Sports

Sul Ross State University rodeo team member Brandon Lansford at the World Champions Rodeo Alliance competition in Corpus Christi. Courtesy photo.

McDonald’s restaurant owner Irma Campbell presented a $3,500 check to Alpine High School Buck Band Boosters on May 11 as part of a fundraiser to benefit the Fightin’ Buck Band students with uniforms, equipment, scholarships, travel costs, and more.

Evan Means, a junior at Texas Tech, won the Non-Pro Division 1 National championship, and helped Texas Tech bring home the national championship for Division 1 in the collegiate ranch horse competition. Ranch horse competition is one of the fastest growing segments of the equine industry.

High expectations and high stakes in West Texas were laid out for the Sul Ross Rodeo State University team this season. Now that the dust has settled after the last regular season event in Stephenville, Coach CJ Aragon and his team are resting up knowing that they hit some remarkable milestones.

Alpine High School graduate Elena Cano of the University of Alaska Anchorage recently ran a personal-best in the 800 meter to win the heptathlon at the Great Northeast Athletic Conference Championships on May 2 in Bellingham, Wash.

After clinching the second place spot in District 4 this season, the Alpine Lady Bucks faced off against the Littlefield Lady Cats in Big Spring for the Bi-District title. After a hard-fought game, the Lady Bucks fell at the hands of the Lady Cats by a final score of 14-2 in six innings.

This was the first year for junior high school golf in Alpine, and things look promising for the future. Six boys and six girls participated.

The Alpine High School golf teams completed their season this week at the regional tournament in Baird. On one of the toughest courses, they shot some of their best scores. No one will advance to the state tournament, but there were some great things that happened to build on for next year.

Head softball and volleyball coach Troy Canaba has been named assistant athletic director of Operations at Sul Ross State University. “I’m excited about the position,” said head Coach Troy Canaba.

Alpine Middle School sixth, seventh, and eighth grade students represented Alpine at the Greenwood solo ensemble contest on April 30. Sixth and seventh grade band received First Outstanding rating in Concert Band performance on Stage.