By Donnie A. Lucas

There is still a little time remaining to help a teacher or staff member at Albany Jr./Sr. High strut their stuff next Tuesday with votes by donation in the Turkey Teacher contest.

Donations which turn into votes will be accepted until the end of the school day this Friday, Nov. 18.

Proceeds from the second annual ­FCCLA project will go to provide Christmas gifts for youth identified by Resource Care who are in need of some help during the holiday season.

More than 20 AISD teachers and staff members are participating.

By Melinda L. Lucas

A “Christmas Bag” will be available Dec. 8-9 to Shackelford County families who normally get monthly commodity food, according to county justice of the peace James Breeden, who oversees the program.

Breeden said last week that Albany and Moran recipients were supposed to have gotten a bag of Thanksgiving foods on Nov. 3-4, but he was not able to distribute the products because they were not available.

By Sam Waller

Members of the Albany FFA chapter competed in the Big Country District Leadership Development Event on Monday, Nov. 14 at Cisco.

“The students did a great job representing Albany FFA,” chapter adviser Chris Beard said.

In the Senior Division, Leddie Leech, Robyn Trail, and Gracie Price competed in Radio, while Kenzie Neve, Kolton Koemel, Abi Hale, and Madelynn Daugherty competed in Quiz. Lainey Cash competed in Senior Creed Reading.

By Sam Waller

Having a Thursday game has moved up the schedule for both the Albany Lions and the Albany Athletic Booster Club.

The Lions will take on the Muenster Hornets at 7:00 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 17 (tonight) at Graham’s Newton Field in the area round of the Class 2A Division II playoffs.

Because of that, the community pep rally was held Wednesday, Nov. 16 at Bank Park.

Spirit Drum

Beating of the spirit drum began Wednesday following the pep rally.

By Sam Waller

The Albany Lions took the first step in the Class 2A Division II football playoffs with a 49-13 victory over the Eldorado Eagles on Friday, Nov. 11, at Sweetwater’s Mustang Bowl.

The Lions (9-2) look to extend their season for another week when they take on the Muenster Hornets in the area round at 7:00 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 17 (tonight) at Graham’s Newton Field.

By Sam Waller

The Albany Lady Lions claimed eight spots on the All-District 6-2A volleyball team, including three superlative honors.

Albany went 24-9 overall and 7-1 in district to share the championship with Hawley. The all-district team was selected by district coaches and announced last week following Hawley’s elimination from the playoffs.

By Sam Waller

The Albany Lady Lions opened their basketball season on a successful note, beating Paint Creek 50-6 on Saturday, Nov. 12, at home.

The Lady Lions made their first road trip of the season Tuesday, Nov. 15, with a visit to Gordon, losing 59-12. Details will be reported next week.

Albany’s next games are Monday, Nov. 21 at home against Seymour, and Tuesday, Nov. 22 at Gorman before taking off for the Thanksgiving break.

Against Paint Creek, Briley Tabor scored 19 points and Kiana Roberson added 12. Tabor hit five of the team’s seven 3-pointers.

By Sam Waller

Seedings held up as all three division winners of the Albany NFL Flag Football League claimed their respective Super Bowl titles Saturday, Nov. 12 at Robert Nail Memorial Stadium.

The Cowboys completed a perfect season in winning the Kindergarten-First Grade division.

The Titans also finished unbeaten to win the Second-Third Grade title after playing to a tie in their season opener in October.

The Broncos overcame a late-season loss to win the Fourth-Sixth Grade championship.

By Sam Waller

The Albany Junior High Cubs and Lady Cubs basketball teams opened their seasons Monday, Nov. 14, with games against Abilene Christian.

The teams will take on Cisco on Monday, Nov. 21 in their second outings. The girls will play at home with the White team tipping off at 4:00 p.m. The boys will play at Cisco with the seventh grade starting at 5:30 p.m.

In Monday’s boys games, played at Albany, the seventh grade won 30-25, while the eighth grade lost 29-19.

By Melinda L. Lucas

Photo packages of flag football players that were ordered last month are now available for pickup at The Albany News, open Monday through Thursday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Packages that weren’t paid or couldn’t be charged to an existing account can still be purchased and ordered.

The cost of the packages for elementary age sports leagues is $20 plus tax.