App State Women’s Basketball Adds Turkish As Assistant Coach
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 Moffat Named South Atlantic Conference Men’s Lacrosse Scholar-Athlete of the Year
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…
App State Track and Field Snag Nine Academic All-District Honorees
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…
Appalachian State Football Announces Networks, Start Times For Five Contests
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.…
CVCC Athletics Will Continue Baseball, Softball
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…
CVCC Softball Garners Five All-Region Accolades
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…
Lenoir-Rhyne Men’s Lacrosse Dominates in National Championship Game
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…
Hickory Crawdads Game Postponed on Sunday
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…
Lenoir-Rhyne Men’s Lacrosse Competes for National Championship Sunday
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…
Appalachian State’s Branch Qualifies for NCAA Championships in the Triple Jump
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…
Appalachian State Baseball Season Ends Two Games Away From Sun Belt Championship
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…
Hickory Crawdads Game Washed Out Saturday
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…
Lenoir-Rhyne Track and Field’s Matau, Brown Earn National Runner Ups
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…
App State Baseball Downs 16th Ranked Southern Miss in Sun Belt Tournament
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…
Hickory Crawdads Easily Handles Asheville
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…
LR Men’s Lacrosse Grabs Six All-American Honors From USILA
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…
Appalachian State Baseball Continues Run in Sun Belt Conference In Dramatic Fashion
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.…
Lenoir-Rhyne Track and Field Continues to Impress at NCAA D2 Championship
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…
Appalachian State Women’s Tennis Adds Manyube to Roster
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.…
Ruggiero Edges Byron at the Line for ASA Stars National Tour Win at Hickory Motor Speedway
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…
Hickory Crawdads Win Streak Snapped in Extra Innings
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…
LR Track and Field Teams Off to Solid Start at NCAA Championships
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 Softball’s LaClair Garners All-American Honors
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…
Lenoir-Rhyne Baseball Garners All-Region Accolades
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…
High School Girls Soccer Fourth Round Playoff Result From Thursday, 5/25/23
3A: South Point: 7 St. Stephens: 1 Indians season ends at 15-5-1.
Appalachian State Baseball Survives in Sun Belt Tournament
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 Baseball Falls in Extra Innings in Sun Belt Tournament, Takes on Dukes Next
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…
Hickory Crawdads Win Third Straight
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 Men’s Lacrosse Earn Seven All-Region Honors
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,…
App State Track and Field Sends Four to NCAA East Preliminary Round
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…
Lenoir-Rhyne Track and Field Earns 20 All-Region Honors
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,…
Hickory Crawdads Open Homestand Against Asheville With Win
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…
Appalachian State Athletics Marks 22 Straight Semesters With GPA Above 3.0
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…
Diamond Baseball Holdings Acquires Hickory Crawdads From Texas Rangers
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…
High School Girls Soccer Third Round Playoff Results From Monday, 5/22/23
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
Appalachian State Baseball Place Two on All-Conference First Team
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…
L-R Men’s Lacrosse Downs Limestone, Heads to National Championship
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…
Hickory Crawdads Snap 13 Game Losing Streak
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…
Several Athletes Have Podium Finishes at NCHSAA Track and Field Championships
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…
Hickory Crawdads Late Rally Not Enough to Thwart Rome
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…
Suarez, Buescher Win Heats to Lead NASCAR All-Star Race
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 Ends Regular Season With Win Over Troy
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,…
Hickory High Wins State 3A Dual Team Boys Tennis Championship
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…
Larson Wins Tyson 250 at North Wilkesboro
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…
Huntley to Represent Appalachian State, Sun Belt on NCAA Men’s Basketball Oversight Committee’s Student-Athlete Engagement Group
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…
High School Baseball Fourth Round Playoff Results From Friday 5/19/23
1A: Uwharrie Charter: 5 Draughn: 4 Wildcats season ends at 22-5
High School Softball Fourth Round Playoff Results From Friday, 5/19/23
4A: Marvin Ridge: 10 Alexander Central: 3 Cougars season ends at 21-5
Appalachian State Baseball Falters Against Troy
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…
Hickory Crawdads Lose Another One-Run Game
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…
Lenoir-Rhyne Ranked 14th in Community Service
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…
Gibbs Team Wins NASCAR Pit Crew Challenge at North Wilkesboro Speedway
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…
Appalachian State Track and Field Announces Signing Class
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…
High School Girls Soccer Second Round Playoff Results From Thursday, 5/18/23
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.
App State Baseball Edged Out in Series Opener Against Troy
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…
L-R’s Alvestrand Earns Scholar-Athlete of the Year Honors
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…
Appalachian State Women’s Tennis Ends Season With Win
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.…
Hickory Crawdads Drop Day Game
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…
App State Track and Field to Send Four to NCAA East Prelims
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…
CVCC Baseball’s Stevens Earns Region Player of the Year Nod
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…
Eleven Bears Qualify For NCAA Championships
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,…
App State Track and Field Garners Five All-Conference Honors
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…
Wild Tripleheader Night of Racing at North Wilkesboro Speedway Ends After Midnight
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…
High School Baseball Third Round Playoff Results From Wednesday, 5/17/23
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.
High School Softball Third Round Playoff Results From Wednesday, 5/17/23
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.
Hickory Crawdads Fall at Home to Rome
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…
CVCC Men’s Basketball Makes Coaching Change
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 Women’s Tennis Falls to Wyoming in NIT
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…
High School Boys Dual Team Tennis Western Regional Finals Result From Wednesday, 5/17/23
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…
CVCC Softball Earns Seven All-Region Honors
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…
Lenoir-Rhyne Softball Earns Four All-Region Honors, Beeler Named Regional Pitcher of the Year
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…
Hickory Crawdads Drop Series Opener at Home
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…
High School Girls Lacrosse Western Regional Final Result From Tuesday, 5/16/23
1A/2A/3A Western Regional Finals Bishop McGuinness: 16 Hickory: 4 Red Tornadoes season ends at 13-4
High School Boys Golf Championships Conclude
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’s Boyd Named Sun Belt Conference Baseball Player of the Week
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…
List of Legends, Dignitaries Announced for All-Star Race Week at North Wilkesboro
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,…
Fred T. Foard’s Gee Leader After First Round of State 3A Boys Golf Championship
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…
High School Girls Soccer First Round Playoff Results From Monday, 5/15/23
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…
High School Boys Tennis Dual Team Tennis Playoff Results From Monday, 5/15/23
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.
Appalachian State Field Hockey Adds Eight to Roster
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…
Hickory High Duo Wins State Doubles Tennis Title
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.…
Lenoir-Rhyne Men’s Lacrosse Advances to NCAA Division 2 Semifinals
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.…
Appalachian State Baseball Sweeps Arkansas State
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…
App State Men’s Track and Field Finish Fifth, Women Tenth at Sun Belt Championship
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…
Appalachian State Baseball Picks Up Second Win Over Arkansas State
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…
Lenoir-Rhyne Softball Eliminated in Regional Championship Game
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…
Appalachian State Baseball Opens Series With Win
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 Track and Field Continues Competition at Sun Belt Championship
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…
High School Baseball Second Round Playoff Results From Friday, 5/12/23
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…
High School Softball Second Round Playoff Results From Friday, 5/12/23
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 Lacrosse Fourth Round Playoff Results From Friday, 5/12/23
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.
