Sports

The Alpine High School golf season kicked off this past weekend in Monahans, with four returners and seven freshmen joining the team this year for the boys, with the girls’ team remaining the same from last season.

This past weekend, the Alpine High School Tennis team competed in the Lower Valley Invitational held across Clint, San Elizario, and Fabens High Schools. Alpine couldn’t be prouder of the determination and grit our players showed throughout the tournament. The level of competition was tough, making every match a great test to open the season, and our athletes rose to the challenge.

The Alpine Fightin’ Bucks varsity basketball team continued its strong district push last week, going on the road and taking down Kermit High School 71-57 in a key district matchup between two teams fighting it out for a top spot in the standings. The win pushed Alpine to (4-1, 17-8) on the season and gave the Bucks a valuable road victory against a Kermit squad that entered the game at 14-10.

Sul Ross State University Women’s Basketball returns home this week for a two-game Lone Star Conference homestand at the Pete P. Gallego Center, hosting Texas A&M International on Thursday, January 29, with tipoff set for 5:30 p.m., followed by Texas A&M University– Kingsville on Saturday, January 31, at 1:00 p.m. The Lobos look to continue building momentum and consistency as they compete in front of their home crowd during a pivotal stretch of conference play.

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January 30: OPEN February 3: Alpine @ Tornillo | JV: 6:30/5 p.m. • V: 8 p.m.

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After the Alpine Fightin’ Bucks varsity’s (15-8) loss to Presidio (19-9) on January 20, by a scant 7 points, Alpine sits 2-1 and in second place in district play, leading everyone but the Blue Devils of the border before they took on district rival, the Kermit Yellowjackets (13-9) yesterday.

Despite an up-and-down season thus far, after last Thursday’s walloping of the Anthony Wildcats (1-23), the Alpine Lady Bucks, now (8-16), sat at 3rd (2-2) in the district standings after falling earlier this month to district rivals Kermit and Presidio. The Wildcats lost to the Lady Bucks in February of last year, but it was nothing like the domination of this year’s Lady Bucks’ squad, where they allowed only three points on the board for their opponents, sweeping them in a rousing 84-3 victory.

The AHS Powerlifters traveled to Fort Stockton this past weekend to compete in both the girls’ and boys’ powerlifting competitions. Both teams brought home some hardware for Alpine, with the boys’ team earning three first-place finishes in their weight divisions.