By Sam Waller

Albany Junior High School football teams opened their seasons last Thursday against Dublin.

The Cubs eighth grade team won 40-8, while the seventh grade engaged in a controlled scrimmage with Albany posting a 3-0 scoring advantage.

In the eighth grade game, Shawn Keen and Huffman Heatly each scored two touchdowns. Mason McCloy had an interception, and Brodey Oliver recovered a fumble on defense.

“The Cubs had a good first outing,” eighth grade coach David Fairchild said.

By Sam Waller

Seven Albany athletes opened the cross country season Sept. 1 by competing at the Haskell Cross Country Meet.

“This first meet gave the kids a chance to see where they are and where they need to be as far as conditioning and pace,” Albany coach Tate Thompson said. “It also shows how important the workouts are – how important it is for them to push themselves in practice so that they are able to perform in meets.”

Because of a malfunction with the timing system, official times were unavailable. Reported times were kept by the coaches.

By Sam Waller

The team of Walker and Anderson cruised to a six-stroke victory Sunday in the Championship Flight at the annual Albany Labor Day Golf Tournament.

Walker and Anderson posted a two-day score of 120 to finish ahead of Channer and Everett (126) and Barton and Owens (127).

A total of 40 two-person teams competed in the scramble format.

By Sam Waller

The Albany Lions junior varsity football team defeated Dublin 44-6 last Thursday at Robert Nail Memorial Stadium to improve to 2-0 on the season.

Lute Wheeler passed for three touchdowns, and Ashton Bailey scored three times, twice on punt returns. Cason Fairchild caught two scoring passes, and Branson Beal also had a receiving touchdown.

Fairchild, Bryson Herr­ing, and Tyler Chapman had interceptions.

By Sam Waller

Albany’s junior high volleyball teams opened their seasons Aug. 31 by sweeping their respective matches at Woodson.

The seventh grade Lady Cubs got things started with a 25-13, 25-17 victory.

Amber Miramontes was high server with 18 points, followed by Charlee Hefner with five, Zayne Lefevre and Tatum Grady with three apiece, and Ashlyn Miller with two.

“The girls played well and are figuring out their positions,” seventh grade coach Ginger Norton said.

In the eighth grade match, Albany won 25-12, 25-18.

By Sam Waller

The Albany Lady Lions had their way against a pair of Class 1A opponents last week in District 2-6A volleyball action last week, sweeping both matches in three sets.

On Aug. 31, Albany defeated Woodson on the road, winning 25-6, 25-8, 25-10. 

On Saturday at home, the Lady Lions dispatched Abilene Texas Leadership Charter Academy (TLC) 25-3, 25-4, 25-5.

By Sam Waller

After an unexpected delay, the Albany Lions finally got to kick off their football season last Friday.

While there were some rough spots and miscues along the way, the Lions got things straightened out well enough to take a 48-21 victory over the Dublin Lions at Dublin’s Bob and Norma Cervetto Field.

Albany (1-0) scored on five consecutive possessions in the second half to take control after struggling through a scoreless first quarter. 

By Sam Waller

The Moran Bulldogs took their lumps last Friday in the opening football game, losing 58-6 at Benjamin.

The Bulldogs were hampered by four turnovers, all of which led to scores for Benjamin.

“Our youth showed,” said Moran coach John Hughes, who started three freshmen. “We did a lot of things to ourselves that we shouldn’t have, and Benjamin took advantage. Not taking anything away from Benjamin, but I think we killed ourselves because of our inexperience.”

The Bulldogs finished with 52 total yards. Connor Hail had 54 yards rushing.

By Sam Waller

The Albany Lions and Lady Lions opened the 2021 cross country season Wednesday, Sept. 1 at Haskell, but results were not available at press time and will be reported next week.

Albany coach Tate Thompson said four high school and four junior high runners were scheduled to compete.

Thompson said he approaches the first meet as a learning experience for his athletes.

By Sam Waller

The Albany Lions JV football team pulled away in the second half last Thursday to defeat Stamford 18-8 in a hastily arranged game at Robert Nail Memorial Stadium.

The Lions were scheduled to play Colorado City, but the Wolves were forced to pull out the night before because of COVID-19 issues. The Bulldogs stepped in to fill the void for the Lions.

The JV is set to play Dublin at Nail Stadium tonight (Thursday), starting about 6:00 p.m. following the junior high games.

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