Sports

The Alpine Track and Field Lady Bucks won the Area championship on April 15 at Denver City. Thirty total competitors will travel for the District 3A and 4A Regional championship.

Congratulations are in order for Alpine’s junior track and field team as they won District in both seventh and eighth grades on April 10. The seventh grade girls earned an astonishing 269 total points in the event, with Kermit being the next closest with 78 points.

Baseball April 23 vs. Presidio – 7 p.m.

The Alpine Over-28 Baseball Team will hold tryouts on Thursday, April 22, and Sunday, April 25 at 6:30 p.m. at 609 Mountainside Drive in Alpine.

District play has begun, and the Alpine Fightin’ Buck baseball team faced Anthony on March 23 at home. They handled this one with ease, with a final score of 11-1.

The Fightin’ Buck golf team traveled to Monahans on March 29 for its first round District tournament. The boys were 27 shots back of Kermit after the first round.

The Lady Bucks softball team traveled to Kermit on March 26. In the first inning Kermit scored on a groundout, and in the second scored four runs.

The Alpine Lady Bucks 12U softball team traveled to Mansfield to play at the Big League Dreams Super Regionals 12U tournament on March 27-28 to kick off their 2021 season. The Lady Bucks carried a roster of nine athletes from Alpine and Marfa.

Alpine High School Fightin’ Buck Andrew Rodriguez goes for the high jump at Wink on March 25. Avalanche photo by J.T.

The Alpine Lady Buck softball team scrimmaged with the Lady Panthers in Fort Stockton on Feb. 6, with both teams gearing up for their Feb. 16 season opening game in Fort Stockton. Avalanche photo by Nathan Heuer