The Albany Lady Lions opened the second round of the District 10-2A girls basketball schedule Tuesday, Jan. 14 with a 56-16 loss at Hawley in their only outing of the week.After a district bye on Friday, Jan. 17, Albany (4-17 overall, 1-6 district) returned to action Tuesday, Jan.

By Sam WallerThe Albany Lions continued a rough stretch in the District 10-2A boys basketball schedule Tuesday, Jan. 14 with a 65-48 loss at Hawley.The Lions (8-6 overall, 3-3 in district) have lost three in a row to fall to fourth in the district standings.

By Sam WallerThe Albany Lady Lions basketball team continued to struggle last week in losses to Cisco and Anson as the District 10-2A girls schedule reached the midway point.The Lady Lions (4-16 overall, 1-6 district) began the second round of the league schedule Tuesday, Jan.

By Sam WallerThe Albany Lions varsity boys basketball team endured a rough second week of the new year with losses to Cisco and Anson.The Lions (8-6 overall, 3-3 District 10-2A) returned to action Tuesday, Jan. 14 with a 48-65 loss at Hawley in their only outing this week.

By Donnie A. LucasThe Lady Lions broke their losing streak with a win over TLC Abilene last week, also picking up the first district win for the season.Albany hosted Haskell on Dec. 31, falling 60-25, but picked up a 37-23 win over TLCA on Jan. 3 in Abilene.

By Donnie A. LucasThe varsity Lion basketball team earned a pair of wins over district opponents last week, defeating both Haskell and TLC Abilene to improve to 8-4 for the season, including 3-0 in district.The Lions hosted the Cisco Loboes on Tuesday, dropping to 3-1 in district with a 48-39 loss.

By David H. WallerOn Monday, January 6, 389 days after the Albany Lions captured their second consecutive Texas State Championship, Coach Denney Faith presented players with their long-awaited championship rings.