Sports

The Sul Ross State Lady Lobos hit the court at the Gallego Center the week before Christmas to take on the Concordia Tornadoes on Monday and the Northern New Mexico College Eagles on Tuesday. Coach E.J. Smith’s ladies would take the W against Concordia, 74-69 but would fall in a nail-biter on Tuesday afternoon to Northern New Mexico in a 62-67 loss.

The Sul Ross Lobo men’s basketball team took on Navajo Tech last Sunday and Concordia last Monday at the Gallego Center, where they would ultimately win in triple digits in a highscoring game against Concordia and scrape by Navajo Tech by four.

The Alpine Runnin’ Bucks are headed to state. The girls’ varsity team consisting of seniors Mia Morris and Tannin Ritchie, junior Hope Dominguez, sophomores Emy Hernandez and Megan Struthers, and freshmen Colette Fowlkes and Molly Garrett competed in the Region 1-3A Cross Country Championship on Monday in Lubbock. Four teams of 24 advance to the state competition from Region One. The girls were ranked in the top six teams in the region but were not considered one of the favorites to advance. But the girls led by Mia Morris and Emy Hernandez grabbed the third-place team spot, much to the surprise of some, advancing to the State Cross Country Championship. Alpine has had some great runners and teams in the past with several individuals advancing to the state meet under both Coach Keith and Coach Cason but the Runnin’ Bucks have not advanced as a team in recent memory. Mia Morris ran a 12:31 on a difficult hilly Lubbock course placing fourth amongst 2023 state track caliber distance runners. Emy Hernandez ran a personal best of 13:28 in 19th place.