By Donnie A. Lucas The Albany Cubs split games last Thursday with the visiting Stamford Pups in the final pre-district pairings of the season. The two junior high teams will be on the road in Roscoe this Thursday (today) to open district play, with the seventh grade kicking off at 5:00 p.m.

By Melinda L. Lucas Although none of Albany High School’s cross country runners were eligible to advance to the regional meet, two local runners medalled at last week’s district competition.

By Kathy Thomson About 20 members of the Albany Golf Club participated in the annual meeting and the Golf Club Championship tournament held at the municipal course Oct. 12-13. Bucky Nail won the 18th annual event with a 150 two-day total.

The annual county convention of the Callahan-Shackelford Farm Bureau was held last week at the First Baptist Church Christian Life Center in Clyde. The highlight of the event was the announcement of “Farm Family of the Year.

By Melinda L. Lucas Join friends and fellow Albany Lion fans in the parking lot of the Old Jail Art Center Friday, Oct. 18, from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. for the museum’s annual taco tailgate party.  “Meet in the museum parking lot at 5:00 p.m.

By Melinda L. Lucas Because there are six home varsity football games rather than the usual five, members of the Albany Ministerial Alliance are taking care of the extra one and will be hosting the event this Friday night, Oct. 18.

By Kathy Thomson The Lady Bulldogs split games last week, defeating Ranger last Tuesday but coming up short against Strawn on Saturday. The varsity team took Ranger in three sets 25-22, 25-12, 25-16 on Tuesday, Oct. 8.

By Kathy Thomson The Woodson Cowboys mounted an early lead and rode it through four quarters to outscore Moran 44-14 last Friday, leaving the visiting Bulldogs branded with their third loss of the season and a 3-3 record.

By Kathy Thomson Moran Independent School District will hold a public meeting to discuss Moran’s 2018-2019 Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas (FIRST) rating at the next regularly scheduled school board meeting on Monday, Oct. 21 at 6:30 p.m.

By Kathy Thomson The junior high Bulldogs lost to Woodson last Thursday, Oct. 10. “They fought hard, but couldn’t pull out the win,” said athletic director John Hughes. “Coach Matthew Hise continues to do great work with them, and they improve each time out.