Boys head coach Harley Ethridge and girls head coach Dakota Fowler have scheduled meets for the Moran high school and junior high tracksters. The first meet of the year for all four teams will be next Thursday, Feb. 28 in Hico, followed by a Monday, March 4 meet in Gordon.

Seniors Cameron Dacus (seated, l) and Ryan Hill (r) both signed letters of intent to play football for Hardin-Simmons University. Witnesses for the Feb. 8 signing included coaches (standing, l-r) Rod Britting, David Fairchild, Denney Faith, Jimmy Fuentes, and Ryder Peacock.

The Lady Lions edged out Eldorado Monday night in Coleman, 32-30, to win the bi-district championship and advance to the second round. Albany (21-9) will face the Sundown Roughettes Friday in Colorado City in the area playoff. Tip off is set for 6:30 p.m.

The Lion basketball team traveled to Stamford on Tuesday for the regular season finale, hoping to bring home the district title by handing the Bulldogs a second loss. Albany had to settle for second in District 8-2A after a 77-55 loss to Stamford.

Four Albany seniors are among the 278 top athletes and cheerleaders of the area who make up the 2019 all-star class for Big Country Chevy Dealers Fellowship of Christian Athletes All-Star Festival, announced Sunday.

The Lady Lion softball team took the field for the first game this season on Tuesday, hosting Breckenridge at Webb City Park. The Albany girls won the opener 7-5, even though several local starters didn’t play due to the basketball playoffs.

The seven local teams of Little Dribblers played their first sets of games last Saturday, Feb. 9, in Albany, while the fifth and sixth grade youth teams finished out their season playing in tournaments in Clyde and Eula with mixed results.

Moran’s basketball season ended Monday night when the Bulldogs lost their final district game of the season 49 to 54 in Ranger. Eula, 25-6 on the season and 9-0 in district, with one game remaining as of press time, is the 1A District 20 champion.

The Lady Lion basketball team ended the regular season at home Tuesday with a big upset over Haskell, handing the Maidens, ranked third in the state, their only district loss. Albany fought throughout the game and ended up with a big 37-32 win, electrifying a home crowd at the AHS gym.

The Lion basketball team dropped to second place in the district standings due to a pair of district losses in the last week but still have a shot at the district title.