The junior varsity Lions remain undefeated after a 46-0 rout over the visiting Hawley Bearcats last Thursday.
The JV will host Roscoe’s JV on Thursday following the junior high games that start at 4:00 p.m. and 5:15 p.m. The JV is expected to begin about 6:30 p.m.
The JV is now 4-0 for the season after the win over Hawley.
Robert Bailey scored three times for the Lions on runs of 2, 76, and 40 yards, plus running in a two-point play.
The Albany Athletic Booster Club has raised $2,900 of the $5,400 needed to purchase a new inflatable for students to run through at the start of games and other events, and club members are hoping that a raffle will bring in the rest of the funding.
Tickets are currently being sold for a football signed by the Lions’ varsity players.
The tickets are priced at $3 each, or two tickets for $5, and are available at home varsity games.
Drawing for the winning ticket will take place during the upcoming Homecoming weekend.
Run-Through Plans
Sixteen Albany fourth, fifth, and sixth graders are playing volleyball in a youth league based out of Breckenridge, and both of the local teams are doing well.
Lindsey Edgar and Misty Braly coach the younger girls, who won the first four games they played.
Ginny Ivy and Christy Chapman coach the older group, also 4-0 in their first four games.
The girls played in Albany at the auxiliary high school gym on Monday, Sept. 24, but scores were unknown at press time.
Monday was the last home game, said Ivy.
The junior high Lady Cubs have been busy over the last week, with the 7A team winning their division at a tournament on Saturday in Hawley.
The pace will slow down over the next week, with only one game scheduled next Tuesday, Oct. 2 against Strawn at 4:00 p.m.
Hawley Tournament
The Lady Cubs entered three teams in the Hawley tournament last Saturday.
The 7A girls won their bracket, beating three teams for the title.
After a 30-minute rain-delayed start, the visiting Rotan Yellowhammers flew circles around the Bulldogs, and handed them a 38-7 loss last Friday, Sept. 21.
The Moran varsity football team will face the Strawn JV this Thursday, Sept. 27, at 7:30 p.m. for their last home game before district.
The ’Dogs travel to Chillicothe on Oct. 5, Three Way on Oct. 12, and Gustine on Oct. 19 for 7:30 p.m. non-district games. The Bulldogs will host Blackwell to the district opener on Oct. 26.
The Moran Volunteer Fire Department received $223 in donations at a fill-the-boot fundraiser Saturday, according to assistant fire chief Tyler George.
“I would like to say a big thank you to all that donated, and all those who continue to support our small department,” said member Michelle Taggart. “Anytime we have an event or fundraiser, we have a great turnout and everyone has a great time.”
The money will be used to pay for CPR training and certification for the VFD members, said chief Steve Taggart.
The JV Lions remain undefeated after a 28-7 victory last Thursday in Eastland over the JV Mavericks.
The 3-0 Lions will host Hawley on Thursday (today) at about 6:45 p.m. following the two junior high games.
Albany scored on the opening drive in Eastland last week, with Brooks Neece scoring the first of four tallies on a three-yard run. The two-point attempt failed.
Eastland took the lead 7-6 with a touchdown and a PAT in the third period.
Albany answered with a four-yard score by Neece to regain the lead 12-7. The conversion attempt failed.
The Lady Cubs volleyball teams earned a pair of wins at home over Hawley on Monday.
The junior high teams have a busy schedule over the next week, playing in a tournament in Hawley on Saturday and traveling back to Hawley on the Monday.
Albany has entered three teams in the Hawley tournament for Saturday, with games starting at 9:00 a.m. for the local squads.
Three teams will also return to Hawley on Monday starting at 4:30 p.m.
The 7A travel team will also be on the road on Tuesday, Sept. 25 for a 4:00 p.m. match in Woodson.
Game Details
The West Texas Fair and Rodeo in Abilene ran from Sept. 6-15 and several Shackelford County Youth held their own against exhibitors from across the state, including three locals that won blue ribbons in the steer show, and three others that caught animals during the calf scramble on Wednesday, Sept. 12.
Results are listed below.
Junior Steer Show
Kaylin New and Jesse Hawley were crowned as the 2018 Homecoming Queen and King during the halftime festivities in Moran on Friday, Sept. 14, during the Bulldogs’ non-district game with Sidney.
Homecoming Queen
Kaylin New has gone to Moran since the first grade.
The senior played volleyball all four years of high school and was listed as all-district honorable mention her junior year.
She played on the Lady Bulldog varsity tennis team throughout her high school years, and qualified for the regional meet her junior year.
