<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:s="https://appstatesports.com/services/xml_schema/story" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title>App State Athletics</title><link>https://appstatesports.com/rss.aspx</link><description>Latest news items for App State Athletics</description><atom:link href="https://appstatesports.com/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><language>en-us</language><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>2026 Football Single-Game Ticket Update</title><link>https://appstatesports.com/news/2026/6/17/2026-football-single-game-ticket-update.aspx</link><guid>https://appstatesports.com/news/2026/6/17/2026-football-single-game-ticket-update.aspx</guid><category>Football</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="KBS stadium crowd atmosphere" src="https://appstatesports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/5/27/KBS-2026crowd_OSU_Yosef__1_.jpg" /><br /><br />BOONE, N.C. — App State Football fans will soon have the opportunity to purchase single-game tickets for 2026 home games at Kidd Brewer Stadium, while supplies last.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://appstatesports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/27/KBS-2026crowd_OSU_Yosef__1_.jpg" /><media:content url="https://appstatesports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/27/KBS-2026crowd_OSU_Yosef__1_.jpg"><media:title>KBS stadium crowd atmosphere</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://appstatesports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/27/KBS-2026crowd_OSU_Yosef__1_.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 15:27:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>3</s:sport_id><s:story_id>28344</s:story_id></item><item><title>App State Soccer Announces 2026 Schedule</title><link>https://appstatesports.com/news/2026/6/17/app-state-soccer-announces-2026-schedule.aspx</link><guid>https://appstatesports.com/news/2026/6/17/app-state-soccer-announces-2026-schedule.aspx</guid><category>Soccer</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="The Valley Fans" src="https://appstatesports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/6/15/SOC_Miami_08.17.25_jp-84.jpg" /><br /><br />BOONE, N.C. – App State Soccer announced its 2026 fall schedule, headlined by eight home matches, including five Sun Belt Conference matchups at The Valley, on Wednesday.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://appstatesports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/6/15/SOC_Miami_08.17.25_jp-84.jpg" /><media:content url="https://appstatesports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/6/15/SOC_Miami_08.17.25_jp-84.jpg"><media:title>The Valley Fans</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://appstatesports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/6/15/SOC_Miami_08.17.25_jp-84.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 10:00:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>15</s:sport_id><s:story_id>28337</s:story_id></item><item><title>Leap Returns to App State as Associate A.D. for Sport Psychology &amp; Mental Wellness</title><link>https://appstatesports.com/news/2026/6/18/athletics-leap-returns-to-app-state-as-associate-a-d-for-sport-psychology-mental-wellness.aspx</link><guid>https://appstatesports.com/news/2026/6/18/athletics-leap-returns-to-app-state-as-associate-a-d-for-sport-psychology-mental-wellness.aspx</guid><category>Athletics</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Dr. Leap welcome graphic" src="https://appstatesports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/6/18/1920x1080.png" /><br /><br />BOONE, N.C. — Returning to the High Country, Dr. Parker Leap has been hired as App State's Associate Athletics Director for Sport Psychology and Mental Wellness, Director of Athletics Doug Gillin announced Thursday.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://appstatesports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/6/18/1920x1080.png" /><media:content url="https://appstatesports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/6/18/1920x1080.png"><media:title>Dr. Leap welcome graphic</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://appstatesports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/6/18/1920x1080.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 11:03:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>4</s:sport_id><s:story_id>28345</s:story_id></item><item><title>Dada-Mascoll Earns ITA National Most Improved Player Nod</title><link>https://appstatesports.com/news/2026/6/16/tennis-dada-mascoll-earns-ita-national-most-improved-player-nod.aspx</link><guid>https://appstatesports.com/news/2026/6/16/tennis-dada-mascoll-earns-ita-national-most-improved-player-nod.aspx</guid><category>Tennis</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Savannah Dada-Mascoll" src="https://appstatesports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/6/16/TEN_041726_TN_57.jpg" /><br /><br />TEMPE, Ariz. — App State Tennis All-American and Sun Belt Women's Tennis Player of the Year Savannah Dada-Mascoll has been named the International Tennis Association's Division I Women's National Award Winner for Most Improved Player, the ITA announced Tuesday. The prestigious national honor comes just one week after she was named the Carolina Region's Most Improved Player.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://appstatesports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/6/16/TEN_041726_TN_57.jpg" /><media:content url="https://appstatesports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/6/16/TEN_041726_TN_57.jpg"><media:title>Savannah Dada-Mascoll</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://appstatesports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/6/16/TEN_041726_TN_57.