By Donnie A. Lucas All good things come to an end, and so it was for the Lady Lions’ volleyball season on Tuesday, just one step short of the state championship game.

By Donnie A. Lucas After a three-week break, the Albany Lion football team will finally see action Thursday (today) in the Class 2A-Div 1 area playoff against the Ralls  Jackrabbits at Snyder. The second-round playoff bout will kick off at 7:00  p.m.with the Lions serving as the home team.

By Donnie A. Lucas The Cubs and Lady Cubs won three out of four games during their opening set of games on Monday. The junior high girls won both bouts against the visiting Abilene Christian School teams, while the boys split games with ACS in Abilene.

By Donnie A. Lucas The Lady Lion basketball team hosted Rule on Monday in the home opener, picking up a 53-18 win. The varsity is scheduled to host the Abilene Lady Hawks on Saturday at 3:00 p.m.  The girls are also on the books to travel to Guthrie on Monday, Nov. 23 at 6:00 p.m.

By Sandy Morris Moran High School’s varsity girls basketball team traveled to Strawn on Friday, Nov. 13.  The Lady Bulldogs came up short, losing 67-17.  According to girls head coach John Hughes, the score isn’t a true reflection of the game.

By Sandy Morris As COVID takes down another Albany sports opponent with the forfeiting of the bi-district game by Chico, members of the Albany Athletic Booster Club continue to adjust “send-off” plans.  Spirit Drum Beating of the spirit drum will begin the night before the game.

By Donnie A. Lucas Coach M.J. Reneau has had one unspoken dream for her varsity volleyball team throughout this season – to guide her squad to the state volleyball tournament, an experience she had her senior year in 2008 as a Lady Lion. Now that dream is just one step away from becoming realized.

By Donnie A. Lucas The 2020 football playoff season was supposed to start this week for the Albany Lions with a bi-district bout against the Chico Dragons, but the game became the latest victim of the ongoing COVID-19  pandemic.

By Donnie A. Lucas The JV football team wrapped up the 2020 season with another shutout, beating the visiting Wylie sophomore JV 28-0 last Thursday at Robert Nail Stadium.

By Donnie A. Lucas The Cubs and Lady Cubs will start the 2020-2021 basketball season on Monday, Nov. 16 with a full set of games. The seventh and eighth grade girls will host Abilene Christian School starting at 5:30 p.m.