ASU experiences ‘Miracle on
Ice’ by beating VCU in championship
Brad Norman Sports Beat
Special to the Appalachian
The championship title for ASU’s
club ice hockey team is considered to be a “Miracle on Ice”
after a struggling season. They defeated the top three overall
teams from the division.
“The Miracle
on Ice” is known throughout the hockey community as being one
of the greatest and most historic upsets of all time.
In 1980, American college students played the Russian National Team
in the final game of the Olympics and won.
The game reached outlets much farther than the
rink in Lake Placid, and it has historical and political implications.
Six runs during bottom of the eighth
lead to ASU victory
Josh Dernosek Sports Major Beat
Foster Hunt | The Appalachian
During the bottom of the eighth
the Mountaineers scored six runs to claim the lead, which led
to a win over the Bulldogs.
After falling to an early
game deficit and not being able to amount to much offensively, the
Appalachian State University baseball team rallied in the mid and
late innings to pull out the victory over the University of North
Carolina at Asheville 11-10 Tuesday afternoon.
Ty Racette’s infield chopper allowed Travis
Hunnicutt to score from third base with two outs in the bottom of
the eighth inning and give Appalachian the lead it would need to
seal the victory. Racette finished the day 3-for-4, with two RBIs
and a run scored.
Weaver wins first region title as
team hopes for triple crown
Josh Dernosek Sports Major Beat
Jacque Lenz | The Appalachian
Appalachian State running sports
coach John Weaver was named Southeast Region Men’s Indoor
Coach of the Year.
The United States Track Coaches
Association has named Appalachian State University head coach John
Weaver the Southeast Region Men’s Indoor Coach of the Year.
Weaver is one of nine regional winners named by the
collegiate coaching association in both men’s and women’s
indoor track and field.
“This is an acknowledgement for a deserving
individual and will bring recognition to not only the track program
but the school as well,” Athletic Director Roachel Laney said.
