The Lady Cubs opened the season at home on Monday, with the A teams splitting games with Abilene Christian Middle Schools. The B team played Newcastle on Tuesday, but results were not available at press time. Albany will host Hawley next Monday, Sept. 17 in two games starting at 4:30 p.m.

The junior high football teams both started the season well last Thursday with wins over visiting Dublin teams. The Cubs will host Eastland on Thursday (today) starting at 4:30 p.m. with the seventh grade game.

The JV Lions blanked the visiting Dublin -Lions, 32-0, in the home opener for Albany’s JV last Thursday at Robert Nail Stadium. The team will be on the road this week in Eastland on Thursday (today). The Mavs are also hosting an opponent to play against their freshmen squad starting at 5:00 p.m.

The Bulldogs and head coach, Harley Ethridge opened the season with a decisive 46-0 win in Rising Star on Friday, Sept. 7. The junior high game tonight has been moved to Sidney, starting at 6:00 p.m. Moran plays host to Sidney on Friday, Sept. 14, at Bulldog Stadium for a 7:30 p.m.

The junior high Lady Bulldogs played their first game of the year in Moran on Tuesday, taking on Strawn. “The junior high girls were very excited about their first game,” said girls head coach Dakota Fowler. Afterwards, the varsity volleyball team faced Strawn’s Lady Greyhounds.

Parents of boys and girls at Nancy Smith Elementary only have one more day to sign their children up to participate in the Albany NFL Flag Football league before tomorrow’s registration deadline.

By Donnie A. Lucas For just the second time in 11 years, the Lions lost a home game at Robert Nail Stadium, falling Friday to the Colorado City Wolves in the season opener for both teams.

The varsity girls volleyball team ended the pre-district portion of their schedule this week, preparing for the opening of District 6-2A in Strawn on Saturday. Albany will travel to Strawn for an 11:00 a.m. game for the varsity squad. Strawn does not have a JV team.

The Albany Cubs will open the 2018 season at home this Thursday, Sept. 6, when they host the Dublin Cubs. A total of 35 students are participating on the two teams, including 18 seventh graders and 17 eighth graders.

The team of Barton and Hughes won the Championship Flight at the annual Albany Labor Day Golf Tournament with a two day total of 124 strokes, followed by Mitchell and Holson in second with 130, and Echols and Echols with a score of 136 for third place.