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The Alpine Fightin’ Buck JV boys took Ward County by storm on Friday, earning a first-place overall finish in their division at the Sandhills Relays. Both the JV and varsity girls’ teams earned third-place finishes, and the boys’ varsity earned a couple of topeight performances.

AHS TENNIS March 5: Monahans Dual @ Monahans | JV/V: 4 p.m. March 17: Permian Invitational @ Permian HS | 8 a.m.

SRSU RODEO March 5–7: SRSU @ San Antonio March 26-28: SRSU @ Ranger College- Sweetwater April 9–11: SRSU @ Pecos April 16–18: SRSU @ Tarleton-Stephenville SRSU BASEBALL March 6–8: SRSU @ St. Edwards March 13–15: West Texas A&M vs SRSU March 20–22: SRSU @ Eastern New Mexico SRSU SOFTBALL March 6: Eastern New Mexico vs SRSU March 8: West Texas A&M vs SRSU March 13: SRSU @ Texas Woman’s.

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The Fort Davis Tennis team tied for first in both girls’ and boys’ divisions at the Fort Hancock Tournament. Hokulani Tofiga and Neveah Sanchez won the girls’ doubles bracket, beating a tough Monahans team in the championship.

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The Alpine Fightin’ Buck golf teams were spread out across West Texas last week, with the boys’ JV team competing in Pecos, the boys’ varsity competing in Iraan, David Baca and Ace Granado competing in Andrews, and the girls’ team also played in Iraan for the first time as a complete team. “Overall, we had a good week as we passed the midpoint of the season,” said Coach Marco Gomez. “I have seen improvement every week in our players, and that is one of our goals.”

If anyone in Kermit on Saturday thought the Alpine Varsity Fightin’ Lady Bucks were intimidated by the defending Class 3A state champions, they didn’t stay confused for long. Alpine marched into Coahoma’s backyard on February 28 and went pitch-for-pitch, swingfor- swing with the number four-ranked team in the state, falling just short in an 8-9 heart-stopper that felt more like a playoff game than a February matchup.