Sports

On October 20, the Alpine Fightin’ Bucks will face the Compass Academy team from Odessa again for Alpine’s Homecoming district game. The last time that Alpine played the Odessa team was for their first district game of the season on September 22.

Although only a junior, the Alpine Fightin’ Buck’s wide receiver Logan Smith has shined on the field this season. The Avalanche caught up with Smith to get an idea of how he prepares and what it takes to have an outstanding football season.

The Alpine Runnin’ Bucks competed in both the boys and girls cross country races in Odessa on October 5, with the varsity girls bringing home a second-place overall finish and the varsity boys bringing in a fifth-place overall finish. The girls’ biggest hurdle in the district is Odessa Compass. Likewise, the boys’ team faces that same hurdle but with the addition of Presidio and Crane.

The Marathon to Marathon (M2M) celebrates its 20th race this Saturday. This annual event began in 2003 and has been going strong ever since. Attracting locals and visitors alike, this Boston Marathon qualifying race is one of the largest events Marathon hosts, and upwards of over 500 racers descend upon the small community in West Texas, doubling its size with runners and volunteers.

The Alpine Lady Bucks, now with a sevenwin streak and remaining first in the district, faced the Tornillo Coyotes last Tuesday and the Wink Wildcats on Saturday. In the first set of the district home game against Tornillo the Lady Bucks won 25-12, 25-11 in the second set, and 25-5 in the third. This resulted in an Alpine win of 3-0, on their home court.

FIGHTIN’ BUCKS FOOTBALL Oct. 12 Wink @ Alpine* JV 6 p.m.

Coming off a two-win streak after last week’s victory against Tornillo, Alpine entered the arena with Crane for the first time this season on Friday for their latest district home game. Despite an equal footing standoff in the first and second quarters, in the end, the Fightin’ Bucks lost to the opposing team 7-39.

With Lobo losses or ties on the soccer field and volleyball courts, the gridiron was the lone exception. The Lobos would topple Austin College in Sherman last weekend, beating the Kangaroos in conference play 49-7.

The Lady Bucks played in a sea of pink last Tuesday, as the crowd was encouraged to show their support for breast cancer awareness month in a “dig pink” game. The overwhelming support was the background for the Alpine team’s home game win against Presidio 3-0, continuing their district battle, currently with a five-win streak.

The Alpine Lady Bucks volleyball team and their coach hosted the first ever Alpine Junior Bucks volleyball clinic last Thursday evening. Over 90 junior Bucks signed up for the league.