March 2022

Marathon ISD students recently participated in the Big Bend Regional History Fair held in Alpine, and will now be advancing to the state finals in Austin. Sponsors were teachers John Newton and Joy Golden. Proudly showing off their medals of achievement are Sadie Carter, Jackson Barlow, Caylee Hernandez, Alysa Garcia, Annaliese West, Madeline West, Marissa Guerrero, Izabella Briones, Elah Barlow, Melodi Aguilar, and Campbell West.

Press those neat western jeans, pull on your cowboy boots, and shine up those belt buckles because it’s time to go two-stepping. Both avid dancers or those with two left feet will find a place on Friday, March 18 at 7 pm at the Kelly Pavilion in Fort Davis for the inaugural Family Barn Dance, featuring live music by Doug Moreland.

Head Coach CJ Aragon is excited about his rodeo team this season. And he should be after the men won this last weekend’s rodeo in Odessa and return last year’s CNFR bull riding champion, Tristan Hutchings. The win was back at Aragon’s old stomping grounds in Odessa as he came from Odessa College four years ago to lead Sul Ross.

On Feb. 26 in Fort Stockton, Alpine Fightin’ Buck pitcher Teagan Emerson throws to an El Paso Bel Air batter in a losing effort on the diamond.

On Feb. 25 the Alpine High School tennis team took home some medals in the Fort Stockton tennis tournament. In the photo, Derek Schwierjohn, second place boys singles; Madison Mendoza, second place girls singles; Zane Billings, third place boys singles; and Kylie and Adayna Garcia, first place girls doubles. Courtesy photo

The Alpine Fightin’ Buck boys basketball team lost to a hot Bushland Falcons on Feb. 25, 73-37. Both Aiden Morrissey and Jayden Canaba finished their high school careers with 10 points each. The hothanded Falcons hit 10 three pointers, and will face a daunting task with 28-1 Shallowater Mustangs in the next round. Star lefty guard Cole Purcell led the Falcons with 20 points. Alpine closes with a 19-8 record, and Bushland moves to 15-9 with the second state ranked Shallowater up next for them.

Registration is open until March 14 for Big Bend Amateur Softball Association, a non profit charitable organization that organizes youth softball programs for girls in Brewster County and the surrounding area. BBA-SA is a member of the National Amateur Softball Association, and follows national rules and guidelines.

The last day of February brings the beginning of the end of winter. Even though cold is still in the air, there is just a hint that spring is on the horizon, and it is bringing new hope, new energy, and new beginnings along with it.

Three-day weekends sound good to me. According to Business Insider, a movement is afoot for companies to offer employees four-day work weeks - 10 hours a day over four days, rather than eight hours over five days - so they may enjoy three-day weekends.

Something like 1,200 Russian tanks are in action or waiting to go into action in Ukraine. The supply chain that keeps weapons of war operating in the field is under control of logistics command, and ours is supposed to be superior to that of the Russian Federation.