By Donnie A. Lucas The Lion football team will be back at home this week to host the Ranger Bulldogs in a homecoming game as the District 8-2A race continues. Kickoff is set for 7:00 p.m. at Robert Nail Stadium. Homecoming was originally scheduled on Oct.

By Donnie A. Lucas The Lady Lion varsity volleyball team was able to get back on the court last Saturday for the first time in two weeks following a halt in their schedule because of cases of COVID-19 on the squad.

By Donnie A. Lucas The Cub football teams split games against different opponents last week, with the seventh grade losing in Hawley and the eighth grade shutting out the visiting Hico junior high team. The Cubs will travel to Ranger on Thursday, with a 5:00 p.m. kickoff.

By Lynsi Musselman Moran ISD principal Jo Hise reports that the school has not reported any positive cases of -Covid-19.  This week is the end of the third week of the second six weeks, with progress reports to be sent home next week. Moran Football Moran played the Rule Bobcats on Friday, Oct.

By Donnie A. Lucas The Lion football team knocked the stinger off the visiting Meridian Yellowjackets early in the district opener for the two teams last Friday, racking up a 60-0 win over the visitors.

By Donnie A. Lucas After being down 13-0 at the half, the Albany JV Lions rallied to come back for a 14-13 win over Eastland last Thursday. The Lions will host a Clyde JV team this week, with kickoff set for about 6:30 p.m. following a junior high game.

By Donnie A. Lucas The Lady Lion varsity volleyball team found themselves taking an unexpected two-week break in the midst of district play thanks to the COVID-19 coronavirus.

By Donnie A. Lucas The two junior high football teams came home with victories last week, although against different opponents. Both the seventh and eighth grade squads will play Thursday (today), with the eighth grade hosting Hico at 5:00 p.m.

By Lynsi Musselman The Moran Bulldogs lost 14-61 against non-conference Three Way last Friday, Oct. 2.  MISD athletic director John Hughes said the team might have lost but he is proud of how the group played. “We started three freshman on both sides of the ball Friday night,” Hughes explained.

By Donnie A. Lucas The Lion football team got an unexpected week off when last Friday’s game against the Anson Tigers was cancelled the day before the contest due to several positive COVID-19 tests reported among other segments of the Albany student population.