SIX FOR SIX-MAN– Five players suited up for practice for the Marathon Mustangs this week. Omar Grano, second from left, was nursing an injury and did not suit up but should be ready for opening day Thursday. Shown back row from left, were Defensive Coordinator Richard Madrid, Omar, Head Coach Gene Peña, Colten Johnson, Edward Gonzalez and Offensive Coordinator Will Cazares. Kneeling, from left, were Team Manager Cody Ward, Zach Gonzalez, Cito Hernandez and Jerek Lara.

TOE TAPPERS – Rick and Jimmy – Rick Ruiz on guitar and Jimmy Villalpardo on drums – were the first guests on Toe Tappin’ Tuesday this week at the Sanderson Community Building. They are part of a larger Grupo de la Paz of Alpine but sometimes appear as a duo. The concert series is provided every September by the Sanderson Arts and Education Alliance at the Pavilion in Bicentennial Park. It moved inside this week because of rain.

QUARTERBACK MENTOR - Jason Johnson, a graduate assistant coach for Wayne Schroeder’s Sul Ross State University football staff, uses his quarterbacking experience to help receivers gain insight on the quarterback’s mindset.  He played high school football in Palmetto, FL, was a quarterback in junior college and at Western Kentucky University,  then competed with the Odessa Roughnecks in the Intense Football League.  He was hired as a graduate assistant while working on his Master’s degree in Physical Education at SRSU