By Donnie A. Lucas Both the Albany junior high football and volleyball programs will kick off next week with the first games of the season. The Lady Cubs will host Woodson in one combined game at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 1.

By Donnie A. Lucas A trio of Albany cross country girls will run at the first meet of the season next Wednesday, Sept. 2 in Haskell. The meet is being conducted in flights throughout the day to reduce the number of runners participating at the same time. Albany will run at 9:00 a.m.

By Lynsi Musselman After the one scrimmage of the year against Gustine last week, the Moran High School Bulldogs will get the chance to play their home opener on Friday night, Aug. 28 at 7:30 p.m. against Benjamin.

By Donnie A. Lucas The Lion varsity football squad made a good first showing last Thursday during a scrimmage against the Bearcats in Hawley. The Lions scored three times to one during the controlled portion of the scrimmage, and they outscored the Bearcats 21-6 in the live quarter.

By Donnie A. Lucas The Lady Lion volleyball team suffered their first loss of the season last week against Jim Ned but got right back in the win column on Saturday in Eastland.

By Donnie A. Lucas The Lady Lion volleyball team opened its regular season last week with a string of three wins as they prepare for a long district run that begins next Tuesday. Albany hosted Jim Ned on Tuesday, suffering their first loss in a hard-fought 18-25, 30-32, 14-25 match.

By Donnie A. Lucas Coach Denney Faith is ready to see the 2020 version of the Albany Lions in action, and he certainly isn’t alone. The Lion football team will make its debut on Thursday (tonight) in a scrimmage match-up against the Hawley Bearcats.

Barrett Beal keeps his eyes on his receiver during a triple digit practice earlier this week. After a summer of wondering if they were going to get to play, the Lions are looking forward to lining up against Hawley today.

By Donnie A. Lucas High school cross country runners are continuing to work out in preparation for the season, with the first meet set for Wednesday, Sept. 2. Seven girls are participating in the daily training, but only three will actually be competing at the meets.

By Lynsi Musselman The Moran football team had its first scrimmage of the year against Baird last Friday, Aug. 14. Moran football coach John Hughes said the scrimmage went well, with positives and negatives, but overall the players did a good job.