By Sam WallerThe Albany Lions golf team was among three teams honored at a reception Sunday, June 4 by the Big Country Athletic Hall of Fame in Abilene.

By Sam WallerTwo Albany youth sports camps have wrapped up, with two more on the schedule for June and July.The Albany Lions & Lady Lions All-Sports Camp and the Albany Basketball Camp were held the first two weeks after the end of the school year with the basketball camp concluding Tuesday, June 6.

By Sam WallerAlbany will host a four-team bracket for the Texas West Little League District 5 Machine Pitch tournament Saturday, June 10, at the Albany Little League complex.

By Sam WallerAlbany’s entry in summer 7-on-7 competition came within a score and a conversion Saturday, June 3, of qualifying for state at the Texoma 7-on-7 Tournament.

By Sam WallerThe Albany Lions claimed 11 spots, including six superlative awards, on the All-District 8-2A baseball team, which was selected by vote of the district coaches. Every regular starter received at least second-team honors.

By Sam WallerAfter being limited to just one tournament last summer, Albany’s 7-on-7 program will get at least two in this year.Albany will attend the Texoma tournament Saturday, June 3.

By Sam WallerAlbany Junior/Senior High athletes begin preparations for 2023 fall sports as the school’s summer conditioning program gets underway on Monday, June 12.The program is open to all incoming seventh through 12th graders who plan to participate in interscholastic sports.

By Sam WallerSeveral openings are available for the Albany Golf Club’s Father’s Day Tournament.The three-person scramble will be played Saturday-Sunday, June 17-18 at Albany Golf Course. Entry fee is $300 per team, which includes one mulligan per person each day.

By Sam WallerThree Albany teams advanced to the semifinals of the Texas West District 5 tournament County Bracket before being eliminated.Four Albany teams hosted games on Tuesday, May 23, but thunderstorms in the area forced two games to be suspended and completed the next night.

By Sam WallerNine recent Shackelford County graduates will put the finishing touches on their high school careers next week by participating in the 2023 Big Country FCA All-Star Festival.