• it’s time to renovate the holmes center, here’s my ideas

    When you drive into Boone, whether it be from 421, 321, 105 (via 221) or some combo of back roads you want to keep secret from Florida drivers, the most recognizable Appalachian State Athletics facility is the Holmes Center. On the corner of Rivers Street and Blowing Rock Road, the building towers over those adjacent…


  • the sun belt’s interpretation of its basketball tiebreakers screwed app state wbb

    Friday was exciting for Sun Belt Basketball. It was a terrible day for App State’s hoops teams, who lost by a combined 56 points to cap multi-game losing streaks. But now is the Sun Belt Tournament, so wipe the slate clean, it’s time to win or go home. For both the men and women, App…


  • i’m on a six app state game/dual in-person losing streak – travels over the last few weeks

    When I’m in Boone, I still get asked if I work for the newspaper in Boone. I left that job five years ago next month, right when the pandemic started. I try to get up to games as much as I can. But being three hours away, it’s not like I can get off work…


  • app mbb halfway through conference recap: the road to the ladder from hell

    After the four-game losing streak punctuated by a home loss to Troy, you wondered what weekdays the App State men’s basketball team would be playing on in Pensacola. Now, anything other than Top 4 would be a disappointment. That’s what happens when you win six of seven after a losing streak.+ The regular season means…