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The Alpine Fightin’ Buck golf teams were spread out across West Texas last week, with the boys’ JV team competing in Pecos, the boys’ varsity competing in Iraan, David Baca and Ace Granado competing in Andrews, and the girls’ team also played in Iraan for the first time as a complete team. “Overall, we had a good week as we passed the midpoint of the season,” said Coach Marco Gomez. “I have seen improvement every week in our players, and that is one of our goals.”

If anyone in Kermit on Saturday thought the Alpine Varsity Fightin’ Lady Bucks were intimidated by the defending Class 3A state champions, they didn’t stay confused for long. Alpine marched into Coahoma’s backyard on February 28 and went pitch-for-pitch, swingfor- swing with the number four-ranked team in the state, falling just short in an 8-9 heart-stopper that felt more like a playoff game than a February matchup.

This past week, the varsity boys and girls traveled to McCamey, with the boys’ team finishing in 1st place with a team score of 348. Ace Granado shot 80 and finished in 2nd place; David Baca shot 81 and placed 3rd.

Fort Davis High School Tennis is off to a tremendous start this season, and the energy around the program is building with every match. The team opened the year at the JV tournament in Big Lake and returned home with an impressive title, Team Champions.

The Alpine Fightin’ Lady Bucks placed third this past weekend at the Concho Classic Softball Tournament in San Angelo. “It was a very productive weekend for our program,” Head Coach Chris Virdell said.

AHS TENNIS February 27–28: Mustang Invitational @ Fort Hancock | 8 a.m. (MST) March 5: Monahans Dual @ Monahans | JV/V: 4 p.m.

SRSU RODEO March 5–7: SRSU @ San Antonio March 26-28: SRSU @ Ranger College- Sweetwater April 9–11: SRSU @ Pecos April 16–18: SRSU @ Tarleton-Stephenville SRSU BASEBALL February 27–28: TexasA&MKingsvillevsSRSU|5p.m./2p.m.&5p.m.(DH) March 1: Texas A&M Kingsville vs SRSU | 1 p.m. SRSU SOFTBALL February 28: Western New Mexico vs SRSU | 12 p.m./2 p.m.

The Alpine Track and Field Team traveled to Fort Stockton on Saturday to compete in the 82nd Annual Comanche Relays, with the girls’ varsity and JV capturing the division championship with 120 points and the boys’ JV earning a 2nd-place team finish with 115 points. The girls outperformed Midland Christian, Presidio, Fort Stockton, Kermit, Water Valley, and Pecos, earning first-place finishes in the 400m, 3200m, long jump, triple jump, and with heavy scoring in the 1600m and relay events.

The Alpine varsity and junior varsity track teams traveled down Highway 90 to participate in the Queen City Relays in Del Rio last Friday. Both teams demonstrated depth, securing placements in the top eight across all divisions, with several athletes earning multiple event placements.