Sports

The Alpine Fightin’ Buck boys golf team will hit the road today for their first tournament of the season in Monahans. While the girls’ team has five players this season, four of them are still on the basketball court, and Coach Marco Gomez hopes to have a full girls’ team this year.

Softball season for the Lady Bucks is swiftly approaching with their first scrimmage already under their belt and their first neutral tournament game scheduled for February 15. On Saturday the Lady Bucks traveled to Midland for the first scrimmage against Midland and Fort Stockton teams.

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The Alpine High School tennis program has gained a new coach for the upcoming season, and Lauren Martinez is looking forward to this Spring. Practice has been in full swing already and the Bucks’ first scrimmage is tomorrow against the Crane Golden Cranes.

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The Alpine High School girl’s powerlifting team competed this past Saturday at a tournament in Fort Stockton. Out of more than 20 teams, including Midland schools and San Angelo Central, Alpine placed third overall in the competition.

The Alpine Lady Bucks battled it out for the win in a district home game last week with the Presidio Blue Devils. After the Blue Devils led on the scoreboard for the entire first half, the Lady Bucks impressively rebounded in the second, toppling the guest team 40-38.

The Alpine Fightin’ Bucks fought tooth and nail for victory last Tuesday in a district home game against the Presidio Blue Devils. “It is always an exciting game when we face off against Presidio,” said Aaron Hardwick, the head basketball coach for the Bucks.

After their win over Le-Tourneau on the road on January 6, the Sul Ross Lady Lobos would return home to face Howard Payne University at the Gallego Center in a weekend game on January 13. The Lobos would begin the contest trailing by two, when Victoria Aguayo would lead a 7-0 run, including a threepointer to put Sul Ross ahead by five.

The Sul Ross Lobos met the Yellow Jackets at the Gallego Center last Saturday afternoon in a nailbiter of a game. The Lobos would fight neck and neck throughout the game, but come up just shy of the win, in a crushing fall to Howard Payne 83-84.