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Fightin’ Buck golf brings home the gold

The Alpine Fightin’ Buck varsity boys’ golf team competed in Wink last week, where they placed first with a combined score of 358. Individually, golfer David Baca also placed first in the tournament, shooting 77.
The Alpine Fightin’ Buck varsity boys golf team poses with their first-place trophy after winning the Wink tournament last week. Pictured are Coach Marco Gomez, Levi Garcia, David Baca, Mateo Solis, Riley Killingsworth, and Abram “Ace” Granado. Courtesy photo

Bucks have tough outing on the road

The Alpine Bucks baseball team hit the road to Seminole last weekend for tournament play. They would face the Lovington Wildcats and the Denver City Mustangs on Friday and would follow up with games against Amarillo High and Brownfield on Saturday.
The Alpine Fightin’ Bucks baseball team is pictured leaving the field in Seminole at this past weekend’s tournament held at Robert Ryan field. The Bucks went 1-3 in the non-district tournament. Courtesy photo

Lady Bucks softball making strides

Starting March 29, the Lady Bucks softball program competed in the Fox Classic Tournament in El Paso. “The Fox Classic was another great tournament with high-level competition.
Sierra Ruckman, Kody Hawkins, and Emy Hernandez hold up their homerun balls from this past weekend’s Fox tournament held in El Paso. Both Ruckman and Hernandez had their first home runs of the season, while Hawkins had three in this weekend’s tournament. Courtesy photo

Varsity girls take gold at home

The Alpine Fightin’ Buck Relays took place this past Saturday at Buck Stadium, with both the JV and Varsity teams all placing in the top five spots overall.
Martin Sablatura clears a hurdle in this past Saturday’s Fightin’ Buck Relays at Buck Stadium. Sablatura placed second in the 110M hurdles and first in the 300M hurdles. Photo by J.T. Maroney

Sports Schedule

FIGHTIN’BUCK TRACK & FIELD Mar. 8 Sandhills Relays @Monahans TBA West Texas Relays @Odessa Mar.

Lady Buck powerlifters qualify for regionals

The Alpine powerlifting team has completed their regional qualifying meets and many of the Lady Bucks are heading to regionals because of their impressive performance. The girls’ final qualifying meet was on February 15 in Wink.

Bi-district champs end season in area

The Alpine Fightin’ Bucks fought their way up to the Area challenge last week, after defeating the Denver City Mustangs in Bi-District play on February 20. The Bucks then traveled to Roscoe to meet the Canadian Wildcats on February 23 for the Area playoff title.
The Alpine Fightin’ Bucks and Coach Aaron Hardwick celebrate their bi-district win against the Denver City Mustangs. Photo by Annika Canaba
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