Sports

West Texas National Bank representatives Dave Rogers and Phillip Carey purchased the Reserve Grand Champion steer exhibited by Talynn Stieg. Photos by Kara Gerbert .

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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.