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After enduring a brutal four-game sweep on the road to begin the season against the Garden City Wind, the Cowboys returned to form by winning five games at home versus the expansion Austin Weirdos and Weimar Hormigas to bring their record to 5-4.

Javier Flores-Gaytan capped off his Lobo Ultimate Frisbee Team season on a high note with an invitation to participate in the Color of Ultimate: National College Showcase in May. He was the only player invited from Texas.

Talynn Stieg, Twin Peaks 4-H club member, qualified for the Texas State 4-H horse show in Bryan. Stieg earned her trip to the competition after a successful District show, with firsts in halter, poles, and stakes race, and third in barrels. Stieg is shown here at the District 6 4-H horseshow in Monahans. Courtesy photo

Jun 17-19 Austin Weirdos @ Austin. 7 p.m./4 p.m.

Alpine o6 Cowboys Manager Sean Persky joins the Cowboys baseball players at the Morrison True Value Great Grill Sale on June 11 at a meet and greet sponsored by the True Value. True Value co-owner Lucy Ward grilled plenty of hot dogs with all the fixings for customers who enjoyed perusing the selection of grills. Avalanche photo by Roxanne Hill

The 2022 season did not start off as planned for the Alpine o6 Cowboys. After arriving in southwest Kansas to take on the Garden City Wind for the first series of the year, Alpine was promptly handed a four-game sweep, the first time they have lost four in a row to start a season since joining the Pecos League in 2011.

The American Southwest Conference annually recognizes two exceptional individuals from each of its member universities who represent both scholar and athlete as a celebration of their commitment to athletics, academics, and leadership. This year’s recipients from Sul Ross State University are Camryn Hardin and Ozias White.

In the first round of reined cow horse competition at the Texas High School Rodeo in Taylor County, Emilee Charlesworth of Marathon took the win with 289 points. Photo by Jennings Rodeo Photography.

Alpine’s 7on7 football team recently advanced to the State tournament at Veterans Park in College Station on June 23-25. Courtesy photo.

Ridge Walker from Moravia, N.Y., took to the mound Tuesday evening at the Alpine o6 Cowboys 2022 home opener. In an intense battle the Cowboys went on to beat the Austin Weirdos 9-5. Avalanche photo by J.T. Maroney