High School Girls Soccer Playoff Brackets Released
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.…
Lenoir-Rhyne Softball Advances to Championship Game of NCAA Southeast Regionals
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…
High School Girls Soccer Results From Thursday, 5/11/23
Catawba Valley Athletic 2A Conference Bandys: 8 West Caldwell: 1 Non-conference Alexander Central: 3 West Iredell: 0 Hickory: 4 Central Academy: 0
Appalachian State Women and Men’s Track and Field Opens Sun Belt Outdoor Championship
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…
CVCC’s Patterson Signs With Cumberland University for Esports
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…
Lenoir-Rhyne Softball Advances in NCAA Southeast Regional
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…
High School Girls Soccer Results From Wednesday, 5/10/23
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 Advances With Win Over Defending Champs
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…
Appalachian State Women’s Tennis to Play in Postseason Event
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…
High School Baseball First Round Playoff Results From Tuesday, 5/9/23
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…
High School Softball First Round Playoff Results From Tuesday, 5/9/23
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…
High School Girls Soccer Results From Tuesday, 5/9/23
Western Foothills Athletics 3A Conference Fred T. Foard: 2 North Iredell: 1 Hickory: 2 East Lincoln: 0 St. Stephens: 6 West Iredell: 0
High School Boys Dual Team Tennis Tournament Results From Tuesday, 5/9/23
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’s Houston Earns Sun Belt All-Conference Honors For Second Straight Season
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 and Boys Lacrosse Playoff Results From Tuesday, 5/9/23
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…
NCDOT, Highway Patrol Announce Race Traffic Plans for North Wilkesboro
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…
Appalachian State’s Hamilton Named Sun Belt Conference Baseball Pitcher of the Week
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…
High School Girls Soccer Results From Monday, 5/8/23
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
Lenoir-Rhyne Softball Headed to NCAA Southeast Region Tournament
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…
State Playoff Brackets for High School Baseball Released
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…
High School Softball Playoff Brackets Announced
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…
Hauler Parade, Fan Fest Helps Launch All-Star Week in Wilkesboros
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…
Lenoir-Rhyne Men’s Lacrosse Earn Fifth Seed in NCAA Tournament South Region
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…
Hickory Crawdads End Homestand With One Run Loss
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…
App State Baseball Falls in Rubber Match at Coastal Carolina
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…
CVCC Softball Falls in Region X Championship Game
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…
Hickory Crawdads Fall Big to BlueClaws
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…
Appalachian State Baseball Falls to Coastal
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…
Hickory Crawdads Pick Up Win Over Jersey Shore
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 Baseball Upsets Coastal Carolina
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…
Appalachian State Softball Season Ends With Win Over Coastal Carolina
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…
High School Baseball Results From Thursday, 5/4/23
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
High School Softball Results From Thursday, 5/4/23
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
High School Girls Soccer Results From Thursday, 5/4/23
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
High School Girls Lacrosse State Playoffs Results From 5/4/23
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
Hickory Crawdads Fall in 11 Innings to Jersey Shore
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…
Lenoir-Rhyne Women and Men’s Track and Field Teams Finish Second at SAC Championship
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…
Appalachian State Softball Drops Both Games of Doubleheader
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 Announce 2023 Schedule
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…
Appalachian State Women’s Basketball Adds LaFon to Roster
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 |…
High School Boys Dual Team Tennis First Round Playoff Results From Wednesday, 5/3/23
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…
Lenoir-Rhyne Track and Field in Second Place at SAC Championship
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…
Appalachian State’s Guest Finish Second in Steeplechase at Liberty Twilight Qualifier
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.…
North Wilkesboro Speedway to Host Fan Open House
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…
NCHSAA Board of Directors Meet, Approve NIL Deals, Among Others
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’s Branch Earns Sun Belt Weekly Honors
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…
Hickory Crawdads Shutout Blue Claws on Education Day
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.…
High School Baseball Results From Tuesday, 5/2/23
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
High School Softball Results From Tuesday, 5/2/23
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
High School Girls Soccer Results From Tuesday, 5/2/23
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…
Hickory Crawdads Open Homestand With Loss the Jersey Shore
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…
Appalachian State Baseball Rolls Over East Tennessee State
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’s Farrell Earns SAC Elite 23 Award
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,…
High School Baseball Results From Monday, 5/1/23
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…
High School Softball Results From Monday, 5/1/23
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
High School Soccer Results From Monday, 5/1/23
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
Lenoir-Rhyne Men’s Lacrosse Falls in SAC Tournament Championship Match
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…
CVCC Softball Advances in Region X Tournament With Doubleheader Sweep
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…
High School Boys Tennis Playoff Brackets Released
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 Sweeps Doubleheader
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 Wrestling’s Floyd Fares Well at US Open Wrestling Championship
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.…
Appalachian State Baseball Rallies for Win Against James Madison
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,…
Lenoir-Rhyne Men’s Lacrosse Advance to SAC Championship
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…
Four App State Football Players Sign Unrestricted Free Agent Contracts After NFL Draft
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…
Lenoir-Rhyne Baseball Survives, Advances to Play Host School Newberry
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…
Appalachian State Baseball Falls to James Madison
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…
App State Track and Field Hosts App State Open
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 Swept by James Madison in Doubleheader
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’s Hodges Drafted by Jacksonville Jaguars
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…
Lenoir-Rhyne Track and Field Competes at App State Invitational
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…
Appalachian State’s Hampton Selected by Los Angeles Rams
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…
L-R Softball Eliminated from SAC Tournament, Awaits NCAA Tournament Fate
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…
Lenoir-Rhyne Baseball Suffers Loss to Top Seed Newberry
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…
Lenoir-Rhyne Softball Suffers Loss in SAC Tournament
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 Baseball Wins at Home Against James Madison
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…
Appalachian State Women’s Tennis Season Ends in Sun Belt Quarterfinals
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…
Lenoir-Rhyne Baseball Open SAC Tournament With Win
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…
App State Opens New Randy Marion Track and Field Facility
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…
Appalachian State Softball Blanked by James Madison
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…
Mardigian, Bears Advance in SAC Softball Tournament
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…
Appalachian State Promotes Pate to Associate Athletics Director for Development
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…
L-R’s Barringer Earns AVCA 30 Under 30 Award
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…
Lenoir-Rhyne Athletics Inducts 55 to Chi Alpha Sigma Honor Society
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…
SAC Lacrosse Tournament Schedule Altered
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…
Appalachian State Women’s Basketball Adds Ingram to Roster
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…
Lenoir-Rhyne Baseball Snags Five First Team All-Conference Team Members, Eight Overall
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…
Appalachian State Hires Parisi As Assistant Athletics Director for Development
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…
Appalachian State Baseball Contest Against Second Ranked Wake Forest Canceled
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…
App State Men’s Golf Finish 12th at Sun Belt Championship
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 Women’s Tennis Advances to Sun Belt Quarterfinals
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…
Appalachian State Women’s Golf Seeking New Head Coach
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…
Lenoir-Rhyne Softball Earns Eight to All-Conference Teams, Beeler Named Pitcher of the Year
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…
CVCC Softball Ends Regular Season With Doubleheader Sweep, Wins 40th of the Year
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…
Lenoir-Rhyne Men’s Lacrosse Sends Record 11 to All-Conference Teams
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…
Six LR Women’s Lacrosse Players Earn All-Conference Honors
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…
High School Baseball Results From Tuesday, 4/25/23
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:…
High School Softball Results From Tuesday, 4/25/23
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.…
High School Girls Soccer Results From Tuesday, 4/25/23
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…
Lenoir-Rhyne Women’s Lacrosse Bows Out of SAC Tournament
