The Lady Cubs opened the season at home on Monday, with the A teams splitting games with Abilene Christian Middle Schools.
The B team played Newcastle on Tuesday, but results were not available at press time.
Albany will host Hawley next Monday, Sept. 17 in two games starting at 4:30 p.m., then go to ACMS Tuesday, Sept. 18 for matches at 4:00 p.m.
The 7A girls beat ACMS in straight sets this week, 25-16, 25-13.
The junior high football teams both started the season well last Thursday with wins over visiting Dublin teams.
The Cubs will host Eastland on Thursday (today) starting at 4:30 p.m. with the seventh grade game. The games were on the schedule to be played in Eastland on Thursday, but were moved this week to Albany.
The eighth grade Cubs defeated Dublin 30-0 in the season opener last week.
“The Cubs looked great dominating Dublin,” coach Richard Sullivan said. “It was a fantastic start and a building block for the team.”
The JV Lions blanked the visiting Dublin -Lions, 32-0, in the home opener for Albany’s JV last Thursday at Robert Nail Stadium.
The team will be on the road this week in Eastland on Thursday (today). The Mavs are also hosting an opponent to play against their freshmen squad starting at 5:00 p.m., with the JV Lions following at about 6:30 p.m.
The junior high games will be played in Albany to allow Eastland to play a freshman game at home.
The win over Dublin last week improved the JV to 2-0 for the season.
The Bulldogs and head coach, Harley Ethridge opened the season with a decisive 46-0 win in Rising Star on Friday, Sept. 7.
The junior high game tonight has been moved to Sidney, starting at 6:00 p.m.
Moran plays host to Sidney on Friday, Sept. 14, at Bulldog Stadium for a 7:30 p.m. kickoff in front of homecoming fans.
“I was pleased with our first game,” said Ethridge. “The kids are smart, have been well coached in the past, and are eager to learn.”
The Bulldogs scored mostly on the ground, with only one passing TD.
The junior high Lady Bulldogs played their first game of the year in Moran on Tuesday, taking on Strawn.
“The junior high girls were very excited about their first game,” said girls head coach Dakota Fowler.
Afterwards, the varsity volleyball team faced Strawn’s Lady Greyhounds.
Scores were not available at press time.
Parents of boys and girls at Nancy Smith Elementary only have one more day to sign their children up to participate in the Albany NFL Flag Football league before tomorrow’s registration deadline.
Registration
The forms were sent home with students, and parents need to fill out the registration form and return it to the front desk of NSES by Friday, Sept. 7 along with the participation fee of $60 per child.
“The fee covers insurance, shorts, jerseys, belts, field maintenance, refs, and trophies,” said league organizer Anthony Ceder.
By Donnie A. Lucas
For just the second time in 11 years, the Lions lost a home game at Robert Nail Stadium, falling Friday to the Colorado City Wolves in the season opener for both teams.
The visiting Wolves posted a 32-13 win over the Lions with the help of four Albany turnovers, but coach Denney Faith said he saw bright spots in the game and reminded his team that there is still a long season that lies ahead.
“You never want to start a season with a loss, but we saw some good things,” Faith said.
The varsity girls volleyball team ended the pre-district portion of their schedule this week, preparing for the opening of District 6-2A in Strawn on Saturday.
Albany will travel to Strawn for an 11:00 a.m. game for the varsity squad. Strawn does not have a JV team.
The Lady Lions will be back at home on Tuesday, Sept. 11 to host Newcastle in a pair of bouts starting at 5:00 p.m.
The Albany Cubs will open the 2018 season at home this Thursday, Sept. 6, when they host the Dublin Cubs.
A total of 35 students are participating on the two teams, including 18 seventh graders and 17 eighth graders.
Unlike recent seasons, both teams should be able to play separate games throughout the season. Two years ago the Cubs had to be combined on one squad due to low numbers of players, while last season several Albany opponents only fielded one team.
The team of Barton and Hughes won the Championship Flight at the annual Albany Labor Day Golf Tournament with a two day total of 124 strokes, followed by Mitchell and Holson in second with 130, and Echols and Echols with a score of 136 for third place.
Sixty-eight players, grouped into 34 teams of two players each, ended up competing in the tournament after six of the 40 teams originally registered for the event had to cancel due to various last minute conflicts.
Scores from Saturday’s rounds were used to divide the teams into four flights on Sunday.
