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Come and Ride the Rural Roller-Coaster Roads at the Boone Gran Fondo on August 4
Sitting at just over 3,000 feet above sea level in North Carolina’s high country, mid-summer temperatures in Boone, NC, are among the most comfortable in the Southeast. Early August is a prime time to be in Boone!. Nestled in the Western Carolina Appalachian Mountains the scenery in Boone is...
Stanback weighs hoops future after split with App State
ASHEBORO — Many college basketball careers are filled with twists and turns and actually wind up at a place that the player never really fathomed when he left high school. Asheboro High School’s Jerquarius Stanback’s collegiate path took an unsuspecting turn recently when he said Appalachian State told him they didn’t want the basketball standout to enroll, instead advising him to head to a junior college or prep school.
2024 Tommy Burleson Basketball Camp Termed Another Success
The 2024 Tommy Burleson Basketball Camp held July 15-19 at the Old Rock and adjacent auxiliary Newland Elementary School gymnasiums in Avery County was termed a success by its namesake. Burleson said to High Country Press: “The camp had 85 combined male and female attendees from the third through the...
Catamount Cross Country 2024 Schedule Revealed: New Meets & Key Athletes to Watch
The Catamount men's and women's cross country teams' 2024 schedule, announced by head coach Jesse Norman, includes a familiar season opener in Boone, N.C., and a preview of the conference championship meet. The Catamounts then head to the Furman Invitational on September 14 and the Brevard Invite on September 21.
App State Tennis Garners ITA Academic Recognition
BOONE, N.C. – For the third time in the last four years, App State tennis earned All-Academic Team honors from the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) while five student-athletes were named ITA Scholar-Athletes. App State's five honorees are the most since the 2021 season. Brooke Gruber, Brooke Demerath, Olwyn Ryan-Bovey, Taya Powell and Maggie Pate were the five Mountaineers named ITA Scholar-Athletes. For Gruber, it's the second time she has earned the award, while the other four are first-time honorees. As a team, the Mountaineers earned a 3.49 semester GPA and a 3.44 cumulative GPA, helping continue App State's streak of...
App State Legends Gala Breaks Another Record
BOONE, N.C. – One question resonated with Omar Carter as he faced an uncertain future at App State. Thinking back to that same question provided helpful perspective following a life-changing health emergency. “Do you even want to be here?”. Carter, a standout for App State Men's Basketball from 2010-12,...
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