Sports

The 18th annual Marathon2Marathon will take place on Saturday, Oct. 23, and this year 100% of proceeds from all M2M events will benefit the Marathon Health Center.

What are you especially looking forward to in your senior year? I’m looking forward to the memories I can create with my friends and classmates. What activities are you involved in during your senior year? I’m involved with National Honor Society, the Buck Band, basketball, and golf.

On Oct. 9 the Alpine Lady Bucks battled the Lady Devils in Presidio in a hardfought but losing effort.

The Marathon ISD cross country team competed at the Class 10-A District meet on Oct. 6 at Post Park in Marathon. Isaiah Briones was the first place winner, and will advance to regionals, along with Jackson Barlow who came in second. Other schools participating in the meet were Terlingua, Sanderson, Comstock, Iraan, Rankin, Buena Vista, and Grandfalls. In the photo, standing, are Coach Jacob Garcia, Alysa Garcia, Jackson Barlow, Isaiah Briones, and Marco Brionez; kneeling are Izabella Briones, and Annaliese West. Courtesy photo

The fog rolled in just as 150 seventh and eighth grade cross country runners stepped up to the line. The early morning twomile middle school girls' race marked the opening of this year's Big Bend Mountain Ramble hosted by Alpine Cross Country. With near perfect, somewhat dramatic weather and countless spectators, this year's event proved to be a competitive day of racing with 28 teams and around 500 runners descending upon Kokernot Park on Oct. 2 to compete in one of the last regular season meets before the championship season begins.

Saturday saw a packed house at Alpine High School as the Lady Bucks took on the Kermit Yellow Jackets for a District game that would turn out in Alpine’s favor. The Lady Bucks have been shuffled to many different courts this year due to construction at the high school, but this Saturday Alpine was able to go head-to-head with an always fierce rival from Kermit.

Alpine at 1-4 proved no match for 4-1 El Paso Riverside, 70-6, in front of a raucous homecoming crowd on Oct. 1. Much to the chagrin of the Alpine parents and Fighting Buck faithful, the Riverside Rangers are not 5A, but District 1-4A Division I.

The 2021 college rodeo season got under way at Eastern New Mexico University in Portales, boasting the largest number of contestants and breaking Sul Ross State University’s record set in 2020. Senior and 2018 Junior National Finals Rodeo World Champion Saddle Bronc Rider Brandon Lansford claimed the top spot in what he does best.

Sul Ross State University football amassed 326 yards of offense and 20 first downs, but ultimately fell 73-30 on the road last weekend to the Howard Payne Yellow Jackets. “It was a tough day at the office,” said head coach John Pearce. “Howard Payne has some really good players. I loved how they worked on their passing game up by 30 late in the game. We played a lot of first and second year players. That experience will pay off down the road for the Lobos!” Howard Payne took the opening drive down deep into Sul Ross territory before the Lobos forced the Yellow Jackets to kick a 22-yard field goal for a 3-0 score. The Lobos punted on their first drive, but quickly got the ball back with an Alec Garcia interception at the Sul Ross 35-yard line. Tyler DeShields led the squad on a nine-play, 40-yard drive to setup Jaden Brown’s successful 42-yard field goal for a 3-3 tie with 6:54 left in the first quarter. The Yellow Jackets offense went on to score the next 21 points with three touchdown passes from Landon McKinney for a 24-3 lead with 11:21 remaining in the second quarter. Sul Ross had an answer with an 11-play, 65-yard drive. Kendrick Jefferson rushed for 29 yards on four carries before DeShields later found Vicente Luevano on an eight-yard touchdown pass for a 24-10 score with 6:44 left in the first half. Howard Payne responded with 21 unanswered to take a 45-10 lead to halftime. Devon Mendoza capped Sul Ross’ second drive of the third with an eight-yard touch down reception from DeShields for a 45-17 score with 8:32 left in the quarter. The Yellow Jackets again scored the next three touchdowns for a 66-17 score early in the fourth quarter. Jordan Curtis replaced DeShields in the fourth quarter, and found Buddy Santos on a 25-yard strike to make it 66-24 with 4:37 remaining. It was the first touchdown in each of their Sul Ross careers. HPU found the end zone one last time on the ensuing drive before Terran Limuel returned the kickoff 85 yards to the house with 36 seconds left for a 73-30 score that also went final. DeShields followed up his heroics against Texas Lutheran with a 26-of-38 showing for 213 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions. Jefferson led the Lobos on the ground with 68 yards on 13 attempts and a long of 15. Luevano led the game in both receptions and yards with 13 for 118. The Lobo defense finished with four sacks on the day. Eduardo Garcia, Chaz Patterson, and Dalton Bills each had one. Jade Rios and Lorenzo Fowler both totaled a half sack. Rios led the game with nine total tackles. Eduardo Garcia was right behind him with eight. As a team, the Lobos had nine tackles for loss totaling 36 yards. The Lobos are 1-3 on the season and 1-3 in Southwest Conference play. Howard Payne moves to 5-0 and 4-0. Sul Ross next plays host to North American University for homecoming on Saturday, Oct. 9. Kickoff is scheduled for 4 p.m. at Jackson Field.

It is time once again to validate animals for the stock shows. Sunday, Oct.