By Sandy Morris The public is invited to come to the Bank Park at 8:00 a.m. next Thursday, May 6, to join the Albany Ministerial Alliance and millions of people across the nation in prayer for the United States. “Our goal is to pray,” said Alliance president Jeff Turner.

By Sandy Morris Several members of Matthews Memorial Presbyterian church joined other gardening enthusiasts at the Ben Richey Boys Ranch Albany campus  this past Sunday to help  the boys get their garden started.

By Sandy Morris The Albany sixth grade band attended the Clyde Beginner Band Festival on Saturday, April 24 and earned straight division 1 ratings for their performance of “The Buglers” by Edmondson and “Star Wars” by Williams, arranged by Strommen.

By Sandy Morris First Baptist Church Children’s Ministry will host a hamburger lunch fundraiser at the FBC Fellowship Hall from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 2. The brown bag lunch will be ‘grab and go’ and will include a hamburger, chips, drink, and dessert.

By Donnie A. Lucas The Lady Lion softball team ended the regular season on Tuesday with a 11-6 loss to the Cisco Lady Loboes, sending Albany into the playoffs as the runner-up in the 2A bracket for Region I.

By Donnie A. Lucas Several Albany athletes placed at the Region II Track and Field Meet last week in Springtown, with two Lions advancing to the state meet in jumping events. Sophomore Cole Chapman won the boys high jump, clearing 6-02 on his final attempt to move from fourth to first place.

Photo packages for local Little League and t-ball participants will be ready for pickup on Monday, May 3.

By Melinda L. Lucas Albany High School junior Sarah Cotter claimed a spot at the state tennis tournament by blazing her way through the regional meet earlier this week, held at the Richland Tennis Center in North Richland Hills.

By Melinda L. Lucas A four-member team of underclassmen, including three freshmen and one sophomore, finished in the top half of all Region 2 golf teams, finishing eighth out of 16 teams at the regional golf tournament held last Wednesday and Thursday in Ferris.

By Donnie A. Lucas The Lion baseball team ended the regular season with a perfect 10-0 district sweep after a win over Hawley on Tuesday, clinching the undisputed District 8-2A championship title and advancing into the playoffs.