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 Earns Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week Honors
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’s Dada-Mascoll Named Sun Belt First Team All-Conference for Women’s Tennis
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 Softball Sweeps South Atlantic Conference Weekly Awards
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,…
High School Baseball Results From Monday 4/24/23
Catawba Valley Athletic 2A Conference Bandys: 10 Bunker Hill: 0 Non-conference Avery County: 10 West Caldwell: 5 Draughn: 10 Patton: 1
High School Softball Results From Monday, 4/24/23
Catawba Valley Athletic 2A Conference Bandys: 10 Bunker Hill: 0 Non-conference Draughn: 16 Lincolnton: 8
High School Girls Soccer Results From Monday, 4/24/23
Western Highlands 1A/2A Conference Owen: 7 Draughn: 1 Non-conference Bandys: 5 Challenger: 0
L-R Baseball Ends Regular Season With Non-Conference Win
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 Harman Named SAC Women’s Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year
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 Community College Baseball and Softball Teams Ranked Number One
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…
Caldwell Softball Sweeps Sunday Doubleheader
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…
CVCC Baseball Sweeps Doubleheader From Southwest Virginia CC
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…
Appalachian State Women’s Tennis Earn Fifth Seed for Upcoming Sun Belt Tournament
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…
Hickory Crawdads Wins Again Over Bowling Green
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…
Appalachian State Baseball Rolls Over Old Dominion
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…
Lenoir-Rhyne Softball Splits Regular Season Finale Doubleheader With Carson-Newman
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…
Appalachian State Falls In Extra Innings to Georgia State
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…
Hickory Crawdads Use Pivotal Second Inning to Get by Bowling Green
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…
Lenoir-Rhyne Men’s Lacrosse Ends Regular Season With Dominating Win
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…
App State Track and Field Competes In Multiple Events in Busy Weekend
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…
Lenoir-Rhyne Baseball Drops Both Games of Doubleheader to Newberry
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…
Appalachian State Baseball Drops Second Game of Series to Old Dominion
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 Women’s Tennis Swept by 32nd Ranked Old Dominion
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…
Lenoir-Rhyne Track and Field Hosts LR Bears Invitational
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…
Hickory Crawdads Draw 18 Walks to Propel Themselves to Victory over Bowling Green
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…
Caldwell Community College Softball Sweeps Doubleheader in Top 10 Matchup
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 Sweeps Doubleheader From Georgia State
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…
Lenoir-Rhyne Baseball Falls to Newberry in Series Opener
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…
App State Baseball Downs Old Dominion in Walk-Off Fashion
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…
Appalachian State Wrestling Nabs Four Scholar All-American Slots
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.…
Hickory Crawdads Downs Bowling Green
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 Wins in 11 Innings
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…
Lenoir-Rhyne Men’s Tennis Season Comes to a Close
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…
Lenoir-Rhyne Women’s Tennis Bounced From South Atlantic Conference Tournament
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…
Lenoir-Rhyne Softball Ranked Nationally, Top 10 Regionally
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 Ranked Sixth in National Poll
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 Brown Named SAC Women’s Track Athlete of the Week
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…
High School Baseball Results From Wednesday, 4/19/23
Non-conference Chase: 3 Hibriten: 1 Maiden: 16 Patton: 6 South Iredell: 14 Bandys: 11 West Rowan: 7 Alexander Central: 2
High School Softball Results From Wednesday, 4/19/23
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
High School Girls Soccer Results From Wednesday, 4/19/23
Western Highlands 1A/2A Conference Draughn: 2 Mountain Heritage: 0
Hickory Crawdads Win in Walk-Off Fashion
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…
Lenoir-Rhyne Women’s Lacrosse Lose Heartbreaker in Double Overtime to Conference One-Loss Newberry
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…
Lenoir-Rhyne Women’s Tennis Place Three on All-Conference Teams
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…
High School Baseball Results From Tuesday, 4/18/23
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…
High School Softball Results From Tuesday, 4/18/23
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…
High School Girls Soccer Results From Tuesday, 4/18/23
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 CC Baseball Downs Catawba Valley CC
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…
Hickory Crawdads Open Home Stand With Loss to Bowling Green
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…
Appalachian State Baseball Edged Out by UNC-Asheville
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 Baseball Puts Up 10 Runs in Second Inning in Blowout Win
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…
Lenoir-Rhyne Finish Second at SAC Championship, Best Finish in Nearly Two Decades
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…
Appalachian State Softball Lose at Western Carolina
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…
App State Women’s Golf Finish Sun Belt Championship at LPGA International
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…
LaClair’s Career Day Propels LR Softball to Doubleheader Sweep
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…
CVCC Softball Wins 16th Straight After Doubleheader Sweep
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…
Lenoir-Rhyne Men’s Lacrosse Sweeps SAC Players of the Week Award
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…
Lenoir-Rhyne Track and Field Fair Well at Southside Power & Fitness Invitational
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…
Appalachian State Men’s Golf Finish Tied for Fourth at Rutherford Intercollegiate
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…
App State Women’s Tennis Win Fifth Straight With Victory Over Radford
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…
Appalachian State Softball Blanked by South Alabama
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…
Lenoir-Rhyne Men’s Lacrosse Nets Winner in Overtime Over Limestone
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…
Lenoir-Rhyne Women’s Lacrosse Battles Close with Two-Loss Limestone
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…
Lenoir-Rhyne Softball Splits Doubleheader With Newberry
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…
Appalachian State Baseball Swept in Doubleheader
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…
Lenoir-Rhyne Baseball Drops Doubleheader to Carson-Newman
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…
App State Women’s Tennis Handles Multiple Delays, Wins Over Marshall
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,…
Appalachian State Baseball Downs Georgia Southern
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…
L-R Men’s Tennis Falls to Lincoln Memorial
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…
Lenoir-Rhyne Women’s Tennis Defeats Lincoln Memorial
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…
Appalachian State Softball Drops Both Games of Doubleheader Against South Alabama
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…
L-R Track and Field Hosts Southside Power and Fitness Invitational, App State Competes
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)…
Lenoir-Rhyne Baseball Opens Series Against Carson-Newman with Dominating Win
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…
Hickory Crawdads Edged Out By Wilmington
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…
App State Women’s Basketball Adds Moffitt
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…
CVCC Softball Wins 12th Straight
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…
Eccleston’s Career Night Propels Lenoir-Rhyne Men’s Lacrosse to Win
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…
Hickory Crawdads Suffer First Defeat of the Season
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…
High School Baseball Results From Wednesday, 4/12/23
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
Lenoir-Rhyne Women’s Lacrosse Edges Out Anderson
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…
Lenoir-Rhyne Softball Splits Doubleheader With Emory & Henry
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…
L-R Men’s Tennis Drops Contest to Wingate
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…
Lenoir-Rhyne Women’s Tennis Falls to 15th Ranked Wingate
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…
App State Football Places Four to Hampshire Honor Society
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:…
Appalachian State’s Jansen Named Sun Belt Women’s Tennis Player of the Week
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…
High School Baseball Results From Tuesday, 4/11/23
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
CVCC Softball Wins Pair Of Games On the Road
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…
Appalachian State Softball Sweeps Doubleheader From ETSU
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…
Hickory Crawdads Win Behind Rocker’s Stellar Outing
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 Falls to Second Ranked Wake Forest
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…
Lenoir-Rhyne Baseball Defeats Lincoln Memorial
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…
Lenoir-Rhyne’s Ashely Named SAC Men’s Lacrosse Defensive Player of the Week
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…
Appalachian State Men’s Basketball Signs Butler Transfer Tate
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…
Lenoir-Rhyne Baseball Edges Out Tusculum
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…
High School Baseball Results From Monday, 4/10/23
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…
App State Women’s Tennis Wins Over Southern Miss
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…
CVCC E-Sports To Send 20 to Playoffs
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,…
Lenoir-Rhyne Baseball Splits Doubleheader in Rain Against Tusculum
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…
CVCC Baseball Splits Doubleheader with Patrick & Henry
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…
L-R Men’s Lacrosse Wins on Senior Day Over Tusculum
