Sports

The Alpine Fightin’ Bucks baseball team kicked off their 2023 season with a scrimmage at Kokernot Field against Fort Stockton this past Monday. Heading into this season, Head Baseball Coach Adam Llanez has a total of five returning seniors, yet two of these are currently out with knee injuries.

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After Friday night’s 54-46 win over Kermit, one thing became clear for the Alpine Bucks: “Win and you’re in.” More specifically, if the Bucks win their final two games – Friday at home against Presidio and next Tuesday at Odessa Compass Academy – second place in District 4-3A will be secured and the Bucks will face the third-place team from District 5 in the bidistrict playoffs. As it stands now, Alpine and Stanton are tied for second place in the district standings, but the Bucks hold the tie-breaker courtesy of their two wins over the Buffaloes.

The Sul Ross Lobos baseball team, under the direction of new head coach and Sul Ross alum Ely Gallego faced off against the University of Dallas Crusaders this past weekend at Kokernot Field. In their season opener, the Lobos took game one against the Crusaders with a score of 7-1 in Saturday’s double header.

The Alpine Lady Bucks took on the Lady Coyotes last Tuesday in Tornillo. The Lady Bucks started out slow but progressively picked up the energy throughout the game. The girls would play a close first quarter leading the Lady Coyotes 12-9.

As the 2023 season winds down, the action is just heating up. And the Alpine Bucks are beginning to hit their stride.

Saturday afternoon saw the Sul Ross Lady Lobos defeat the Mc-Murry War Hawks 8476 at the Pete P. Gallego Center.

In an intense game vs. the Stanton Lady Buffaloes, the Alpine Lady Bucks were able to avenge an earlier loss in district play.

The Varsity Lady Bucks hit the court in Presidio to take on the Lady Blue Devils following the upset of the JV squad. The varsity girls struggled making shots and turning the ball over in the first half of the game. The third quarter saw a huge difference as the Lady Bucks came out with meaningful purpose, locking down on defense and pushing the ball in transition. The girls would hold that lead through the rest of the game and defeat the Lady Blue devils 51-37.