The Albany Lions battled back from an early two touchdown deficit and survived a late two point conversion attempt Friday night to defeat Anson 27-26 at Robert Nail Memorial Stadium.The win moved Albany to 2-0 on the season after opening the year with a 34-27 victory over Hawley.

The Albany Lady Lions bounced back from two tough non-district losses the previous week with a pair of same-day wins over Benjamin and Vernon Northside on Sept. 1. The local girls defeated Benjamin in two sets 25-16, 25-14 before taking down Northside 25-20, 22-25, 25-20.

Two state-ranked Class 2A teams met at Robert Nail Memorial Stadium Friday night, with the Albany Lions coming away with a big win to open the 2026 season.Albany, ranked No. 6 in Class 2A Division II, battled back from an early deficit and survived a wild finish to defeat Hawley, ranked No.

The Albany Lady Lions faced a challenging week on the court, losing to Abilene Christian School and Knox City while the JV2 team earned a victory over Breckenridge.The varsity and JV1 teams traveled to Benjamin Tuesday, Sept. 1, for matches against Benjamin and Northside.

The waiting ends Friday night.After two weeks of scrimmages and a summer of preparation, the Albany Lions will officially open the 2026 football season at home against longtime rival Hawley, beginning a year that carries high expectations and a little history of its own.

The Albany Lady Lions improved to 12-1 on the season after going 4-1 at the Eastland Tournament Aug. 20 and 22, including wins over Lingleville and Newcastle to claim the Gold Bracket consolation championship.The varsity team traveled to Abilene Christian School Tuesday, Aug. 25.

The Lady Lions began the season Aug. 11 with three-set and four-set victories over Merkel and Aspermont, respectively. Albany defeated Merkel 25-6, 25-11, 25-20 before taking down Aspermont 25-17, 24-26, 25-9, 27-25.

With a successful Ice Cream Supper behind them, members of the Albany Athletic Booster Club now turn their attention to preparing Robert Nail Memorial Stadium for the 2026 football season with its second annual stadium and concession stand cleanup set for Sunday, Aug. 16.

The Albany Lady Lions volleyball team opened the 2026 regular season Tuesday with home dual matches against Aspermont and Merkel after scrimmages Friday and Saturday.Albany’s varsity, JV1 and JV2 teams competed against the visiting teams.

The Albany Lions will get their first look at outside competition Friday when they travel to Henrietta for their first scrimmage of the 2026 season.The scrimmage is set for 6:30 p.m., an hour later than originally scheduled because of the heat.