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 12:37:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>16</s:sport_id><s:story_id>28339</s:story_id></item><item><title>Three Field Hockey Mountaineers Earn Academic All-District Honors</title><link>https://appstatesports.com/news/2026/6/16/three-field-hockey-mountaineers-earn-academic-all-district-honors.aspx</link><guid>https://appstatesports.com/news/2026/6/16/three-field-hockey-mountaineers-earn-academic-all-district-honors.aspx</guid><category>Field Hockey</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Claire Grenis, Sarah Perkins and Calista Schwartz" src="https://appstatesports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/6/16/Untitled_design.png" /><br /><br />BOONE, N.C. — App State Field Hockey players Claire Grenis, Sarah Perkins and Calista Schwartz were named to the College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District team, the association announced Tuesday.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://appstatesports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/6/16/Untitled_design.png" /><media:content url="https://appstatesports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/6/16/Untitled_design.png"><media:title>Claire Grenis, Sarah Perkins and Calista Schwartz</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://appstatesports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/6/16/Untitled_design.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 12:30:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>2</s:sport_id><s:story_id>28338</s:story_id></item><item><title>Women's Golf Trio Collects Academic All-District Honors</title><link>https://appstatesports.com/news/2026/6/16/womens-golf-trio-collects-academic-all-district-honors.aspx</link><guid>https://appstatesports.com/news/2026/6/16/womens-golf-trio-collects-academic-all-district-honors.aspx</guid><category>Women's Golf</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Academic All-District Women's Golf" src="https://appstatesports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/6/16/sidearm_26_WG_ALLACADEMIC.png" /><br /><br />BOONE, N.C. — App State Women's Golf student-athletes Maria Pinedo, Ona Lukes and Salem Lee earned Academic All-District honors in the at-large category from the College Sports Communicators (CSC), the organization announced this week.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://appstatesports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/6/16/sidearm_26_WG_ALLACADEMIC.png" /><media:content url="https://appstatesports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/6/16/sidearm_26_WG_ALLACADEMIC.png"><media:title>Academic All-District Women's Golf</media:title></media:content><enclosure 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the at-large category from the College Sports Communicators (CSC), the organization announced this week.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://appstatesports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/6/16/Sidearm_26_MG_ALLACADEMIC.png" /><media:content url="https://appstatesports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/6/16/Sidearm_26_MG_ALLACADEMIC.png"><media:title>Herman Huus Max Cranford</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://appstatesports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/6/16/Sidearm_26_MG_ALLACADEMIC.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 16:16:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>7</s:sport_id><s:story_id>28341</s:story_id></item><item><title>Wrestling's Conetta Receives Academic All-District Honor</title><link>https://appstatesports.com/news/2026/6/16/wrestlings-conetta-receives-academic-all-district-honor.aspx</link><guid>https://appstatesports.com/news/2026/6/16/wrestlings-conetta-receives-academic-all-district-honor.aspx</guid><category>Wrestling</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Anthony Conetta" src="https://appstatesports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/6/16/WRES_NCState_11_30_25_DJ_78.jpg" /><br /><br />BOONE, N.C. — App State Wrestling student-athlete Anthony Conetta earned Academic All-District honors in the at-large category from the College Sports Communicators (CSC), the organization announced this week.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://appstatesports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/6/16/WRES_NCState_11_30_25_DJ_78.jpg" /><media:content 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src="https://appstatesports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/6/11/Gray_JP_6O6A0788.jpg" /><br /><br />EUGENE, Ore. — App State pole vaulter Matthew Gray capped a season full of record-setting accomplishments with first-team All-America recognition at the NCAA Outdoor Championships.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://appstatesports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/6/11/Gray_JP_6O6A0788.jpg" /><media:content url="https://appstatesports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/6/11/Gray_JP_6O6A0788.jpg"><media:title>Matthew Gray</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://appstatesports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/6/11/Gray_JP_6O6A0788.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 23:45:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>10</s:sport_id><s:story_id>28335</s:story_id></item><item><title>Volleyball Announces 2026 Schedule, Season Tickets</title><link>https://appstatesports.com/news/2026/6/10/volleyball-announces-2026-schedule-season-tickets.aspx</link><guid>https://appstatesports.com/news/2026/6/10/volleyball-announces-2026-schedule-season-tickets.aspx</guid><category>Volleyball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Chad Sutton" src="https://appstatesports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/6/10/VB_LeesMcRaeSpringMatch_04_08_25_JP_95__1_.jpg" /><br /><br />BOONE, N.C. – App State Volleyball has announced its schedule for the 2026 season, the second year under the direction of head coach Chad Sutton.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://appstatesports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/6/10/VB_LeesMcRaeSpringMatch_04_08_25_JP_95__1_.jpg" /><media:content 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