Sports

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.

Seniors Elizabeth Uranga, Honora Hillery, Lauren Penders, and Kylie Garcia earned Academic All-State Cross Country honors this fall.

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 Alpine Lady Bucks move to 3-2 on the season after an easy win against Van Horn Lady Eagles 61-20 on Nov. 30. On a night when everything went right for the Lady Bucks, Coach Rick Garcia could relish another breather before district play revs up.

In a team meeting on Nov. 29, Sul Ross State University head football Coach John Pearce announced his resignation after eight seasons.

Hatfield Cason is just a freshman, but his performance in cross country has been more like an upperclassman in high school thus far. He has had six top five finishes to close out a stellar freshman campaign. He finished third in District this year for his highest race of the cross-country season.

Last Friday night in Kermit the Alpine Bucks faced a football rushing machine and the number seven team in the state in the 11-0 Lubbock Roosevelt Eagles. These Eagles, along with the El Paso Riverside Rangers, were the top two teams on the Bucks schedule this season.

Coach Rick Garcia is excited about his returning District Champions. Not even an opening 57- 31 loss to Monahans on Nov.

As the seconds ticked off the clock at James H. Bird Memorial Stadium in Big Lake, Tray Ervin and Jordan Rodriguez were amidst a water bottle shower celebrating a tad early as Alpine defeated the San Angelo Grape Creek Eagles, 27-14.