Sports

Football Oct. 21 @ Crane JV 6 p.m.

During a beautiful evening in Tornillo, the Alpine Fightin’ Bucks kneel in respect of the flag before the kickoff. The Bucks came out ahead 47-0 against the Coyotes in the first district game of the season. Avalanche photo by J.T. Maroney

The old saying about being out-gunned was exactly what happened to the young Lady Buck volleyball team this past weekend down on the border. The Presidio Blue Devils have always been a sticking point for the Bucks, but this year was an exception. Presidio has seven seniors on its roster, and Alpine has three and one that starts in the rotation. It was easy for all spectators to see a huge size difference on the court when you have 18 year-old girls competing with 15-16 year olds. It makes a big difference. Not to make excuses for the loss that occurred on Oct. 9, but sometimes a team is just outweighed, and that is exactly what is happening this year.

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.