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The homecoming night the win for the Fightin’ Buck football team was never in doubt. A better question was who would be Homecoming King, quarterback Jayden Canaba or do-it-all Aiden Morrissey?

The Alpine Lady Buck season came to an end on Nov. 1 in Andrews after a hard fought loss. Andrews was a neutral zone for the Lady’s to take on an old rival from yesteryear, the Littlefield Wildcats, in Bi-District play.

Tristen Hutchings won the men’s All-Around title at the Texas Tech College Rodeo last week. He also won the bull riding event, and placed third in steer wrestling. Hutchings is shown on the right in the photo.

The Alpine FightinÊ Buck cheerleading squad for 2021-2022 stops to smile for the camera. In the photo, Alyssa Duenez, Kimberly Lara, Ryka Morales, Lourdes Acosta, Danica Mulholland, Illeana Hamilton, and Johanna Barber.

In Alpine’s biggest rivalry game of the season, the Bucks came up short by just a touchdown, falling 28- 21 to the Crane Golden Cranes at home after a furious fourth quarter. Coach John Fellows must wonder what if?

Alpine beat the Tornillo Coyotes 3-1 on Oct. 26 to go to 10-14 on the season. With just two games left until the playoffs, teams all over the state are jockeying position for seeding and the final rankings in District. The Presidio Blue

Jayden Canaba is your typical stud athlete in high school. He’s always willing to do whatever he can to help whichever sport he’s playing win. Be that football, basketball, baseball, track, or golf, he’s ready to win.

On Oct. 25 Hope Dominguez, Hatfield Cason, Marco Martinez, Martin Sablatura, Javier Prieto, Fernis Daley, and Aaron Miller participated in the Regional cross country track meet in Lubbock.

At the District 4-3A Cross Country Championship on Oct. 14, Marco Martinez, Hatfield Cason, Aaron Miller, Martin Sablatura, Javy Prieto, and Ferris Daley became the first Alpine varsity boys team in over a decade to qualify for the Region 1 Cross Country Championships, and the road was definitely...

“This is the level of play this team is capable of. We as a team discuss how, if we work together, we will see results like we saw tonight. This is an amazing team with a high level of talent.