By Sam WallerThe Albany Junior High Cubs football teams both pitched shutouts in their outings Thursday, Sept. 7, at Seymour.The Cubs make their first home appearance of the season Thursday (today), when Hawley visits Nail Stadium. Action begins at 4:30 p.m. with the seventh grade game.

By Sam WallerThe fourth annual Xi Chi Pi Sorority Scholarship Golf Scramble is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 7 at Albany Golf Course.Organizer Lauren Peacock said 18 entries for the three-person scramble have already been received. The field is limited to 20 teams.

By Sam WallerThe Albany Lady Lions volleyball team saw its winning streak come to a disappointing end last week, but wasted no time in starting a new one.The Lady Lions (21-4) hosted Snyder on Tuesday, Sept. 12, winning 25-18, 25-9, 26-24. Details will be reported next week.

By Sam WallerThe Albany Lions stepped up to meet the challenge Friday, Sept. 8 in defeating the Seymour Panthers 41-14 at Robert Nail Memorial Stadium.The Lions (3-0) visit the Hawley Bearcats at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 15 in a highly anticipated matchup of reigning state champions at Forrest Field.

By Sam WallerThe Moran Bulldogs stumbled in their second outing of the football season Friday, Sept. 1, falling 54-6 at Baird.The Bulldogs (1-1) return to action Friday, Sept. 8, when Aspermont visits Bulldog Field.At Baird, two early turnovers put Moran in a hole it couldn’t get out of.

By Sam WallerThe Albany cross country program made its second outing of the season Wednesday, Aug. 30, with seven runners competing at Haskell.The next meet will be Wednesday, Sept. 13 at Hawley.

By Sam WallerThe Albany Lions junior varsity football team scored on offense, defense, and special teams Thursday, Aug. 31 in defeating Dublin 38-0 to open the season.The Lions JV returns to action at 7:00 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 7, at Seymour.

By Sam WallerThe Albany Lady Lions volleyball team avenged an early loss and pushed its winning streak to 16 matches with a pair of wins last week.On Tuesday, Sept. 5, the Lady Lions (19-3) visited Benjamin for a rematch of their preseason scrimmage, losing 25-5, 25-17, 25-16.

By Sam WallerThe Albany Lions took a step forward in their second outing of the season Friday, Sept. 1, rolling to a 55-7 victory over the Dublin Lions in the home opener at Robert Nail Memorial Stadium.Albany (2-0) makes its second home appearance at 7:00 p.m. Friday, Sept.

By Sam WallerThe Moran Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs enjoyed a productive week with the volleyball team recording its first win of the season on Thursday, Aug. 24, while the football team opened its schedule Friday, Aug. 25 by beating Lohn 40-0.