By Donnie A. Lucas

The junior high girls basketball teams played in the Breckenridge Tournament last week and were on the road Monday in Hawley.

The three local teams made a clean sweep of games in Hawley, providing excitement for fans with close scores.

The girls will host Roscoe next Monday starting at 5:30 p.m. for the final set of games prior to the Christmas break. Action will resume on Jan. 9 with the eighth grade team in Cross Plains.

Hawley Results

The 8A girls held on for a 33-32 win in Hawley to improve to 3-1 in district.

By Kathy Thomson

A member of the Lady Bulldog volleyball team was awarded one of the superlative awards, and other Moran players were  selected spots on the first  and second District 6 1-A All-District teams.

Senior November Meredith was chosen as the Outstanding Setter.

Sophomore Johnnie Hise was named to the District  6 1-A First Team.

Second Team accolades were given to junior Dariann Hawley and sophomore Hannah Rogers.

Junior Tiffany Wade, freshman Emily Murk, and junior Baylee Orsak were honorable mentions.

By Kathy Thomson

Three Moran Bulldog football players earned places on the 1-A Division 2 District 6 All-District first team, along with eight on the second team, and one honorable mention.

In addition to district awards, sophomore Arren Hawley was named the Class A Division II Region 2 First Team punter.

First Team All-District honors were awarded to senior Jonas Sotelo and sophomores Lyric Huskey and Hawley.

By Kathy Thomson

The Moran High School basketball team claimed their second victory of the season last week, and the junior high teams split games in Baird.

Results from the varsity games in Woodson were not available at press time and will be reported next week.

Both the girls and boys high school teams will play in the Zephyr tournament on Dec. 12-14. 

Next week the Lady Bulldogs will travel to Newcastle on Tuesday, Dec. 17, while the boys will host Throckmorton on Friday, Dec. 20, before both teams take a break for the holidays.

By Donnie A. Lucas

The Lady Lion basketball team split games last week, suffering the first loss of the season against Ballinger but rebounding for a victory over Hamlin.

Albany traveled to Munday on Dec. 3, picking up an easy 55-25 win to improve to 5-1 for the season. Details for the game will be reported next week.

By Donnie A. Lucas

The varsity Lion basketball team opened their season in Munday this week, dropping their first outing 52-44 on the road.

The varsity will be open this weekend after being bumped from the Winters Tournament, but the JV and JV II Lions will host a local tournament.

A total of 14 teams are scheduled to play on Thursday and Saturday in the two Albany gyms.

The JV boys will play Cisco at 1:40 p.m. on Thursday in the main gym, and then will face Sweetwater at 1:40 p.m. on Saturday in the auxiliary gym. 

By Donnie A. Lucas

The junior high basketball girls played both Haskell and Stamford over the last 10 days with mixed results.

Both teams are scheduled to play in the Breckenridge Tournament on Thursday through Saturday, Dec. 5-7. Game times had not been been announced at press time.

The girls will be on the road again next Monday to play in Hawley in games starting at 5:30 p.m.

The eighth grade team lost to Haskell at home 32-23 on Nov. 25.

By Donnie A. Lucas

The 8A Cubs continue to rack up victories to remain undefeated, while the 7A team split the last two games to post a 2-1 record.

The boys will host Hawley on Monday, Dec. 9, starting at 5:30 p.m. with a combined B team game. The 7A game will follow at about 6:30 p.m., and the 8A should take the floor at 7:30 p.m.

The 8A team picked up a 59-17 win over Haskell on Nov. 25 prior to the Thanksgiving holiday.

By Kathy Thomson

Moran’s high school teams fell in Bryson on Tuesday, Nov. 26.

The Bryson Cowgirls handed the Lady Bulldogs a 39-15 loss.

“We were short handed, due to injuries and players being out for Thanksgiving,” said coach John Hughes. “The girls played hard and gave everything they had tonight, so I’m extremely proud of them. They continue to grow and improve with each game.” 

Freshmen Chloe Hendricks and Emily Murk filled in for missing players. 

By Donnie A. Lucas

In a rare second-round loss, the Albany Lions saw their season come to an end earlier than usual with a 24-20 loss to the Windthorst Trojans Friday in Graham.

While the two teams came out fairly even on the stat sheets with both scoring three times, it was the Trojans who won the conversion or bonus points that made the difference in the game.

Windthorst flipped their usual game plan against the Lions, moving from a predominately passing team to a ground attack with 300 yards rushing for all three touchdowns and three two-points plays.