September 2021

Alpine fell at home Friday night to the El Paso Jefferson Silver Foxes, 44-27, behind quarterback Nathan Alcala’s big fivetouchdown night for the first Buck loss of the season. Head Coach John Fellows uttered the statement himself, saying, “I think it’s a tale of two halves, and our inexperience showed up a little bit.

This past weekend Coach Cory Cason and her Lady Bucks placed first in the Wink Wildcat Invitational. Sophomore Tannin Ritchie finished sev enth overall, freshman Hope Dominguez came in 10th, junior Vanessa Rice placed 14th, and seniors Lauren Penders and Elizabeth Uranga finishing 16th and 21st respectively.

Coach Rick Garcia and his Lady Bucks had a warm homecoming with a win over the Crane Lady Birds, 3-2, last Tuesday night (20-25, 25-18, 25-14, 26-28, and 15-11). Garcia and his Lady Bucks returned home to the Gallego Center after two weeks on the road against Pecos, Wall, and various duals and tournaments around West Texas, and were rewarded by a narrow victory.

Alpine Fightin’ Buck quarterback Jayden Canaba runs with the ball against El Paso Jefferson on Aug. 27 at home.

Annika Canaba and Tatyana Colon were listed among 18 others as 2021 American Southwest Conference Volleyball Players to Watch in an announcement made Aug. 27 by the conference office.

Making the postseason isn’t just a hope for the Alpine football team since head coach John Fellows took over the program six years ago. It’s a tradition that has taken place all of Fellows’ years at the helm, and one that has continued since this year’s senior class was in first grade.

The Alpine ISD Athletic Department’s purpose is to help student athletes grow into productive and successful citizens. The coaches of Alpine ISD will help instill the values of teamwork, competition, dedication, commitment, and goal setting into each of our athletes.

Jayden Canaba Alejandro Hernandez Aiden Morrissey Dante Sera John DeGuia Adrian Lujan Jeremiah Pearce Tristan Smith Jeremy Dominguez Evren Martinez Zorian Reyes Ethan Sweat Tray Ervin Joaquin Martinez Jaime Rodriguez Robert Vasquez Dominique Fierro Mateo Miranda Jordan Rodriguez Andrew Velasquez Ertugrul Basibuyuk Shaun Foster James Morris Jared Roggow Oscar Velasquez Reese Ahrens Zane Billings Aiden Garcia Plan Eddie Morrison Derek Schwierjohn Elijah Villanueva.

Guillermo Busey Rodolfo Cunningham Ethan Flores John Mendoza Auden Ramirez Jacob Roggow Alan Sera JP Valenzuela Miguel Busey Davian Fierro Alejandro Hernandez Clancey Newman Xadrian Reyes Devon Rojo Diego Sierra Rev Vega J.J. Victorino Patrick Contreras Izaak Fierro Iden Lujan Jesse Portillo Moses Riggins Ian Schwierjohn Logan Smith.

My second year at the helms is extra special. First of all, We have a team that is hungrier than last year. They have seen and played in the postseason, something that left a bad taste in their mouths. Losing in the Bi-District match against Littlefield left an empty feeling in everyone’s stomach.