The Albany Lions were unbeaten in the District 10-2A boys basketball race with wins over Stamford and Anson last week, but ended up in a threeway tie after a loss to Cisco on Tuesday night in the local gym. The Lions (now 8-2 overall, 4-1 district) were in first place enteringTuesday’sgame,which ended in a heartbreaking 46-47 loss.

The Albany Little Dribblers Association extended its registration deadline to Thursday, Jan. 18 (today), pushing the draft and scheduling back to next week.

Registration for Albany LittleLeague’s2024season is underway. Albany Little League organizer Paul Hamilton said the baseball program will continue with online registration this year, but information on how to register will be available through the school.

In a season derailed by injuries, the Albany Lady Lions basketball team suffered losses to Stamford and Anson last week to reach the midpoint of the District 10-2A schedule. The Lady Lions hosted Cisco on Tuesday, Jan.

TheAlbanyJuniorHigh basketball teams had a rough time Thursday, Jan. 11 against Cisco, going 0-4 for the night.

Wesley Estridge of Albany was named to the South Plains College Fall 2023 Deans List. Estridge was among more than 700 students named to list.

Big Country Electric Cooperative (BCEC) requests help spreading word to local students about the Governmentin- Action Youth Tour, an all-expenses paid trip to the nation’s Capitol. BCEC will send three local students on theYouth Tour, scheduled for June 16-24, 2024.

Albany’s teams in the BigCountryYouthBasketball Associationmadetheir second outing of the season Saturday, Jan. 13, with the girls hosting games and the boys playing at Merkel.

The annual Weekend of Champions leadership camps at Eastland’s Solid Rock Camp are coming up soon. Separate boys and girls camps serving students from eighth through 12th grades will be held on consecutive weekends.

The Moran Lady Bulldogs basketball team took on Rising Star and May last week in District 131A play, with the Bulldogs opening their district schedule against May. Moran played a district doubleheader on Tuesday, Jan.