By Donnie A. Lucas Local fifth and sixth graders who signed up for local youth basketball teams have started practicing in preparation for the first tournament of the season on Jan. 11.

By Donnie A. Lucas The Lion football team earned a total of 25 spots on the 7-2A All-District teams, dominating the first team picks with 15 positions.

By Donnie A. Lucas The varsity Lady Lions won two out of three games at the Breckenridge Tournament last weekend, beating both Dublin and TLCA before falling to the hosting Lady Bucs in the third round. Albany hosted Guthie on Tuesday, picking up a 43-37 win to improve to 11-4 for the season.

By Donnie A. Lucas Last week was very busy for boys basketball, with the varsity playing in the Hico tournament and the two JV teams entered in the Jacksboro tournament. All three high school boys teams will travel to Comanche on Friday for games starting 4:00 p.m.

By Donnie A. Lucas The two Lion JV teams played a combined total of nine games last week, hosting a pair of bouts on Tuesday and playing in the Jacksboro Tournament. The JV teams will travel to Comanche on Friday for games starting at 4:00 p.m. before the holiday break begins.

By Donnie A. Lucas The Cubs and Lady Cubs played a full set of games on Monday with mixed results. The junior high teams will be idle over the Christmas break, resuming play on Jan. 9 in Cross Plains.

By Kathy Thomson Moran basketball players have been busy with regular games and tournament matches over the last week. Both varsity teams won games in Woodson on Tuesday, Dec. 10, but did not fare as well in tournament play at Zephyr last weekend.

By Donnie A. Lucas The Lady Lions were busy last week at the Winters Tournament, winning three games out of five and improving to 8-3 for the season. The team was open this week as they prepare for tournament action in Breckenridge on Friday and Saturday. The varsity will play Dublin at 11:30 a.m.

By Donnie A. Lucas The Lion varsity basketball team took the floor for the first time last week, falling to Munday in their opener. The team hosted Early on Tuesday, coming back from an early deficit to play a close game against the 3A Longhorns but eventually losing 48-41.

By Donnie A. Lucas The Albany Cubs won all three games against the visiting Hawley junior high teams on Monday. The Cubs will travel to Roscoe on Monday, Dec. 16 for the last set of games before the holiday break. Tip-off is set for 5:30 p.m. The boys will return to the court on Jan.