Sports

Sul Ross State University softball’s Payslee Sims was named American Southwest Conference Tri-Hitter of the Week after a sweep of Howard Payne. “Payslee has been hitting the ball well all season,” said head Coach Troy Canaba.

On April 4 at Kokernot Field, the Alpine Fightin’ Buck baseball team scratched out a win 5-4 in seven innings over the visiting Presidio Blue Devils. The win keeps the Bucks undefeated in district play, and moves them to 5-7 on the season

At a recent district tennis meet in Fort Stockton, Derek Schwierjohn placed third in boys singles; third in mixed doubles was Jaylynn Celaya and Omar Villa; second place girls singles was Madison Mendoza; and second place girls doubles was Kylie and Adayna Garcia.

Sul Ross rodeo had a quick turnaround competing at events in back-to-back weekends. They traveled to Sweetwater for the Ranger College event, and the following weekend made the trek to Snyder for Western Texas College’s rodeo.

Baseball Apr. 8 ........Tornillo @ Alpine 7 p.m.

On March 25 the Alpine Fightin’ Bucks baseball team escaped the Kermit Yellowjackets home crowd with a narrow 5-3 win. Teagan Emerson was the starting pitcher, and Cody Morris came in to relieve him.

It was a great day for golf as 18 teams from Alpine, Marfa, Fort Davis, and Van Horn teed off at the 2022 Alpine High School Project Graduation fundraiser golf tournament held at the Alpine Country Club on March 26. It was a huge success, and netted bragging rights to the winners in the Championship Flight and President’s Flight.

Coach Monica Salmon and her Lady Bucks softball team are now 3-0 in district and 7-9 on the year with a 16-1 drubbing of the Kermit Yellowjackets. On the win Salmon said, “We played well yesterday against Kermit.

Coach CJ Aragon’s men and women rodeo teams once again performed admirably this past weekend in Sweetwater at the Ranger College Rodeo, finishing fifth overall. This weekend he will take his six boys and four girls to Snyder, and face the Southwest Region’s No. 1 ranked team in West Texas College. The Sully boys’ squad is still in second place with 2,800 points, 1,300 ahead of Tarleton State who is in third. West Texas College has 3,780 points to lead the region, with Weatherford and Clarendon Colleges filling out the top five.

Baseball Apr. 4 ........Presidio @ Alpine 7 p.m.