By Donnie A. Lucas With almost two weeks of practice under their belts, the Albany Lions are itching for some competition. The JV and varsity Lions will travel to Coleman on Friday for a set of scrimmages starting at 5:30 p.m. with junior varsity. The varsity scrimmage will follow.

By Donnie A. Lucas High school cross country runners continue to work out in the mornings in preparation for the season, with practices moving to 6:30 a.m. with the start of school on Thursday.

By Kathy Thomson The Lady Bulldogs defeated Loraine last Saturday, Aug. 10, in their season opener on the road. Moran won in straight sets 25-17, 27-25, 25-15.

By Donnie A. Lucas Three Albany baseball players have been recognized with spots on the Class 2A all-state baseball team by the Texas Sports Writers Association. Cade Neve, who was a sophomore last spring, was named to the third team all-state as a pitcher.

By Kathy Thomson Albany sports fans are invited to attend the Athletic Booster Club’s annual hamburger supper next Monday, Aug. 12 at 6:00 p.m. in the Bank Park.  “Everybody is welcome; it’s a community event,” said Booster secretary Tisha Wilkins. “The ice cream is free!

By Donnie A. Lucas A total of eight girls and one boy are participating in cross country summer workouts, according to coach Tate Thompson. The runners met on Monday to plan for the season, starting workouts on Tuesday morning.

By Donnie A. Lucas Between team camp, the start of two-a-day practices and a set of scrimmages on Saturday, the Lady Lion volleyball players were more than busy last week. The action continued on Tuesday with the season opener at Jim Ned on Tuesday.

By Donnie A. Lucas Over 50 players showed up for the first day of summer football practice on Monday, with a total of 54 expected when the full roster is back for the daily workouts to prepare for the 2019 season.

By Donnie A. Lucas Workouts for the 2019 volleyball start Thursday (today), with only a couple of days of practice slated before the local squads hit the court for competition.

By Donnie A. Lucas Another football season will kick off on Monday with the start of the traditional summer workouts. Albany’s coaching staff is expecting about 50 players to show up for the first day of practice, which will be an increase over last year’s numbers.