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…
Lenoir-Rhyne Women’s Lacrosse Blasts Past Tusculum
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.…
Appalachian State Baseball Falls to Louisiana-Monroe
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 Women’s Tennis Defeats South Alabama
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…
App State Track and Field Continues Competition at Duke Invitational
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…
Appalachian State Softball Falls to Georgia Southern
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…
CVCC Softball Sweeps Doubleheader From Southwest Virginia CC
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…
Hickory Crawdads Win Season Opener Over Winston-Salem
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…
L-R Men’s Tennis Edges Out Catawba
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.…
App State Track and Field Competes at Duke Invitational
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…
Appalachian State Softball Lost Both Games of Doubleheader
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…
Lenoir-Rhyne Women’s Tennis Falls to Nationally Ranked Catawba
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…
Big Third Inning Dooms App State Baseball in Opener to Louisiana-Monroe
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…
Rain Forces Hickory Motor Speedway to Cancel This Weekend Events
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…
CCC&TI’s Soloman Named Basketball All-American
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.…
High School Baseball Results From Wednesday, 4/5/23
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
High School Softball Results From Wednesday, 4/5/23
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
High School Girls Soccer Results From Wednesday, 4/5/23
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
Lenoir-Rhyne Women’s Lacrosse Falls to 25th Ranked Mount Olive
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…
High School Baseball Results From Tuesday, 4/4/23
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…
High School Softball Results From Tuesday, 4/4/23
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…
High School Girls Soccer Results From Tuesday, 4/4/23
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:…
Lenoir-Rhyne Baseball Tops Top Ranked North Greenville
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 Drops Doubleheader to Queens
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…
Appalachian State Baseball Posts Road Win at UNC-Asheville
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,…
Appalachian State Women’s Golf Finish Eighth at Mimosa Hills
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…
Appalachian State Men’s Golf Finish Third at Wofford Invitational
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…
Lenoir-Rhyne Track and Field Snags Two Athlete of the Week Honors
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…
Lenoir-Rhyne Women’s Golf Finish Eighth at SAC Championship
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…
App’s Hamilton Named Sun Belt Pitcher of the Week
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…
Catawba County Sports Hall of Fame 2023 Class Announced
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 Rackard Named South Atlantic Conference Softball Player of the Week
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…
CVCC Softball Sweeps Home Doubleheader Against Pitt CC
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…
Lenoir-Rhyne Women’s Tennis Upsets Tusculum
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…
L-R Men’s Tennis Falters Against 27th Ranked Tusculum
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…
Lenoir-Rhyne Baseball Wins Twice Over Virginia-Wise
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…
Appalachian State Baseball Shut Out by Louisiana
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…
Appalachian State Women’s Tennis Dispatches Texas State
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…
Lenoir-Rhyne Softball Sweeps Virginia-Wise
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 Drops Third Contest to Texas State
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…
App State Baseball Picks Up Another Sun Belt Conference Series Win
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…
Lenoir-Rhyne Track and Field Competes at VertKlausse Invitational
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…
Appalachian State Softball Falls to Texas State
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…
Lenoir-Rhyne Baseball Dispatches Virginia-Wise
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…
Appalachian State Track and Field Competes at Two Different Events
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…
L-R Men’s Lacrosse Rolls Over Lincoln Memorial
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…
Lenoir-Rhyne Women’s Lacrosse Gets By Lincoln Memorial in Overtime
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…
CVCC Softball Sweeps Doubleheader Against Fayetteville Tech
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 Softball Drops Road Doubleheader to Surry
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…
High School Baseball Results From Friday, 3/31/23
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…
High School Softball Results From Friday, 3/31/23
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…
High School Girls Soccer Results From Friday, 3/31/23
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
Appalachian State Baseball Gets By Louisiana
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…
Appalachian State Softball Edged Out by Texas State
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…
Appalachian State Women’s Tennis Edged Out by Louisiana
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…
Lenoir-Rhyne’s Beeler Named to NCAA Division II Pitcher of the Year Watchlist
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…
Lenoir-Rhyne Women’s Golfers Espelosin, Greenlee Named to All-Conference Team
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…
Lenoir-Rhyne Athletics Ranked 15th in Learfield Standings
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…
CVCC Softball Sweeps Doubleheader From Cleveland Community College
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…
App State Baseball Lose to Queens in Charlotte
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…
Lenoir-Rhyne Men’s Lacrosse Suffers First Conference Loss to Eighth Ranked Wingate
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…
Appalachian State Softball Sweeps Doubleheader From NC Central
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…
L-R Women’s Lacrosse Falls to 10th Ranked Wingate
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…
Lenoir-Rhyne Women’s Tennis Snaps Losing Streak With Road Win
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,…
Lenoir-Rhyne Men’s Tennis Defeats Coker
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…
Lenoir-Rhyne Softball Splits Doubleheader With Catawba
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.…
App’s Dada-Mascoll Named Sun Belt Women’s Tennis Player of the Week
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…
Texas Rangers Announce Hickory Crawdads Opening Roster
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…
High School Baseball Results From Tuesday, 3/28/23
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…
High School Softball Results From Tuesday, 3/28/23
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…
High School Girls Soccer Results From Tuesday, 3/28/23
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
Lenoir-Rhyne Baseball Outlasts Limestone
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…
Lenoir-Rhyne’s Brown Wins National Honors
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…
L-R Women’s Golf Tie For 11th Place at Lady Bearcat Invitational
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…
Lenoir-Rhyne Men’s Golf Finish 11th at Tennessee River Rumble
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 Sets Date to Officially Open New Track and Field Facility
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…
L-R’s Beeler Wins Third Straight South Atlantic Conference Softball Pitcher of the Week Award
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 Patrick Named SAC Baseball Pitcher of the Week
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 Brown Wins Weekly SAC Award
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…
Lenoir-Rhyne Football Announces 2023 Schedule
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…
Lenoir-Rhyne Athletic Director Kim Pate Named Athletic Director of the Year
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 Brown Named SAC Women’s Indoor Track and Field Athlete of the Year
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…
App State Baseball Wins Wild Contest After Being Down 8-0
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…
Hickory Motor Speedway Results From Saturday, 3/25/23
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…
App State Women’s Tennis Rallies to Defeat Troy
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…
Appalachian State Baseball Falls to Georgia State
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 Splits Doubleheader With Louisiana
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…
Appalachian State Track and Field Wraps Up Adidas Winthrop Invitational
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…
Lenoir-Rhyne Women’s Lacrosse Falls to Belmont Abbey
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.…
Lenoir-Rhyne Baseball Sweeps Mars Hill
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…
Lenoir-Rhyne Track and Field Teams Compete in Montreat, Raleigh
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…
High School Baseball Results From Friday, 3/24/23
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…
High School Softball Results From Friday, 3/24/23
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:…
High School Girls Soccer Results From Friday, 3/24/23
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
L-R Baseball Blows Out Mars Hill With 22 Runs
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…
App State Baseball Opens Series With Win Over Georgia State
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…
App State Track and Field Competes at Adidas Winthrop Invitational, Raleigh Relays
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…
Lenoir-Rhyne Softball Blanks Coker in Both Games of Doubleheader
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…
Appalachian State Softball Drops Series Opener to Louisiana
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…
L-R Men’s Tennis Snaps Losing Streak With Upset Win Over Nationally Ranked Newberry
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.…
Lenoir-Rhyne Women’s Tennis Falls to 12th Ranked Newberry
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,…
App State Field Hockey Adds Warari to Staff
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…
Sun Belt Conference to Sell Tickets for Upcoming Baseball Championship in Montgomery, Ala.
