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Lady Buck track and field takes 2nd at Pecos

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The Lady Buck track and field team competed last Friday in Pecos and had a good showing despite an abbreviated team. Coach Cory Cason said, “We were missing several of our mulit-sport athletes at this event. We did not have any relay teams or throwers, but we did well overall.”
Danica Mulholland clears the bar during the high jump event. Mulholland placed third recently at the Pecos Relays. Photo by Shawn Yorks

Bucks struggle against Blanco, El Dorado

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The Alpine Bucks baseball team travelled to Sonora last week for tournament play and faced tough competition on Friday and Saturday. Friday saw the Buck varsity face the Blanco Panthers, in what would be a near shut out for the Blanco team who ended the game defeating the Bucks 9-1.
Iden Lujan hurls the ball towards homeplate in a recent game. The Bucks struggled this past weekend in tournament play but are set to face Eunice at home this Friday. Photo by Shawn Yorks

Lady Bucks bats on display at tourney

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In the three games prior to the Brownfield tournament last weekend, the Alpine Lady Bucks softball team had outscored Van Horn, Wink and Midland TLCA by a combined score of 53-2 and were looking forward to similar offensive output in Brownfield.
Kody Hawkins has become a leader at the plate and on the mound for the Lady Bucks this season. Photo by Shawn Yorks

Alpine Elementary Math Store

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Alpine Elementary School principal Mr. Wubbena interacts with elementary school students during lunch time where students show off their knowledge of math facts for a chance to earn tickets, they can spend at the new Math Store at AES. One of Alpine Elementary’s initiatives is to help focus on math basics so students can easily transition into their next year of school without being behind on any of the objectives when they advance to the next grade level.
Alpine Elementary Math Store

American Legion Post 79 Auxiliary funds monument

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After several years of fundraising, the Auxiliary of Unit 79, the Big Bend American Legion Post in Alpine was able to see the fruits of their labor on Feb. 22. After raising more than five thousand dollars, the monument honoring Women in the Military was placed in the park across from Post 79’s building in Alpine by a crew from Bart Monuments of San Angelo. A formal dedication of the monument is planned to take place during the 4th Division Convention in Alpine on May 5.
Members of the American Legion Post 79 Auxiliary stand by the monument honoring Women in the Military that they raised money for over the past several years. Pictured are Ellen Stevens, Jody Stone, and Sara Herman-Unit 79 President. Courtesy photo