Sports

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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The good thing about tournaments like Fort Stockton’s West Texas Shootout, for the Alpine Bucks, is the chance to gauge themselves against large-school competition, right before the start of district play. The Bucks went 3-3 in Fort Stockton, defeating Class 4A El Paso Mountain View twice and TAPPS 3A Midland Trinity in the first game of the tournament last Thursday morning.

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In last week’s play, the Lady Bucks took on the Lady Mustangs from Ft. Hancock on their home court, while the JV Lady Bucks battled the Lady Vaqueros from Sierra Blanca.

Alpine High School boys’ basketball coach Aaron Hardwick is impressed with his team’s resiliency. The Bucks’ 3-2 record heading into Tuesday’s game at 4A Midland Greenwood with a an 11-2 record is a bit deceiving, with their losses coming to strong 4A’s Andrews who’s 5-5 and San Elizario who’s 8-2. And take away a disastrous first quarter at San Elizario on Friday night and the Bucks win. Alpine was down 19-6 after the first quarter.

Eight Sul Ross Lobos players were named to the American Southwest Conference All-Conference team. Two of the Lobos, Ronin Williams and Ajani Batts earned first-team honors on offense and defense respectively.

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