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Mexican cornbread casserole

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What is a casserole? A casserole is a large, deep dish or pan used for cooking a variety of dishes, or it is also a category of food cooked in such a vessel. The main ingredients of a casserole are typically chopped vegetables, meat, and a starchy binder.
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Alpine ISD overcomes testing challenges

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Alpine Independent School District’s Board of Trustees met at its regularly scheduled meeting on Dec. 21 in the board room at the AISD administration building. Absent were trustees Mary McCallister and Jimmy Morris.

The year in review: 2022

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Editor’s Note: City of Alpine made headlines several times this year, Sul Ross starts fishing team and faces decreased enrollment, and Brewster County sees election runoffs. Following are headlines, sports highlights, and local happenings in the Alpine Avalanche from 2022.
Derek Pollacchi tips his helmet to the Kokernot crowd following his RBI single in the eighth inning during the regular season finale against the Weimar Hormigas on July 31.

Lady Bucks have hard fight in District play

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The Alpine Lady Bucks basketball teams took the court for their first district game facing the Presidio Lady Blue Devils on Dec. 13. The JV girls stormed the court taking an early lead. The Lady Blue Devils would scrap back into the game but never close the gap. Neveah Carrasco led the JV Lady Bucks on the court scoring 12 points and Karolina Castillo followed close behind, scoring 11 points. Jaylynn Celaya led the defense, finishing the game against Presidio with 5 steals. Coach Autumn Kilpatrick and her JV Lady Bucks brought another win to the Buck Nation, conquering the Lady Blue Devils 35-28.

Bucks win District opener, go 3-3 at Shootout

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The good thing about tournaments like Fort Stockton’s West Texas Shootout, for the Alpine Bucks, is the chance to gauge themselves against large-school competition, right before the start of district play. The Bucks went 3-3 in Fort Stockton, defeating Class 4A El Paso Mountain View twice and TAPPS 3A Midland Trinity in the first game of the tournament last Thursday morning.
Zane Wash drives the baseline Friday against Lubbock Estacado in Fort Stockton. Photo by Shawn Yorks

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