By Sam WallerThe Albany Junior High Cubs and Albany Lions JV get their football seasons underway Thursday, Aug. 31 (today) with games at Dublin.The action starts with the seventh grade at 4:30 p.m., followed by the eighth grade at 6:00 p.m. and JV at 7:30 p.m.

By Sam WallerThe Albany Junior High Lady Cubs split a pair of volleyball matches against Hawley on Monday, Aug. 28, at home as the season entered its second week.All three teams – Red, White and Silver – will be in action Thursday, Sept. 7 at Bangs in their first road matches.

By Sam WallerThe Albany Lady Lions volleyball team closed out tournament play last week by winning the Aspermont tourney for their second title of the season, going 7-0 for the second week in a row.The Lady Lions (17-3) carried a 14-match win streak into their Tuesday, Aug.

By Sam WallerFor the second year in a row, the Albany Lions eked out a narrow season-opening victory over the Lubbock Trinity Christian Lions, rallying from a two-touchdown deficit Friday, Aug. 25 to win 22-21.Albany (1-0) makes its 2023 home debut Friday, Sept.

By Sam WallerAfter facing five teams in two scrimmages over the last two weeks, the Moran Bulldogs have the luxury of facing one team at a time as the 2023 season begins.Moran opens its season at 7:00 p.m. Friday, Aug. 25 when Lohn visits Bulldog Field.

By Sam WallerDespite an unexpected coaching change, the Albany cross country program opened its season Saturday, Aug. 19 with five runners competing in Jim Ned’s Warpath Invitational at Tuscola.The runners’ next meet will be Wednesday, Aug. 30 at Haskell.

By Sam WallerThe Albany Junior High Lady Cubs put three teams on the court Monday, Aug. 21 for their opening matches against Abilene Christian at the Albany gym.The Lady Cubs return to action Monday, Aug. 28 at Hawley.High school coach M.J.

By Sam WallerComing from a small town, Taren Farmer has had his horizons expanded as a walk-on with the Tarle-ton State Texans.Farmer, a 2022 Albany graduate, spent last year as a redshirt as he learned the ropes of playing football at the FCS level.“It’s been fun so far,” Farmer said.

By Sam WallerThe Albany Junior High Cubs began football practice Thursday, Aug. 17 with the start of the new school year.Seventh and eighth grade teams will open the season Aug. 31 at Dublin.

By Sam WallerThe Albany Lady Lions dropped one set in seven matches last week, closing out the second week of competition by winning the championship of the Electra tournament.The Lady Lions (10-3) began the third week of play Tuesday, Aug. 22, with a match at Bryson, winning 25-18, 25-14, 25-9.