Ranger College Softball has a long and storied past. Beginning the program in 1986, Ron Butler created the team with success on his mind. Originally, he did not want to be the coach of the RC Softball team. He said he would recruit but did not want to coach. However, he fell in love with the players and their spirit and drive as he recruited them and decided to coach them after all. He took them to 302-55 in 10 seasons and led RC Softball to become national runner-up in 1987 and 1994. Hoping to follow in his footsteps on the soft-
Alexis Lynn scored 10 points and Brooklyn Sanchez added nine more on Friday and helped the Ranger Lady Bulldogs throw a scare into the Victory Baptist Lady Patriots. The RHS girls rallied from an early deficit to pull to within five, at 35-30, at the final buzzer.
The Ranger College men’s basketball team went into the holiday break on a high note this past Saturday by grinding out a 76-65 victory over Murray State College.
James Uhlhorn rushed for three touchdowns and threw for another on Friday and helped carry the Ranger Bulldogs to a 42-31 comefrom- behind victory over the Priddy Pirates in the regular-season finale for both squads.
The Ranger High School Bulldogs head into the final week of the 2023 high school football season in an odd situation. They can win and lose on the same night.
The Bluff Dale Bobcats scored twice in the final 5 minutes of the third quarter to break open a tight affair on Friday and then held on to claim a 56-26 victory over the Ranger Bulldogs in front of a small crowd at O.C. Warden Stadium.
For the first 10 minutes of Friday’s showdown with the state-ranked Strawn Greyhounds, the Ranger Bulldogs proved they had the talent to stand toe-to-toe with one of the state’s best.
The Baird Bears scored four times in the first quarter on Friday and then held on to claim a 6324 victory over the Ranger Bulldogs in a six-man showdown played in front of a large crowd at O.C. Warden Stadium.
The Ranger Bulldogs found themselves in a gutcheck situation early in the third quarter in their showdown with the Kopperl Eagles on Friday. Down by 10, the Bulldogs could have rolled over.
Celeste Valdez and Oscar Villarreal