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.…
CVCC Women’s Basketball Team Ends Historic Season
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…
Lenoir-Rhyne Women’s Lacrosse Furious Rally Falls Short
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 Softball’s Antonio Named NJCAA Softball Player of the Week
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…
CCC&TI Baseball’s Ishmeal Named National Player of the Week
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…
High School Baseball Results From Tuesday, 3/21/23
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…
High School Softball Results From Tuesday, 3/21/23
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…
High School Girls Soccer Results From Tuesday, 3/21/23
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
Appalachian State Baseball Gets By College of Charleston
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…
Appalachian State Softball Drops Home Game Against North Carolina
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…
Lenoir-Rhyne Softball Splits Doubleheader With Mars Hill
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…
Catawba Valley Community College Women’s Basketball Fall in Opening Round of NJCAA Tournament
Catawba Valley Community College women’s basketball team fell to the defending national champions, Kirkwood, 60-42 on Tuesday in the first round of the National Junior College Athletic Association Division 2 Tournament. The event is being held at the SC4 Fieldhouse on the campus of St. Clair County Community College in Port Huron, Michigan. The Red…
Lenoir-Rhyne’s Boernigen, McRea Earn Additional All-American Honors
Lenoir-Rhyne’s Lisa Boernigen has been named College Sports Communicators (CSC, formerly CoSIDA) Academic All-American and earned a spot on the Third Team as announced by the organization. In addition, the most decorated swimmer in LR swimming history adds another accolade to his resume as Micah McRea was named Second Team Academic All-American. This is the…
Hickory Crawdads Unveil New Look for Llamas de Hickory
The Hickory Crawdads are proud to take on the Llamas de Hickory moniker once again as part of Minor League Baseball’s Copa de la Diversión in 2023. The Llamas are getting a refreshed look this season, adding a new primary logo, and changing the on-field hats and jerseys. The new logo features a llama, wearing…
Lenoir-Rhyne Softball’s Beeler Earns Second Straight SAC Pitcher of the Week Award
Lenoir-Rhyne’s Morgan Beeler was named the South Atlantic Conference Varsity Gems Softball Pitcher of the Week for games played during week seven of the 2023 season, the Conference office announced Tuesday. Beeler earns back-to-back softball pitcher of the week honors. Beeler, a senior pitcher from Ocean Isle Beach, N.C., threw her second career no-hitter against…
Lenoir-Rhyne’s Peak Named SAC Baseball Player of the Week
Lenoir-Rhyne’s Tyler McPeak was named the South Atlantic Conference Varsity Gems Baseball Player of the Week, for games played during week seven of the 2023 season, the Conference office announced Tuesday. McPeak, a graduate student first baseman from Denver, N.C., collected multiple hits in four of five games last week, while batting .600 with three…
High School Baseball Results From Monday, 3/20/23
Western Foothills Athletic 3A Conference Fred T. Foard: 12 West Iredell: 0 Non-conference McDowell: 12 Patton: 4
High School Softball Results From Monday, 3/20/23
Western Foothills Athletic 3A Conference Fred T. Foard: 6 West Iredell: 4 Non-conference East Burke: 3 Patton: 2 Hibriten: 8 Mountain Heritage: 4
High School Girls Soccer Results From Monday, 3/20/23
Western Foothills Athletic 3A Conference Fred T. Foard: 9 West Iredell: 0 Non-conference Alexander Central: 1 North Iredell: 0
CVCC Women’s Basketball Begins NJCAA Division 2 Tournament Tuesday
For the first time in program history, the Catawba Valley Community College women’s basketball team is on the national stage. The Red Hawks (16-12) won six of their final seven games at the end of the season to help clinch the program’s first-ever trip to the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division II National…
L-R Women’s Tennis Suffers Second Conference Loss of Season
The Lenoir-Rhyne Women’s Tennis Team took a 5-2 loss to their first nationally ranked opponent this season in No. 24 Anderson. Lucy Whelan had another perfect day on the court as she went 2-0 in the afternoon. The Graduate Student won the only singles match of the day for the Bears with a dominant 6-1,…
Lenoir-Rhyne Men’s Tennis Nearly Upends 17th Ranked Anderson
The Lenoir-Rhyne Men’s Tennis Team came up just short to No. 17 Anderson in a 4-3 final on Monday. The Bears got the afternoon off to a perfect start, as they swept the Trojans in all three doubles matches to convincingly take the doubles point. At No. 2 singles, Vadym Rogynskyi pulled out a thrilling…
App State Women’s Golf Finish 16th at Rain Shortened Low Country Intercollegiate
Layla Meric led the 16th-place App State women’s golf team at the Low Country Intercollegiate, which was shortened to 36 holes because of inclement weather that wiped out Round 2 at Moss Creek. Meric tied for 52nd at 82-82‑164. She was followed by Ekaterina Prokhorova, Braelyn Pippin, Meghan Mitchell and Jacquelyn Taylor. Pippin’s final-round 80,…
Appalachian State Baseball Drops Series Finale With Marshall
Having already secured their first Sun Belt series win of the season, the Mountaineers were unable to complete the three-game sweep on Sunday, falling to Marshall, 7-5, in the finale at GoMart Ballpark. App State (10-8, 2-1) came back after trailing 4-0 in the ballgame. The Mountaineers didn’t get their first hit until the fifth…
Lenoir-Rhyne Baseball Falls to Wingate
The Wingate Baseball Team scored in each of the last four innings to grab an 8-5 victory over LR Sunday afternoon. The Bulldogs comeback secured the series sweep and handed the Bears their first three-game losing streak this season. After a difficult outing on Saturday, the Bears competed much better on Sunday while leading 3-1…
Lenoir-Rhyne Men’s Lacrosse Blows Out Catawba
The No. 6 Lenoir-Rhyne men’s lacrosse team dished out 18 assists on 20 goals in a thumping of SAC foe Catawba on Saturday night, 20-7. The 18 helpers tie the most in a single game in program history as the Bears also had 18 assists in a win over Coker on March 5, 2022. 12…
App State Women’s Tennis Falls to James Madison
All eyes were on the last two courts in play at the Deer Valley Racquet Club. Saturday’s match came down to third sets at No. 5 and No. 6 singles, and it finished with James Madison escaping Boone with a 4-3 win over App State. Matching up for the first time as Sun Belt Conference…
Appalachian State Softball Falls to Marshall
App State softball played its first game at home against Marshall on Saturday, falling to the Thundering Herd, 8-0. The squads snuck in a Saturday afternoon contest in the middle of a challenging weekend of weather but could not play an entire series. Marshall, who has won 12 straight, started the game with a run…
L-R Track and Field Open Outdoor Season in High Point
The Lenoir-Rhyne Men’s and Women’s Track and Field Teams began their outdoor seasons at the Bob Davidson Memorial over the weekend. Both teams found most of their success on the track, especially the men who had two top three finishes with Sulaimane Bangura and Jacob Parkinson. The Emmanuel (Ga.) transfer, Bangura, recorded a 47.69 time…
