By Donnie A. Lucas Strength and conditioning workouts will continue on Mondays through Thursdays through the end of July, with the exception of a couple of blackout periods in July.

By Donnie A. Lucas About 80 elementary age students took part this week in what may be the only youth sports camp offered this summer. The all outdoor camp was divided into two sessions, with about 55 registered in the K-3 group and 25 in the 4-6 grade level.

By Donnie A. Lucas Golfers entered in the annual Fathers Day tournament sponsored by the Albany Golf Club were able to get in two days of golf with good weather conditions. A total of 84 players participated in the annual tourney. “The tournament went really well,” organizer James Waters said.

By Lynsi Musselman Moran High School alumna and now Hardin-Simmons University graduate Sydney Ten Cate was recently named the 2019-2020 Academic All-Conference female cross country athlete of the year.

By Donnie A. Lucas Albany coaches reported larger than usual attendance at daily conditioning workouts for high school and junior high aged students that started last week.

By Donnie A. Lucas Local elementary aged youth have the chance next week to participate in what will probably be the only youth camp held this summer. Two local coaches are hosting an All-Sports Outdoor Camp for both boys and girls starting Monday, June 22 and continuing through June 24.

By Donnie A. Lucas Over 80 local athletes entering grades 7-12 in the fall showed up for the first day of summer conditioning on Monday at the high school.

By Donnie A. Lucas There are still 11 of the 36 spots for team entries in the annual Father’s Day Golf Tournament set for June 20-21 at the Albany Golf Club.

By Donnie A. Lucas After almost a three-month lull in activity, local student athletes who will enter grades 7-12 next fall have their first opportunity to start supervised workouts that include both conditioning and limited sport-specific training.

By Melinda L. Lucas Five of the eight local senior athletes who were selected to participate in this summer’s FCA All-Star games were presented last week with personalized items they would normally have received as part of the festival events.