The Lady Lions slipped to second place in the district race with a loss last Friday to the Haskell Maidens. Albany opened the second half of district on Tuesday with a 43-38 win over Cross Plains. Details will be reported next week.

Fifth and sixth grade youth basketball season continued with games in Eula and Stamford Jan. 19. Both fifth grade teams brought back victories from Eula, but the sixth grade boys and girls did not fare as well in Stamford.

The Cubs and Lady Cubs got in a round of basketball action on Monday against Cross Plains with mixed results. The eighth girls also played in a tournament last week in Throckmorton, earning a pair of wins.

A last minute three-point shot secured the lone victory reported for Moran basketball teams this week. Bulldogs The varsity boys lost a road game 25-64 in Eula on Tuesday, Jan. 15.  The Bulldogs hosted Strawn Friday, Jan. 18. The visitors claimed a 82-31 victory.

The Lion basketball team dropped a non-district game in Graford last Friday, 66-57, but got back into the winning column on Tuesday hosting Archer City. The Lions handed the visiting Wildcats a 67-57 loss in their final non-district tune-up game.

The varsity Lion basketball team picked up a pair of wins last week, including the district opener on Friday against Roscoe. Albany also hosted Hawley on Tuesday adding another district victory over the visiting Bearcats with a big 44-37 win to improve to 2-0 in district and 7-2 overall.

The Cubs and Lady Cubs have been busy over the last week, playing two sets of games since returning from the Christmas break. The teams will play Cross Plains next Monday, with games starting at 5:30 p.m. in both locations.

The junior high Bulldogs recorded the lone win on the basketball court for Moran this week, but compared to last year, when low player numbers coupled with injuries caused both high school teams to end their seasons early, the Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs are still playing and improving their skills.

The fifth and sixth grade youth basketball players opened the 2019 season at home last Saturday, with three of the local teams splitting games and one team winning both of their bouts.

The varsity Lion basketball team won three out of four rounds at the Windthorst tournament last week as they prepare for the opening of the district race.