App State Gets Late Inning Rally to Win Over Marshall
In a game that featured six lead changes, CJ Boyd’s bases clearing double in the seventh inning proved to be the decisive blow, as App State outlasted Marshall, 9-8, to claim the series win at GoMart Ballpark. Boyd finished the ballgame going 4-for-4, with 5 RBIs, after returning to the lineup earlier this week, after…
L-R Baseball Winning Streak Snapped in Losses to Wingate
The Lenoir-Rhyne Baseball Team had their nine-game winning streak snapped on Saturday as they were swept by Wingate in a doubleheader, losing game one 9-1 and the night cap, 5-3. Coming into the series, LR had a very solid doubleheader record with winning 13 out of the 14 contests. But the script did not play…
Lenoir-Rhyne Women’s Lacrosse Improves to 3-0 in SAC
For the first time since the 2018 season, the Lenoir-Rhyne Women’s Lacrosse team is 3-0 to open conference play as the Bears defeated Catawba 18-9 in Moretz Stadium on Saturday. Kaitlyn Cavanaugh tied her career-high with five goals and Rylie McGhan had a career-high four goals for the Bears while Jolan Morey had two goals…
L-R Track and Field Student-Athletes, Coaches Earn All-Region Honors
With the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) announcing their Regional Athletes and Coaches of the Year, four members of the Lenoir-Rhyne Men’s and Women’s Track and Field Teams were honored for their achievements in the 2022-23 indoor season. Kevin Paterson was named the Southeast Region Male and Female Head…
Appalachian State Baseball Opens Slate Against Marshall With Win
App State received a strong start from Xander Hamilton, and the offense carried them to the finish line, as they defeated Marshall, 12-4, at GoMart Ballpark to open conference play. The Mountaineers (9-7, 1-0) gave Hamilton the lead before he even took the mound, and scored runs in each of the final five frames, highlighted…
L-R Women’s Track and Field Team Picked First, Men Second in SAC Preseason Standings
The Lenoir-Rhyne Outdoor Women’s and Men’s Track & Field Teams finish first and second in 2023 SAC Outdoor Track & Field Preseason Polls, respectively. In the women’s poll, the Bears shared the top spot with Wingate, with each program receiving six first-place votes and 116 total points. At the SAC Indoor Championships, LR finished in…
High School Baseball Results From Thursday, 3/16/23
Western Highlands 1A/2A Conference Draughn: 8 Owen: 2 Mountain Foothills 7 2A Conference Brevard: 11 Patton: 10 Catawba Valley Athletic 2A Conference Bunker Hill: 5 East Burke: 4 Maiden: 5 Bandys: 3 Lincolnton: 7 West Caldwell: 3 West Lincoln: 11 Newton-Conover: 1 Western Foothills Athletic 3A Conference Hickory: 2 North Lincoln: 1 St. Stephens: 6…
High School Softball Results From Thursday, 3/16/23
Western Highlands 1A/2A Conference Draughn: 9 Owen: 7 Mountain Foothills 7 2A Conference Brevard: 10 Patton: 9 Catawba Valley Athletic 2A Conference East Burke: 10 Bunker Hill: 0 Maiden: 5 Bandys: 3 West Caldwell: 2 Lincolnton: 0 West Lincoln: 13 Newton-Conover: 0 Western Foothills Athletic 2A Conference North Iredell: 7 St. Stephens: 3 North Lincoln:…
High School Girls Soccer Results From Thursday, 3/16/23
Mountain Foothills 7 2A Conference Brevard: 2 Patton: 0 Western Foothills Athletic 3A Conference Hickory: 4 North Lincoln: 0 St. Stephens: 3 North Iredell: 0 Non-conference Draughn: 3 Newton-Conover: 0 Maiden: 2 South Caldwell: 0
Appalachian State Wrestling Season Ends at NCAA Championship
The final day of a record-breaking season for App State Wrestling began with an uplifting NCAA Championships victory by Ethan Oakley, who started the season as a backup. That was the bright spot during a difficult Day 1 at the BOK Center, as all five Mountaineer entries suffered two losses in the double-elimination event. App…
Lenoir-Rhyne Softball Splits Doubleheader at Lees-McRae
The No. 23 Lenoir-Rhyne Softball Team split with Lees-McRae in non-conference action on Thursday afternoon. After losing 5-1 in the opener, Lora Beth Wood’s two-out RBI single in the 6th inning gave the Bears the lead for good as LR took game two 9-7. Talon LaClair hit her 7th homerun of the season in the…
High School Baseball Results From Wednesday, 3/15/23
Non-conference Fred T. Foard: 3 Hibriten: 1 North Davidson: 9 Alexander Central: 7 North Gaston: 11 Bandys: 4 Shelby: 5 Freedom: 3 South Caldwell: 14 Maiden: 4
High School Softball Results From Wednesday, 3/15/23
Non-conference Draughn: 3 McDowell: 2 Hibriten: 3 West Caldwell: 2 Maiden: 10 St. Stephens: 0 Patton: 16 Freedom: 9 West Wilkes: 4 Alexander Central: 0
High School Girls Soccer Results From Wednesday, 3/15/23
Non-conference East Lincoln: 2 Hibriten: 1 Hickory: 6 Freedom: 0 Watauga: 3 Fred T. Foard: 1
L-R Women’s Lacrosse Doubles Up Coker in Road Win
-In their first road game of the season, Lenoir-Rhyne women’s lacrosse used a season-high 19 goals to move to 2-0 in South Atlantic Conference play in a 19-8 win over Coker. The Bears have scored at least 18 against the Cobras in four straight matchups. Chloe Christensen got LR off to a hot start with…
Lenoir-Rhyne Baseball Achieves Highest National Rank in Program History
For the first time in program history, the Lenoir-Rhyne Baseball Team has broken into the Top 10 of the NCBWA Division II Top 25 Poll with its No. 7 ranking; surpassing its previous high of the No. 11 spot. After starting the season with a 2-2 record, the Bears have won 20 of their last…
App State Baseball Loses Second Straight to West Virginia
Despite rallying from an early deficit to take the lead in the middle innings, App State was unable to hold the advantage, as West Virginia scored 14 unanswered runs, winning the series with a 18-5 victory in the finale at Smith Stadium. After West Virginia scored four times in the top of the first inning,…
CVCC’s Stevens Named NJCAA Division 2 Player of the Week
Catawba Valley Community College outfielder Jack Stevens has been named the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division II Player of the Week. The NJCAA announced Stevens’ honor on social media on Wednesday. A sophomore from Lenoir, Stevens batted .625 last week with three doubles, two homers and 11 RBI. He also scored five runs,…
L-R Men’s Tennis Losing Streak Reaches Three Straight
The Lenoir-Rhyne Men’s Tennis Team dropped their third straight match on Tuesday to Limestone in 5-2 final. Although losing their second-straight conference match, it was a much-improved performance for the Bears compared to being swept by Carson-Newman last week. Four out of the six singles matches went the distance by going to a crucial third…
Lenoir-Rhyne Women’s Tennis Falls at Limestone
The Lenoir-Rhyne Women’s Tennis Team suffered their first loss in conference play on Tuesday with a 5-2 defeat to Limestone. Despite the difficult afternoon for most of the Bears, Lucy Whelan had an impressive day on the court taking both her singles and doubles matches. At No. 3 singles, the graduate student dominated Monika Temkova…
High School Baseball Results From Tuesday, 3/14/23
Western Highlands 1A/2A Conference Draughn: 6 Owen: 1 Mountain Foothills 7 2A Conference Brevard: 6 Patton: 5 Catawba Valley Athletic 2A Conference Bandys: 10 Lincolnton: 0 East Burke: 12 Newton-Conover: 1 Maiden: 17 West Caldwell: 7 West Lincoln: 8 Bunker Hill: 2 Western Foothills Athletic 2A Conference Fred T. Foard: 6 North Iredell: 3 Hickory:…
