The JV Lions football team remains undefeated after a 40-0 shutout over the visiting Roscoe Plowboys last Thursday. The JV Lions will be the only team taking the field this week, picking up a bout against Winters JV at Robert Nail Stadium on Thursday (today). Kickoff is set for 5:00 p.m.

Several hundred runners were expected at the Albany Golf Course as the Big Country East FCA hosted a local cross country meet for a couple of hours on Wednesday. Results from the meet were not available at press time and will be reported next week.

The Albany Cubs picked up a pair of victories last Thursday over Roscoe, both winning games at Robert Nail Stadium by a score of 28-0. Both teams will be off this week, along with the varsity team. The JV Lions will play the lone game on Thursday starting at 5:00 p.m.

The varsity Bulldogs lost a close football game last week when they hosted the Strawn JV for a Thursday evening dog fight. “We lost a close one to the Strawn JV, 38-44,” said Moran head coach Harley Ethridge.

Photo packets taken of junior high football and volleyball players by The Albany News arrived this week and are ready for pickup.  High school players and all cheerleaders who haven’t picked up their packages can also stop by the News office.

The Lady Lions evened out their district record with a win over Moran on Saturday, and traveled to Woodson on Tuesday. Albany came home with a 25-21, 25-19, 25-14 win over Woodson improving the district mark to 3-2.

The Lion football team battled the weather and a very physical Hawley Bearcat team last Friday at Wylie’s Bulldog Stadium, suffering their fourth straight loss in what is turning out to be an extremely atypical start to the season.

The junior varsity Lions remain undefeated after a 46-0 rout over the visiting Hawley Bearcats last Thursday. The JV will host Roscoe’s JV on Thursday following the junior high games that start at 4:00 p.m. and 5:15 p.m. The JV is expected to begin about 6:30 p.m.

The junior high Lady Cubs have been busy over the last week, with the 7A team winning their division at a tournament on Saturday in Hawley. The pace will slow down over the next week, with only one game scheduled next Tuesday, Oct. 2 against Strawn at 4:00 p.m.

After a 30-minute rain-delayed start, the visiting Rotan Yellowhammers flew circles around the Bulldogs, and handed them a 38-7 loss last Friday, Sept. 21. The Moran varsity football team will face the Strawn JV this Thursday, Sept. 27, at 7:30 p.m. for their last home game before district.