By Donnie A. Lucas
Albany’s 7on7 football team qualified for the state tournament last Friday at McMurry University.
The Lions defeated Merkel 13-7 in the D3 championship game to advance to the state tournament set for June 24-26 in College Station.
The Albany group, coached by Anthony Ceder, ended up in a three-way tie for first in pool play, then defeated Merkel to qualify for state.
By Donnie A. Lucas
Summer conditioning, along with limited sport-specific training for junior high and high school aged students, is underway and will continue for several more weeks.
The conditioning and football specific training for boys started on Monday and will continue for six consecutive weeks, while the girls’ summer program began on June 7 and will continue through the month of June. The girls will take the first week of July off but return for two more weeks of training in July.
By Donnie A. Lucas
The Albany Little League will host tournament games for the District 5 All-Stars beginning on Saturday.
Both the Albany 12U and 10U All-Stars will play on Saturday, with the 10U starting the action at 9:00 a.m. The 12U team will play at 11:00 a.m.
Albany is also scheduled to host games at 6:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. on Monday and Tuesday if one or both of the local teams is still playing in the double elimination tournament.
By Donnie A. Lucas
Albany’s 7on7 summer football team won two out of three games in Archer City last Saturday, and local players will have one more shot to qualify for the state tournament.
Thanks to a last-minute withdrawal by the Junction team, the Albany 7on7 team will play in the final qualifying tournament of the season on Friday at McMurry University in Abilene.
By Donnie A. Lucas
The summer conditioning and limited sport-specific training for junior high and high school aged girls started this week and will continue through June and again for two weeks in mid-July.
The conditioning and football specific training for boys will start on Monday and continue for six consecutive weeks.
Both programs will meet daily on Monday through Thursday for six weeks, which is regulated by UIL rules.
By Sandy Morris
Eight Albany High School seniors will be competing in the upcoming Big Country Fellowship of Christian Athletes All-Star games over the weekend.
Parker Henry, Cade Neve, Jackson Chapman, and William Webb will represent Albany on the FCA North baseball team.
The North team will face the South at Nathan Donsky Field in San Angelo at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, June 11.
Alli Hill and Torie Fuentes will represent Albany on the FCA North volleyball team and will play at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 12 at Wylie High School.
By Donnie A. Lucas
Members of the Albany High School varsity Lion baseball team were awarded a number of positions on the District 8-2A All-District team, including four of the top superlative honors.
Albany was undefeated in district play with a perfect 10-0 record, advancing to the fourth round of the playoffs before falling to New Deal in the regional semifinal.
Senior Cade Neve was voted as the district MVP, while Jackson Chapman, also a senior, was named the Offensive MVP.
By Donnie A. Lucas
The Reds Little League 12U team, or majors, played to the final round of the County Tournament of District 5, winning the Rural Community County title and playing Abilene Dixie for the overall championship last week.
The Reds got a bye in the first round and then picked up three straight wins to advance to the championship game.
By Sandy Morris
Eight Albany High School seniors will be competing in the upcoming Big Country Fellowship of Christian Athletes All-Star games over the next two weeks.
AHS basketball coach Tate Thompson is spending the week in Brownwood helping coach the girls south basketball team.
Thompson’s game is scheduled for 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 5 at Brownwood High School.
By Donnie A. Lucas
Local students have a couple of programs to help keep in shape over the summer, both starting over the next two weeks.
Prospective female athletes who want to stay or get in shape this summer will be able to participate in a strength and conditioning program that starts Monday, June 7, plus practice some sport-specific drills as well.
A program for male athletes will wait an extra week, starting on June 14.
Both programs will meet daily on Monday through Thursday for six weeks, with the schedule regulated by UIL rules.
