By Donnie A. Lucas

The Lady Lion volleyball team closed out the regular season with a couple of district wins over the last week and are now preparing for the playoffs with a practice game next Tuesday.

Albany finished the district race with a 10-2 record for second place, with their only losses coming against Hawley, the District 6-2A champs.

The Lady Lions will be on the road next Tuesday for a practice game against Klondike. The two playoff-bound teams will play in the gym at Loraine ISD. The bout will start at 5:00 p.m.

By Melinda L. Lucas

The Lady Lion basketball team will open the season when Albany hosts a couple of other area teams for scrimages on Saturday, Nov. 2 at 1:00 p.m. 

Both varsity and JV games are listed on the schedule in the next couple of weeks, but whether those are all played depends on the success of the volleyball team in the playoffs.

By Donnie A. Lucas

The JV Lions kept a perfect season record with a 34-0 shutout over the Cross Plains Buffaloes last Thursday at Robert Nail Stadium, improving to 8-0 for the season.

The JV will travel to Haskell today to face the Indians as the district race continues. Kickoff is expected about 6:30 p.m. following the junior high games.

On the following Thursday, Nov. 7, Albany will host three sub-varsity games, beginning at 4:00 p.m. with the seventh grade against Haskell, followed by the eighth grade and the JV against Hamlin.

By Donnie A. Lucas

The eighth grade Albany Cubs football team sent the visiting Cross Plains junior high team home with a 24-8 loss last Thursday.

Both junior high teams will be in action this Thursday (today) in Haskell, starting at 4:00 p.m.

After stopping the Cross Plains offense early in the game, the Cubs scored on their second offensive play when Adam Hill raced 33 yards to the goal. Lanxton Viertel followed with a two-point run for an 8-0 lead.

By Donnie A. Lucas

The Lady Cubs volleyball teams closed out the season on Tuesday with a pair of wins.

The seventh graders posted a 25-22, 25-23 win in Strawn, while the eighth graders hosted Ranger to pick up a 25-14, 25-14 victory. Details were not available at press time.

The eighth graders traveled to Moran Oct. 22, bringing home a 25-4, 25-11 win. 

Kiana Roberson scored on 14 consecutive serves and had two kills, while Robin Lucas put up 12 straight serves. Callan Edgar had two assists.

By Kathy Thomson

The kickoff for the Moran vs. Blackwell game last Friday was delayed for almost an hour after the Moran bus broke down during the road trip, leaving the Bulldogs waiting on the side of the highway for a replacement vehicle.

The ’Dawgs didn’t fare much better after the starting whistle finally opened the game against the undefeated Hornets at 8:15 p.m.

Blackwell swarmed their way to a 50-0 victory in two quarters, dropping Moran to 4-4 on the season and 0-1 in district play.

By Kathy Thomson

Seven Lady Bulldogs represented Moran at the Region III-1A Cross Country Championships held at Dallas’ Jesse Owens Memorial Complex on Monday, Oct. 28. 

They placed 21st in the team division. 

“I am super proud of how hard this group has worked all season,” said coach Jo Hise. “It’s tough to juggle both cross country and volleyball. They all became stronger athletes and individuals by working so hard.”  

By Donnie A. Lucas

The Lions opened District 7-2A competition last Friday with a decisive 49-0 shutout against the visiting Roscoe Plowboys, scoring four times in the second quarter alone.

Albany (5-2, 1-0) is on the road this Friday, traveling to Cross Plains for a 7:00 p.m. game against the Buffaloes (6-1, 1-0).

The Buffs, who edged out Haskell 25-22 in their first district game two weeks ago, are coming off an open week.

By Donnie A. Lucas

The Lady Lion volleyball team is firmly in second place in the District 6-2A race with just two games remaining in the regular season.

Albany suffered a second loss to Hawley last week, but rebounded on Tuesday with a win in Moran 25-14, 25-9, 25-27, 25-3 to improve to 8-2 in district. Details of the game will be reported next week.

The local team will travel to Woodson on Friday, Oct. 25 for a 4:30 p.m. game, followed by the regular season finale at home next Tuesday against Ranger starting at 6:15 p.m.

By Donnie A. Lucas

The JV football team filled in a blank on the schedule with a game against Haskell played in Hamlin last week, maintaining their undefeated season with a 26-0 win.

The JV will host Cross Plains today at Robert Nail Stadium immediately following the combined junior high game. Kickoff is expected at 6:15 p.m.

Albany picked up last week’s game after Roscoe was unable to put a JV team on the field this season. However, the Lions will face the Haskell JV again next week in Haskell.