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 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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.