Sports

Alpine Fightin’ Buck Jake Crump makes easy work of the Greenwood defense on Dec. 14 in Alpine.

Tray Ervin goes up for a jump shot on Dec. 14 for the Fightin’ Bucks in Alpine against Greenwood.

Alpine High School’s Madalyn Warren was one of more than 600 high school cheerleaders and dancers from across the country who represented Varsity Spirit in the Varsity Spirit Pearl Harbor Memorial Parade in Honolulu, Hawaii, from Dec. 4-8. The individuals invited were part of a select group chosen as All-Americans during Varsity Spirit summer camps nationwide. Courtesy photo

Sul Ross men’s hoops led most of each half, but a late surge from Howard Payne handed the Lobos a 67-59 road loss on Thursday night in Brownwood. The Lobos got out to an early 10-6 lead that was capped by a pair of triples from Julian Paredes.

Sul Ross State University volleyball and six other American Southwest Conference member institutions were recognized by the conference Student-Athlete Advisory Committee as recipients of SAAC Team Sportsmanship awards for the fall 2021 sport seasons.

Point guards are always supposed to be great leaders, the leader of the team. As they go, the team goes.

It’s a good bet if you drove around Marathon in the early morning this past fall when it was still dark outside, you could see Jackson Barlow and Isaiah Briones running around town with headlamps on. No, they were not getting ready for a geological field trip to the national or state park. They were pushing each other because they are teammates on Coach Jacob Garcia’s cross-country team. And the duo pushed each other all the way to state this year. And they are the team. There are no other Marathon Mustang runners besides Briones and Barlow for Garcia, so he has a pretty good record for getting kids to state this season - 100%.

Seniors Elizabeth Uranga, Honora Hillery, Lauren Penders, and Kylie Garcia earned Academic All-State Cross Country honors this fall. The award is presented by the Cross Country Coaches’ Association of Texas, and is given to cross country athletes who have a cumulative GPA of 92 or higher to recognize their academic accomplishment throughout their high school career. Courtesy photo

Boys Basketball Dec. 9-11 Stanton Tournament @ Stanton Varsity Dec.

Coach Hugh Morrissey is pumped up and pleased. Pumped up for the upcoming rendition of Bucks basketball this season, and pleased with Alpine’s 3-0 start so far. The reigning district champs are coming off a superb 19-5 season with returning both the District MVP in Aiden Morrissey and District Defensive Player of the Year in Jayden Canaba, both seniors. Junior Tray Ervin was Second Team All-District for what should have been the District Sixth Man of the Year.