Sports

The Alpine Lady Buck golf team took second place at the Monahans Tournament on March 15, with Piper Wash taking second medalist honors. Courtesy photo.

Baseball finished their trip at the Tucson Invitational with an 11-1 win over Macalester on March 12, and a 12-9 win over Augsburg on March 13. “The last two weeks of nonconference have been good for us,” said Head Coach Bobby Mesker.

Sam Russell earned American Southwest Conference Pitcher of the Week, and Carsen Thor was named ASC Co-Hitter of the Week in an announcement made March 14 by the conference office. “It was a good weekend for our pitching staff and our hitters pretty much across the board,” said Head Coach Bobby Mesker.

Last Tuesday the Alpine Fightin’ Buck baseball team won 27-13 behind five runs batted in from James Morris against the McCamey Badgers. Said Coach Adam Llanez on Morris’ hitting in the game, “James hit the ball really well, and had an inside the park home run.

The Alpine Varsity boys golf team traveled to McCamey on March 1 to compete in a local tournament. The boys team placed fifth, with Britton Belcher placing fifth individually. Pictured are Matthew Solis, Ian Schwierjohn, Jared Smith, Shaun Foster, and Britton Belcher. Avalanche photo by J.T. Maroney

On March 5 in Shamrock, the Lady Buck powerlifters showed well at the regional meet. Mia Morris place third with a 495 total; Kaylee Fierro placed 11th with a 485 total; Sierra Ruckman, seventh with 580; Madalyn Warren, third with 800; Enyssa Fierro, fifth with 675; Sarah Wilbourn, sixth with 610; and Hannah Vidal placed seventh with a 595 total.

On March 4 Kylie Garcia and Adayna Garcia won the Girls Doubles Consolation in the Fort Davis tennis tournament, and Derek Schwierjohn placed second in Boys Singles. Courtesy photo.

On Feb. 26, Marathon hosted a full day of Little Dribblers basketball games to a packed house at the Marathon High School gym. In the photo, Alpine’s Heat Wave, a fifth-sixth grade girls basketball team, dribbles to victory against Marfa’s Ice Angels. The Marathon PTO sold treats and snacks, with proceeds benefitting Marathon schools.

Head Coach CJ Aragon is excited about his rodeo team this season. And he should be after the men won this last weekend’s rodeo in Odessa and return last year’s CNFR bull riding champion, Tristan Hutchings. The win was back at Aragon’s old stomping grounds in Odessa as he came from Odessa College four years ago to lead Sul Ross.

On Feb. 26 in Fort Stockton, Alpine Fightin’ Buck pitcher Teagan Emerson throws to an El Paso Bel Air batter in a losing effort on the diamond.