .667 in two games with three triples, one double, and five…

Western Highlands 1A/2A Conference Draughn: 11 Madison: 0 Catawba Valley Athletic 2A Conference Bandys: 11 Newton-Conover: 0 East Burke: 8 Lincolnton: 7 Maiden: 11 Bunker Hill: 1 West Lincoln: 15 West Caldwell: 0 Western Foothills Athletic 3A Conference Fred T. Foard: 22 Statesville: 0 Hickory: 3 St. Stephens: 2 Northwestern 3A/4A Conference Alexander Central: 11…

Western Highlands 1A/2A Conference Madison: 14 Draughn: 4 Catawba Valley Athletic 2A Conference Bandys: 8 Newton-Conover: 3 East Burke: 18 Lincolnton: 2 Maiden: 19 Bunker Hill: 0 West Lincoln: 10 West Caldwell: 0 Western Foothills Athletic 3A Conference Fred T. Foard: 15 Statesville: 0 St. Stephens: 6 Hickory: 2 Northwestern 3A/4A Conference Alexander Central: 12…

Mountain Foothills 7 2A Conference East Rutherford: 1 Patton: 0 Catawba Valley Athletic 2A Conference Bandys: 5 West Lincoln: 0 Maiden: 1 East Burke: 0 Newton-Conover: 4 West Caldwell: 1 Western Foothills Athletic 2A Conference Fred T. Foard: 8 Statesville: 0 Hickory: 2 St. Stephens: 1 Non-conference Hibriten: 0 Asheville: 0

Jackson Steensma struck out the side in the ninth inning to complete a four-out save, helping App State secure a 4-3 victory over the College of Charleston at Smith Stadium on Tuesday. Steensma (save, 3) was summoned with two aboard in the eighth inning, including the tying run at third base. He needed just one…

App State fell to North Carolina on Tuesday, 5-3, in a back-and-forth brawl. Sejal Neas and the App State defense did not allow a runner on base until the top of the fifth, allowing Sidney Martin to secure her team’s lead with a two-run homer in the bottom of the third. Both teams were scoreless…

Down to their final out in the opener of a doubleheader, Cassidy Wall delivered a two-run home run to give the Lenoir-Rhyen softball team a 2-1 win on the road at Mars Hill. Morgan Beeler picked up her 13th win in the circle and stuck out ten Lions on the afternoon. In the nightcap, Mars…