High School Softball Results From Tuesday, 3/14/23
Western Higlands 1A/2A Conference Draughn: 8 Owen: 3 Mountain Foothills 7 2A Conference Brevard: 11 Patton: 2 Catawba Valley Athletic 2A Conference Bandys: 10 Lincolnton: 2 East Burke: 15 Newton-Conover: 1 Maiden: 8 West Caldwell: 5 West Lincoln: 17 Bunker Hill: 0 Western Foothills Athletic 3A Conference East Lincoln: 27 Hickory: 2 Fred T. Foard:…
High School Girls Soccer Results From Tuesday, 3/14/23
Mountain Foothills 7 2A Conference Polk County: 3 Patton: 0 Non-conference Alexander Central: 4 West Wilkes: 0 Fred T. Foard: 2 Freedom: 0 Newton-Conover: 7 West Iredell: 2 South Caldwell: 6 West Caldwell: 2 Maiden: 1 Draughn: 1 University Christian: 5 Bunker Hill: 0
App State Baseball Thumped by West Virginia
Trey Tujetsch retired the first six batters he faced, and Jordan Fisher delivered the longest outing of his Mountaineer career, but the middle-innings belonged to the visitors in a 18-1 loss to West Virginia at L.P. Frans Stadium. Tujetsch retired West Virginia three up, three down in the first two innings, finishing off each frame…
Lenoir-Rhyne Baseball Blasts Past St. Michael’s
Lenoir-Rhyne Baseball shut out an opponent for the first time in 2023 as they defeated St. Michael’s (VT), 14-0, to sweep the two-game series. March continues to be the Bears’ month as they have extended their season-longest nine-game winning streak in addition to winning their ninth straight home game. It was a full day for…
L-R Softball Splits Top 25 Doubleheader With Wingate, Beeler Throws No-Hitter in Nightcap
For the second time in her career, Morgan Beeler threw a no-hitter for the Bears as the senior no hit No. 18 Wingate on a chilly, windy day at Bears Field. After the Bears dropped game one 11-3, Beeler responded in a huge way as she did not allow the Bulldogs to record a hit…
Appalachian State Men’s Golf Finish Strong at Bash at the Beach
Hosting the Bash at the Beach tournament at the Surf Golf and Beach Club, App State Men’s Golf finished third Tuesday in the 18-team event. Lukas Jönsson placed eighth individually with a 3-under total for the 54-hole event (71-66-73—210), while Addison Beam (67-72-72—211) and Herman Huus (74-70-67—211 for App State’s second unit of five) also…
Lenoir-Rhyne Women’s Golf Finish Fourth, Espelosin Leads The Way in Second
The Lenoir-Rhyne Women’s Golf Team records its best finish of the spring season with a fourth place at the Converse Spring Invitational, shooting a team score of 638 (+62). Beatriz Espelosin took the runner-up spot of the tournament, finishing the event with a 151 (+7) score. The senior was able to move up two spots…
Hickory Crawdads Announce Giveaways for 2023 Season
The Hickory Crawdads announce their giveaway schedule for 2023, which features 15 giveaway dates. The ‘Dads are giving away a variety of items including bobbleheads, tee shirts, and replica jerseys. The giveaway slate will kick off on Opening Night on Thursday, April 6th with magnet schedules, presented by Black Tie Transportation, Absolute Tree Care, and…
Lenoir-Rhyne’s Beeler Earns South Atlantic Conference Softball Pitcher of the Week
Lenoir-Rhyne’s Morgan Beeler was named the South Atlantic Conference Varsity Gems Softball Pitcher of the Week for games played during week six of the 2023 season, the Conference office announced Tuesday. Beeler, a senior pitcher from Ocean Isle Beach, N.C., started her week with a key regional win over Francis Marion on Wednesday and got…
Lenoir-Rhyne Baseball Rolls Over St. Michael’s
The Lenoir-Rhyne Baseball Team extended its winning streak to a season-best eight-straight victories with a dominant 19-2 result over St. Michael’s (VT). The Bears offense continues to deliver as well with their seventh consecutive games with at least 10+ runs, and in Monday’s contest, it took them only two innings to reach that threshold. In…
Lenoir-Rhyne Men’s Lacrosse Snags Offensive, Defensive SAC Player of the Week Awards
The South Atlantic Conference announced its Varsity Gems Men’s Lacrosse Players of the Week for games played in the sixth week of the 2023 season. Lenoir-Rhyne’s Toron Eccleston was named the offensive player of the week and teammate Victor Powell was named the defensive player of the week, while Wingate’s Johnny Caponi was named the…
App’s Millner to Miss NCAA Tournament, Ends Career With 121 Wins
Unfortunately, two-time All-American Jon Jon Millner will miss this week’s NCAA Championships because of an illness. A one-time North Carolina high school state champion who didn’t immediately break into App State Wrestling’s starting lineup, Millner closes his career as one of the all-time greats in program history. Millner became App State’s first four-time SoCon champion,…
Hickory Crawdads Announce Daily Promotional Schedule
The Hickory Crawdads have revealed their daily promotional lineup for the 2023 season. Homestands will typically kick off on Tuesdays with the popular Dollar Dog Tuesdays, thanks to Hebrew National and WHKY 1290AM and 102.3FM. As part of the promotion, hot dogs are $1, and fans are welcome to bring their dogs for $1. Tuesdays…
CVCC Women’s Basketball Qualify For First Time in NJCAA Division 2 National Tournament
The Catawba Valley Community College women’s basketball team has clinched its first-ever national tournament appearance. After a strong finish to its regular season and a solid conference tournament run, the Red Hawks (16-12) will compete at the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division II National Tournament, which takes place on March 21-25 at the…
App State Softball Wraps Up MTSU Invitational With Pair of Wins
App State softball finished 4-1 at the MTSU Invitational after a pair of Sunday wins against Green Bay, 11-6, and Western Illinois, 3-0. The Mountaineers have earned a run in the first inning in nine of their last 14 contests, going 9-0 this season when they score in the opening frame. The squad achieved this…
App State Women’s Tennis Downs Louisiana-Monroe
App State Tennis swept ULM 4-0 on Sunday to post back-to-back victories on the first weekend of Sun Belt Conference play. It’s the first time the Mountaineers have ever swept back-to-back Sun Belt opponents. They defeated Arkansas State 4-0 on Saturday. “We’re happy with two sweeps on the weekend,” head coach Ashleigh Antal said. “JMU…
App State Baseball Contest With West Virginia Moves to L.P. Frans Stadium
Tuesday’s mid-week contest between App State and West Virginia has been relocated from Boone to Hickory, N.C., due to forecasted weather conditions. The contest will now be played at L.P. Frans Stadium, home of the Hickory Crawdads (Texas Rangers – Adv. A), with first pitch moved up to 2 p.m. App State baseball season ticket…
Brown Becomes First Individual National Champion in Lenoir-Rhyne History
A program record 10 student-athletes from Lenoir-Rhyne earned All-American honors at the 2023 NCAA Indoor Championships highlighted by the first individual National Champion in program history as Alexis Brown took home the top spot in the 200m. Brown, a freshman, posted the fastest time in the history of the NCAA Indoor Championships as she crossed…
Hickory Motor Speedway Results From Saturday, 3/11/23
Official Hickory Motor Speedway Results 3/11/23 Late Model Twin Race #1 1.#28 – Landon S. Huffman 2.#9 – Charlie Watson 3.#97 – Michael Bumgarner 4.#24 – Bryson Ruff 5.#15 – Tyler Mahews 6.#45 – Bryce Applegate 7.#6 – Clark Houston 8.#14 – Akinori Ogata 9.#7 – Jeff Sparks 10.#9 – Samantha Rohrbaugh 11.#12 – Annabeth…
