By Donnie A. Lucas

The Lion basketball team split district wins last week at home, but lost on the road Tuesday in Haskell to the Indians.

Albany posted a 44-32 loss in Haskell, falling to 2-6 in district and tied for fourth place with Cross Plains in the 8-2A race behind Stamford in first (8-0), Hawley in second (6-2), and Haskell in third (5-3).

The winner of this Friday’s game with Cross Plains will decide the fourth place position in the district. 

By Kathy Thomson

The fifth and sixth grade youth teams finished out their season last Saturday, Feb. 8, playing in tournaments at Clyde and Eula with mixed results.

Fifth Grade Boys

The fifth grade boys won their first two games to make it to the championship match.

They outscored Eula White 30-7 in game one, and returned to take Jim Ned 25-15 in game two.

Hawley came out on top in the final game, beating Albany 26-14.

Assistant coach Campbell Terry said that the boys played great during the tournament.

By Kathy Thomson

Seven local Little Dribblers teams started playing games last Saturday, Feb. 8, in the old Albany High School gym.

The games will continue each Saturday through Feb. 29.

The next set of matches will take place this Saturday, Feb. 15, starting at 8:30 a.m. with Blue facing Gray.

The girls’ Turquoise and Red teams will play next at 9:30 a.m., followed by alternating boys and girls games every hour until each team has played twice.

Team photos will be taken at the gym this Saturday, Feb. 15.

By Kathy Thomson

Wesley Estridge placed second in the super heavy weight class at the Hawley Bearcat powerlifting meet on Friday, Feb. 7, with a total lift of 1570 pounds.

He had a 700 pound lift in the squat, bench pressed 405 pounds, and had a dead lift of 465 pounds.

The Albany junior improved his squat by 100 pounds and his bench press by 65 pounds over his previous meet, raising him from fourth to third in his weight class in the current standings for Region 1, Division 3. 

By Kathy Thomson

The basketball season in Moran will end next Tuesday when the Bulldogs travel to Ranger for the final district match of the year. 

The junior high teams played their last games this Monday, Feb. 10, and the high school girls finished their season in Strawn on Tuesday, Feb. 11.

By Kathy Thomson

The 2020-21 University Interscholastic League realignment announced earlier this month will move Moran to a different district for football and basketball, but leave the Lady Bulldogs playing volleyball in the mixed 1A and 2A District 6.

Football

Moran has been in District 6A for football, along with Blackwell, Loraine, and Trent.

By Kathy Thomson

Kim Davis teaches several elementary classes at Moran School, including math, science, and art, and she recently decided to branch out to include music in her art class.

“I had brought my son’s violin to science class when we were discussing sound, so my students could see and hear the strings vibrate,” Davis said. “The kids were enthralled with the instrument, and I realized that they may not have ever had the chance to learn to play music. I decided to see if I could add music, which after all is one of the fine arts, to our art class.”

By Kathy Thomson

Moran Independent School District, along with several other schools in the Big Country area, cancelled classes last Wednesday and Thursday, Feb. 5 and 6, due to forecasts of extremely cold and hazardous winter conditions.

Classes resumed on Friday, Feb. 7 with all bus routes and other school operations back to normal.

MISD does not need to “make up” the two days missed last week, because the current schedule includes 76,800 minutes, well above the 75,600 required by the state, according to superintendent Danny Freeman.

Landon Eric Meadows, 20, of Stephenville, Texas passed away Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020 in Stephenville.

A memorial service will be held on Saturday, Feb. 15 at 1:00 p.m. at First Baptist Church, Albany, conducted by Thomas Aly.

Other arrrangements were made by Girdner Funeral Home, Abilene.

Born March 15, 1999 in Abilene, Texas, Landon  graduated from Albany High School in 2017.

Ruth L. McCauley, 96, of Albany, passed away Monday, Feb. 10, 2020 at the Bella Vista Nursing Home in Breckenridge, Texas. Girdner Funeral Home is making arrangements. 

A celebration of Ruth’s life will be held at 6:00 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 16, 2020 at the Albany Church of Christ.