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We were shocked | Why did a healthy college student die after contracting COVID-19? A North Carolina family is left seeking answers after their healthy son died just weeks after contracting COVID-19. Author: Sarah French Updated: 10:24 PM EST February 17, 2021 CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Four months after their sons death, the parents of Chad Dorrill are still waiting for doctors to tell them exactly why their 19-year-old son died after they thought he recovered from his...

App State Volleyball Swept by Duke McCall Denny had 15 kills, one shy of her career high. photo courtesy of Appalachian State Athletics App State Volleyball Swept by Duke February 18, 2021 App State volleyball dropped a 25-17, 25-23, 25-21 contest at Duke in its first match of the spring season on Wednesday evening. McCall Denny paced the App State (1-14) offense with a match high tying 11 kills. She added six digs. Anna Kincaid finished with six kills, Sarah Missroon had four kills and Amya Gi...

App State Track and Field Competes at Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational LaBria King finished fifth in the 60-meter dash. photo courtesy of Appalachian State Athletics App State Track and Field Competes at Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational February 14, 2021 The meet was unscored. In the 60-meter dash, LaBria King qualified for the finals of the event, finishing eighth of 28 runners in 7.71 seconds. In the final, she shaved .01 seconds off her time to finish fifth in 7.70 seconds. Angelina DiBl...

We were shocked | Why did a healthy college student die after contracting COVID-19? A North Carolina family is left seeking answers after their healthy son died just weeks after contracting COVID-19. Author: Sarah French Updated: 10:24 PM EST February 17, 2021 CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Four months after their sons death, the parents of Chad Dorrill are still waiting for doctors to tell them exactly why their 19-year-old son died after they thought he recovered from his...

Appalachian State Has Five Wrestlers Nationally Ranked Appalachian State Has Five Wrestlers Nationally Ranked February 12, 2021 * Codi Russell, No. 17 at 125 pounds * Jonathan Millner, No. 14 at 149 pounds * Cody Bond, No. 30 at 157 pounds * Will Formato, No. 16 at 165 pounds * Thomas Flitz, No. 13 at 174 pounds The rankings are relevant when determining at-large berths within the 33-wrestler brackets for each weight class at the NCAA Championships, which will be held March 18-20 in St. Louis. ...

2021 NFL Draft Prospect Interview: Shemar Jean-Charles, Cornerback, Appalachian State Does Jean-Charles fit in the Colts defensive back room? Photo by Jacob Kupferman/Getty Images A fan-favorite series is coming back to the site as it is officially prospect interview season. For anybody new to the site or for people who need a reminder, every draft season I sit down with prospects that are going to be in the upcoming NFL Draft to talk with them about their off-field accomplishments and some fil...

Shannon Scovel | NCAA.com | February 8, 2021 Spencer Lees pin streak continues and every other big-time college wrestling story to know right now Relive Iowas Spencer Lee defending his 125 pound title Share Iowas Spencer Lee continued his pinning streak this weekend and Virginia Techs Sam Latona stepped up as a hero for the Hokies. Heres what you might have missed in college wrestling last weekend and what you need to know as the conference tournaments inch closer.  Iowa notched two more wins ...

Appalachian State Track and Field Competes at Brant Tolsma Invitational Taylor Smith won the long jump and finished sixth in the 60-meter dash. photo courtesy of Appalachian State Athletics Appalachian State Track and Field Competes at Brant Tolsma Invitational February 6, 2021 The meet was unscored. The Mountaineers saw a pair of runners enter the top-10 in program history in the 1,000-meter run. Bianca Copeman placed second in the event with a time of 3:09.41, while Faith Younts finished rig...

Most people who know me know that I’m not a huge sports fan. I honestly forgot the Super Bowl was happening this weekend.

Thanks to an 11-1 showing with several high-level wins in January, App State redshirt sophomore Will Formato has been named the Southern Conference’s Wrestler of the Month. Facing eight wrestlers with a top-50 ranking in his 12 matches last month, Formato outscored his opponents by a combined 93-7 mark in his 11 victories and didn’t allow a takedown in any of those wins. He went from being unranked to start the season to climbing to as high as No. 10 in the country at 165 pounds. Formato’...