Sports

After grinding on the road for 14-straight games, the Sul Ross State women’s basketball team has enjoyed some home cooking lately. On Saturday afternoon, the Lobos extended their win streak to two with an impressive 71-58 victory over the East Texas Baptist Tigers at the Pete P.

Both the Lobos and Lady Lobos have struggled on the court in recent weeks. The Lobos have had a hard go of it since the beginning of the season, but the Lady Lobos managed to gain a few for the win column thus far.

The Alpine Lady Bucks began tournament play by facing off against No. 22 ranked Merkel for their first game at this past weekend’s Caprock tournament in Lubbock. The game started off slow for the Lady Bucks as Merkel jumped out to a big lead in the first quarter. The Lady Bucks fought back in the fourth quarter, but the scoring gap was too large to recover from. The Lady Bucks would end the game with a loss of 83-22.

While many high school basketball teams were enjoying the end of winter break and the new year’s holiday, the Alpine Bucks were hard at work. The Bucks and coach Aaron Hardwick competed at the 63rd Annual Lubbock Ambucs Caprock Classic, a prestigious tournament billed as the largest high school basketball tournament in the country.

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In what activities did you participate in high school? I participated in baseball my junior year, and even though I had surgery on my knee, I learned a lot and made some great friends. Who was your favorite teacher/coach, and why? Mrs.

Two Sul Ross State football players were named to the D3football.com 2022 All-Region 3 team. Offensive lineman Ajani Batts earned third team offense.

With what seemed like a short summer break, the Alpine Lady Bucks were back on the court this past weekend. The Bucks volleyball team looked a bit different this year than it has in the past.

Editor’s Note: City of Alpine made headlines several times this year, Sul Ross starts fishing team and faces decreased enrollment, and Brewster County sees election runoffs. Following are headlines, sports highlights, and local happenings in the Alpine Avalanche from 2022.

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