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Last Tuesday the Alpine Lady Bucks traveled to Stanton to take on the Lady Buffs in a district matchup. The Lady Buffs jumped out to an early lead, but the Lady Bucks battled the first half keeping the game close. The Lady Bucks would go into halftime down 2620. The second half the Lady Bucks struggled with the Lady Buffs size difference. Alpine would end up falling to the Stanton Lady Buffs 60-34. Novah Carrasco led the scoring with 11 points, while Alexis Rodriguez added nine points and Sara Evans put up eight points.” We just couldn’t defend their size difference. They had three big girls that rotated and pounded us in the paint. I was very pleased with our offensive game plan because we pushed the ball very well in transition. Defensively we will have something special for them next time we meet up. I feel the game was closer than the final score,” remarked Coach Virdell.

This year’s Tornillo Coyotes have a new coach in Luis Vega, but basketball fans who thought the Coyotes might be down this season because of it have been in for a rude awakening. The Coyotes visited Alpine on Jan.6 and became the favorite for the District 4-3A title with a 91-43 win over the Alpine Bucks.

It was a historic day for Julian Paredes. Entering the contest against East Texas Baptist, Paredes was just 20 points away from joining the 1,000-point club.

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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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.