Sports

Sports

Appalachian State University women’s tennis player Jennifer Ansari (Greens boro, N.C./Walter Hines Page) kept with her off-season training as the tennis standout won the North Carolina closed women’s tennis singles title.

Full Story

McMahon Joins Murray State

Former Appalachian State assistant coach Matt McMahon is on the move again.

Full Story

Pirates Select Cole With No.1 Choice

The Piittsburgh Pirates, to no one's surprise, selected righthanded pitcher Gerritt Cole of UCLA with the first pick in the Major League Baseball Draft Monday night.

Full Story

Crawdads pinch BlueClaws, 8-5

The Hickory Crawdads struck for six runs in the bottom of the third inning en route to the 8-5 win against the Lakewood BlueClaws before 2,992 fans at L.P. Frans Stadium on Monday afternoon.

Full Story

Four SoCon Players Named All-America

The Southern Conference had four players named to the Louisville Slugger All-America team on Monday.

Full Story

Villanueva, 'Dads slam BlueClaws, 9-5

Christian Villanueva powered a five-run third inning with a grand slam, as the Hickory Crawdads cruised to the 9-5 victory against the Lakewood BlueClaws, before 1,551 fans at L.P. Frans Stadium on Sunday evening. Full Story

Shorebirds Clip Crawdads, 7-6

The Hickory Crawdads scored a run in the top of the ninth and got the game-tying run as far as third base, but the Delmarva Shorebirds escaped for the 7-6 win before 4,478 fans at Arthur W. Perdue Stadium on Saturday night.

Full Story