As of press time, several Albany High School tennis players were already guaranteed spots at the regional level after day one of the district tournament on Tuesday, April 2 at Rose Park in Abilene.

Albany is hosting the District 8-2A high school track meet today, and as of press time, volunteers were still needed to help run the concession stand. Athletes, coaches, and fans from seven area schools will be here today.

Local junior Alayna Koemel was the sole Albany High School golfer who competed in the second round of the district golf tournament Monday at Maxwell Municipal Golf Course, maintaining her status as the second place medalist and advancing to the regional tournament.

Dax Neece, a 2018 graduate of Albany High School and a current member of the Texas Tech Red Raider football team, is getting a chance to play spring ball for Tech. Neece played a couple of downs last fall during the Red Raider game against Lamar on Sept.

All four junior high track teams competed in the local junior high meet on March 25, with the eighth grade boys placing fourth with 68 points to lead the Albany contingent. The seventh grade boys placed fifth with 38 points, while the eighth grade Lady Cubs were sixth with 47 points.

The Moran High School tennis team participated in the district match on Monday, April 1 in Eastland.   “The boys doubles team of Kobee Lapp and Harley Schafer will advance to the regional meet,” said coach Jo Hise.

The Moran Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs competed at the Albany Roaring Lions Invitational track meet on Thursday, March 28, and Kobee Lapp won first place in boys varsity triple jump with a distance of 43 feet two inches.

Addison Asher qualified for regional in four journalism events at the University Interscholastic League District 8 Academic Spring Meet held at Hawley High School on Tuesday, March 26, and eight of her peers, including Sidney Bartee who earned first place in Science and also won the Top Biology...

This week Fandangle rehearsals moved outside to the lot next to the Bank Park and began a twice-a-week schedule, with practices at 7:30 p.m. on both Monday and Thursday evenings. “The outside rehearsal on Monday was great,” said artistic director Lorna Ayers.

A Monday morning special meeting scheduled for Shackelford County elected officials to travel to Abilene in order to look at a seven-passenger van was spent instead at the Courthouse planning a strategy for a vehicle purchase.