The Albany Fall Ball team, made up of third and fourth grade baseball players, finished the season 6-1.  “We beat two teams from Southern, Jim Ned, and three Dixie teams,” said coach Anthony Ceder. “We got to play at ACU, but we lost in the semifinals to a great Dixie team.

The Lady Cubs ended the volleyball season last week with a pair of wins over Ranger. The seventh grade easily defeated Ranger’s seventh grade 25-2, 25-7. Kiana Roberson led with 31 serves, including three aces, followed by Robin Lucas with six that also included three aces.

It was perhaps a tougher game than expected for the Albany Lions when they hosted Cross Plains last Friday, holding on for an 18-10 win to remain undefeated in district play. But the win locked the Lions into the District 7-2A playoff picture with two more games remaining in the regular season.

The Moran Lady Bulldogs ended regular district play at home, on senior night, with a win against Woodson on Tuesday, Oct. 23. Moran won in four sets 25-9, 25-14, 19-25, 25-10, and qualified for the playoffs for the first time since 1994.

The JV Lions had to travel to Roscoe last week, but didn’t play the Plowboys. Roscoe has canceled the remainder of its JV schedule due to low numbers of players, but the Lions met the Post Antelopes’ JV on the Plowboys artificial turf field, remaining perfect for the season with a 24-0 win.

The Lion football team proved to doubters that they are the real thing last Friday, plowing over Roscoe 49-6 for a second straight district win.

The Lady Lion volleyball team wrapped up regular season play on Tuesday, hosting Ranger in a battle for third place in District 6-2A. Albany won the game in  four tough sets to tie third overall with Ranger out of the six district teams, ending district with a 7-5 record.

The Albany Cubs traveled to Roscoe due to a soaked field at Robert Nail Stadium, bringing back a pair of wins from the road trip. The junior high teams will be on the road again this Thursday (today) for games starting at 4:00 p.m. The JV is scheduled to follow the two junior high games at 6:30 p.

The Moran Bulldogs tied up their season 3-3 with a 46-24 win in Gustine last Friday night. Tomorrow, Oct. 26,  the varsity boys play their first ever game in District 6, in Bulldog Stadium, at 7:30 p.m., coming in as 45 point underdogs to the visiting Blackwell Hornets.

The Lion varsity football team delighted a large homecoming crowd last Friday with a decisive 48-12 victory over Baird, also breaking into the win column for the first time this season in the district opener.