L-R Alum Griewisch Ryan Named to 2023 South Atlantic Conference Hall of Fame Class
The South Atlantic Conference will induct six members into the 2023 Hall of Fame Class, the League announced today. Receiving honors will be Anderson alumna Whitney Bishoff, Carson-Newman alum Joe Fishback, Wingate alumna Stormi Gale, Lenoir-Rhyne alumna Kate Griewisch Ryan, and former Tusculum baseball coach Doug Jones. The SAC will also honor the recipient of…
Lenoir-Rhyne’s Boernigen Competes at Fourth Straight Nationals
This week, Lisa Boernigen completed in her fourth straight NCAA Championship as the senior from Munchen, Germany completed in three events this past week in Indianapolis, Indiana. Boernigen is the first Lenoir-Rhyne Women swimmer to qualify for the NCAA Championship in four straight seasons. On day two, Boernigen raced in the 200 IM and finished…
Appalachian State Softball Picks Up Win at MTSU Invitational
App State softball improved its MTSU Invitational record to 2-1 on Saturday with a 10-0 performance against Green Bay. The Mountaineers brought home 10 runs in the bottom of the first inning, their most in a frame since April 16, 2015, in a 20-3 victory over Radford. Those 10 runs against the Phoenix would be…
Lenoir-Rhyne Baseball Sweeps Emory & Henry
The Bears completed the weekend sweep of Emory & Henry thanks to three home runs from Blake Bean in the two games and nine bombs as a team in the two games. LR banged out 38 hits in the two games and improve to 6-0 in SAC play. The Bears won game one, 20-5 and…
L-R’s McRea Earns a Sixth All-American Honor in His Career
For the sixth time in his career, Micah McRea has earned All-American status during the NCAA Championship. McRea, in his fourth straight trip to Nationals, finished in eleventh place in the 400 IM on day three of the 2023 NCAA DII Swimming & Diving Championship in Indianapolis, Indiana for his fifth All-American honors. On the…
App State Baseball Falls to 24th Ranked Campbell
Golston Gillespie blasted a three-run home run to give the Mountaineers the lead in the first inning, but 24th ranked Campbell was able to pull away in the middle innings and take the series with a 12-6 win on Saturday at Smith Stadium. The series finale on Sunday has been canceled due to inclement weather.…
L-R Softball Sweeps Anderson in SAC Matchup
In a battle of last year’s top two teams in the SAC, the Lenoir-Rhyne Softball team came away with a sweep at No. 24 Anderson. In game one, Lauren Jackson and Lauren Rakes hit back-to-back home runs and Lora Beth Wood had the game-winning two-run single in the 7th inning as the Bears overcame a…
Lenoir-Rhyne Men’s Lacrosse Wins Second Straight Contest Against Ranked Opponenet
The Lenoir-Rhyne men’s lacrosse team defeated its fourth ranked opponent this season in a 20-11 victory over No. 15 Florida Tech. In the win, Myles Moffat became the program’s all-time leader in career assists with his three helpers and Toron Eccleston poured in a season-high six goals. The Bears scored first as Eccleston netted the…
Appalachian State Women’s Tennis Opens Sun Belt Play With Sweep
App State Tennis started its conference season with a bang by sweeping Arkansas State 4-0 in Saturday’s Sun Belt opener at the Deer Valley Racquet Club. “I thought we went out with great energy today, and we really trusted the process,” head coach Ashleigh Antal said. “I felt good coming off a big week of…
Lenoir-Rhyne Women’s Basketball Season Ends in NCAA Tournament
The Lenoir-Rhyne Women’s Basketball Team saw its historic 2022-23 season come to an end in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament in a loss to Clayton State, 65-48. The Lakers used a 14-0 run late in the fourth quarter to pull away after the Bears tied it at 45. In the first half, thanks…
High School Baseball Results From Friday, 3/10/23
Catawba Valley Athletic 2A Conference Maiden: 4 West Lincoln: 3 Newton-Conover: 12 Lincolnton: 5 Non-conference Draughn: 19 Freedom: 6 Hibriten: 15 Wilkes Central: 2 South Caldwell: 13 Lincoln Charter: 3
High School Softball Results From Friday, 3/10/23
Catawba Valley Athletic 2A Conference Maiden: 6 West Lincoln: 5 Non-conference Hibriten: 15 Wilkes Central: 4 South Caldwell: 17 Crest: 7
High School Girls Soccer Results From Friday, 3/10/23
Non-conference Alexander Central: 4 McDowell: 0 Forest Hills: 6 Newton-Conover: 2 Hickory: 3 Croatan: 0 Hunt: 4 Hibriten: 1
Appalachian State Softball Splits Games at MTSU Invitational
App State softball split its opening day at the MTSU Invitational, defeating Southern Illinois 5-2 before falling to Middle Tennessee, 0-10. Game 1 Recap (App State 5, Southern Illinois 2) The Mountaineers snapped Southern Illinois’ 10-game winning streak, thanks to a five-run second inning and a consistent defense through the final six. Delani Buckner allowed…
Lenoir-Rhyne Track and Field Starts Off Well at Nationals
Seven members of the Lenoir-Rhyne Men’s and Women’s Track and Field Teams represented the Bears at the 2023 NCAA Division II Indoor Championships. Led by a top overall performance in his heat by Dario Matau, LR had a strong showing on day one. Matau finished with a personal-best time of 6.66, ahead of the whole…
Appalachian State Baseball Drops Slugfest to Campbell
After trailing by as much as eight runs in the middle innings, App State put the winning run on base in the ninth, but ultimately was unable to deliver the final blow, as the Mountaineers fell to Campbell, 16-15, Friday at Smith Stadium. Trailing by five runs heading to the bottom of the ninth inning,…
Lenoir-Rhyne Baseball Blasts Emory and Henry
Playing against Emory & Henry for the first time since 1937, the No. 14 Lenoir-Rhyne Baseball Team moved to 4-0 in South Atlantic Conference play with a 16-5 victory over the Wasps. LR remains the lone unbeaten team in league play and Joshua Lanham improved to 22-5 in his career with five innings pitched and…
Lenoir-Rhyne’s McRea Earns All-American Honors in 400 IM
For the fifth time in his career, Micah McRea has earned All-American status during the NCAA Championship. McRea in his fourth straight trip to Nationals finished in eleventh place in the 400 IM on day three of the 2023 NCAA DII Swimming & Diving Championship in Indianapolis, Indiana. In the prelims to start the day,…
High School Baseball Results From Thursday, 3/9/23
Catawba Valley Athletic 2A Conference Bunker Hill: 19 West Caldwell: 2 East Burke: 4 Bandys: 3 Non-conference Alexander Central: 10 West Rowan: 3 Hickory: 5 Maiden: 4 West Stanly: 10 St. Stephens: 2
High School Softball Results From Thursday, 3/9/23
Catawba Valley Athletic 2A Conference Lincolnton: 8 Newton-Conover: 2 West Caldwell: 11 Bunker Hill: 0 Non-conference Alexander Central: 7 Maiden: 0 Draughn: 11 Hibriten: 10 Madison: 7 Freedom: 4 Patton: 15 Hickory: 3
High School Girls Soccer Results From Thursday, 3/9/23
Non-conference Alexander Central: 9 East Wilkes: 0 Bandys: 5 Langtree Charter: 0 Crest: 3 Fred T. Foard: 0 East Burke: 2 Draughn: 0 North Wilkes: 2 Bunker Hill: 1 Patton: 2 Freedom: 0
L-R Track and Field Sees 19 Earn All-Region Honors For Indoor Season
After finishing in second place at the 2023 SAC Women’s Indoor Track and Field Championships, nine members of the Lenoir-Rhyne team were announced to the 2023 USTFCCCA All-Region Team. Four women were named to the team for multiple events, including the SAC Field Athlete of the Meet Kennedy Conner, who was appointed to the squad…