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Two weeks after its most debilitating loss of the season to El Paso Riverside, Alpine was on the other end of a blowout against another El Pasoarea team, the Tornillo Coyotes, cruising 47-0. It was all Alpine Bucks this past Friday night, and this one counts.

Football Oct. 21 @ Crane JV 6 p.m.

During a beautiful evening in Tornillo, the Alpine Fightin’ Bucks kneel in respect of the flag before the kickoff. The Bucks came out ahead 47-0 against the Coyotes in the first district game of the season. Avalanche photo by J.T. Maroney

The old saying about being out-gunned was exactly what happened to the young Lady Buck volleyball team this past weekend down on the border. The Presidio Blue Devils have always been a sticking point for the Bucks, but this year was an exception.

The 18th annual Marathon2Marathon will take place on Saturday, Oct. 23, and this year 100% of proceeds from all M2M events will benefit the Marathon Health Center.

What are you especially looking forward to in your senior year? I’m looking forward to the memories I can create with my friends and classmates. What activities are you involved in during your senior year? I’m involved with National Honor Society, the Buck Band, basketball, and golf.

On Oct. 9 the Alpine Lady Bucks battled the Lady Devils in Presidio in a hardfought but losing effort.

The Marathon ISD cross country team competed at the Class 10-A District meet on Oct. 6 at Post Park in Marathon. Isaiah Briones was the first place winner, and will advance to regionals, along with Jackson Barlow who came in second.

The fog rolled in just as 150 seventh and eighth grade cross country runners stepped up to the line. The early morning twomile middle school girls' race marked the opening of this year's Big Bend Mountain Ramble hosted by Alpine Cross Country.

Saturday saw a packed house at Alpine High School as the Lady Bucks took on the Kermit Yellow Jackets for a District game that would turn out in Alpine’s favor.