March 2024

This past weekend the Sul Ross softball team hosted the Hardin-Simmons University Cowgirls for a doubleheader on Friday, followed by a single game on Saturday. During the first Friday game, the Lobos trailed the Cowgirls as the guest team took the lead 2-0 in the first inning.

The Alpine Fightin’ Buck varsity boys’ golf team competed in Wink last week, where they placed first with a combined score of 358. Individually, golfer David Baca also placed first in the tournament, shooting 77.

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There is a biblical passage from Isaiah 43 in which God announces, “My people have eyes & ears, but they cannot see or hear.” God goes on to say, “I promised to save you and I kept my promise... Don’t worry about the past... I wipe away your sins because of who I am, and I will forget the wrongs you have done”. It is from these words that we get the common English idiom: “To Forgive and Forget,” but it seems as if its most common use is people saying, “I may forgive but I will never forget.”

While the weather rained on the Buck’s parade, preventing the tennis team from playing in Andrews on February 29, the junior varsity and varsity Bucks were able to practice their skills in Balmorhea on March 5.

Fort Davis students Naomi Rasbach and Brooke Trautloff presented their exhibit last week at the Big Bend Regional History Fair. Their project was entitled “The Chernobyl Disaster” and earned them second place which advanced them to state competition.